All ENs are designed and created by all standards organizations and interested parties through a transparent, open, and consensual process.
CEN develops European Standards for a wide range of products, materials, services and processes.
Some sectors covered by CEN include transport equipment and services, chemicals, construction, consumer products, defence and security, energy, food and feed, health and safety, healthcare, digital sector, machinery or services.
CEN develops Harmonized Standards supporting the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, repealing the General Product Safety Directive GPSD), as well as supporting a wide range of New Legislative Framework / New Approach directives and regulations.
Harmonised standards provide presumption of conformity with the Essential Requirements in certain pieces of EU legislation.