Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
7
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
EU Transparency Register
63623305522-13 First registered on 18 Mar 2011
Goals / Remit
CEN is a major provider of European Standards and technical specifications. It is the only recognized European organization according to Regulation 1025/2012 for the planning, drafting and adoption of European Standards in all areas of economic activity with the exeption of electrotechnology (CENELEC) and telecommunication (ETSI).
Main EU files targeted
EU policy on European standardization as defined in EU Regulation 1025/2012 and other EU policies/legislative initiatives involving European standardization
Address
Head Office
Rue de la Science 23
Bruxelles 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue de la Science 23
Bruxelles 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 7 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 06 Dec 2023
Name Start date End Date Ms Cinzia MISSIROLI 16 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Ms Andreea GULACSI 16 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Ms Whitney CLARK 16 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Ms Andreea GULACSI 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020 Ms Whitney CLARK 22 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Ms Maria Elena Santiago Cid 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2020 Ms Maria Elena Santiago Cid 03 Feb 2018 23 Jan 2019 Ms Maria Elena Santiago Cid 23 Jan 2017 19 Jan 2018 Ms Maria Elena Santiago Cid 26 Jan 2016 22 Jan 2017 Ms Maria Elena Santiago Cid 15 Apr 2014 12 Apr 2015 Mrs Maria Elena SANTIAGO CID 15 Apr 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Maria Elena SANTIAGO CID 18 Apr 2013 15 Apr 2014 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Associations and networks of public authorities
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Networking
Affiliation
CEN's National Members are the National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) of the 27 European Union countries, UK, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey plus three countries of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland). There is one member per country.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant DG GROW Operating Grant 1,921,936€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Low Voltage Directive Working Party#E01342#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1342 #Observer #C#Industry#European Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation#E02758#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2758 #Member #C#Industry, Professionals#Task Force Rolling Plan#Expert Group on Toys Safety#E01360#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1360 #Observer #C#Other#Commission expert group on the Construction Products Regulation Technical Acquis process#E03776#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3776 #Observer #C#Industry#Doors, windows, shutters, gates and related building hardware#Reinforcing and prestressing steel for concrete (and ancillaries). Post tensioning kits#Environmental sustainability of construction products#Cement, building limes and other hydraulic binders#Thermal insulating products. composite insulating kits/systems#Commission Expert Group on Cableway Installations#E03674#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3674 #Member #C#Industry, Professionals#Advisory Group on Construction Products#E01329#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1329 #Observer #C#Industry#SUBGROUP ON DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES #Working Group Pressure Equipment#E01347#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1347 #Observer #C#Industry#Group of Experts on Pyrotechnic Articles#E01323#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1323 #Observer #C#Other#eHealth Stakeholder Group#E02769#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2769 #Member #C#Other#Commission Expert Group on Outdoor Noise Emission#E03673#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3673 #Member #C#Industry#Working Group on Motor Vehicles#E01295#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1295 #Not a member #C#Industry#Advisory Group on Vehicle Emission Standards (AGVES)#Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry#E03536#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3536 #Member #C#Industry#Commission Expert Group on Machinery#E03676#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3676 #Member #C#Industry#Working Group Measuring Instruments#E01349#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1349 #Observer #C#Industry#Expert Group on alternative transport fuels ('the Sustainable Transport Forum')#E03321#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3321 #Member #C#Industry#Commission Expert Group on Lifts#E03671#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3671 #Member #C#Industry#Commission expert group on Fertilising Products #E01320#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1320 #Observer #C#Industry, SMEs#Working Group Gas Appliances#E01348#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1348 #Observer #C#Industry#HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION#E03874#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3874 #Member #C#Industry, Civil society, SMEs#SHERPA sub-group of the group of experts ‘High-Level Forum on European Standardisation’#Commission Expert Group on Equipment and Protective systems for use in potentially Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX Products)#E03672#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3672 #Member #C#Industry#Consumer Safety Network #E00935#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=935 #Observer #C#Industry, Civil society, Other#Commission's Expert Group on Circular Economy and Sustainable Production and Consumption#E00470#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=470 #Member #C#Industry#Environmental Footprint transition phase#Group of Experts on explosives for civil uses #E01633#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1633 #Observer #C#Industry, Professionals#Commission Expert Group on Personal Protective Equipment#E03678#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3678 #Member #C#Industry#Commission Expert Group on Textile Names and Labelling#E02773#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2773 #Observer #C#Industry#Multi-Stakeholders Expert Group on eProcurement#E03142#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3142 #Member #C#Industry, Professionals#Commission Expert Group on Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft#E03675#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3675 #Member #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
IMCO-ITRE
Communication activities
Publication of 16436 European standards
Other activities
INTERESTS SERVED: EUROPEAN STANDARDIZATION
EUROPEAN LEGISLATION MAKING REFERENCE TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS.
NEW APPROACH DIRECTIVES, NEW LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE, BETTER REGULATION
Additional Commission Expert Groups And Other Similar Entities (European Commission) with CEN representation:
- E03321: Expert Group on alternative transport fuels ('the Sustainable Transport Forum')
- E02650: European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Electronic Invoicing
- E02892: Smart Grids Task Force
- E03280: Digital Transport and Logistics Forum
- E02809: Noise Expert Group
- EC Expert Group on Transport of Dangerous Group (not open to public)
- E01349: Working Group Measuring InstrumentsMeetings
Meetings
7 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 25 Jan 2022 Location videoconference Subject European Standardisation system Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jan 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject standardization Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 29 Apr 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject The role of standardization in EU energy and climate policy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Presentation and functioning of the European standardisation system Attending - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 24 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Proposal on Horizon Europe Attending - Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General)
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Date 21 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject European Standardization supporting Digital Transformation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Smart cities Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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