Friends of Standardisation
Standards facilitate market access for businesses, build trust in the quality and safety of products and services, eliminate technical barriers to trade, ensure interoperability, support technological developments and the continued digitisation of the European economy. Standards also shape the everyday life of citizens and contribute to achieving the UN-Sustainable Development Goals. The Single Market is one of the greatest achievements of the European Union and standardisation is at its heart. Voluntary standards, driven by market needs, play a crucial role in the development of the Single Market, its advancement and deepening, enabling it to be future-proof for the benefit of businesses and citizens The Joint Initiative on Standardisation reflects this crucial role. It has been a unique voluntary collaborative effort that started in 2016 under the NL-Presidency and that has brought a wide range of partners with an interest in standardisation around the table to help further modernise the European standardisation system and raise awareness of its benefits