Harmonisation of Technical Standards in the EC - [European Law Series]

Harmonisation continues to be the key element in the Community's approach to the establishment of an internal market and the setting of acceptable standards for manufacturing industries. Familiarity with the legal regime created by harmonisation is vital for companies within the EC and those exporting goods to it. The first edition of Harmonisation of Technical Standards in the EC provided an expert guide to this complex field, examining the EC's framework for manufacturing standards, the role of European standards organisations (CEN, CENELAC and ETSI), the CE mark, and specific manufacturing directives. This second edition provides an essential update to fast–moving developments in technical standards and includes interpretation of:

• the ‘new approach' Directives
• the conflict between intellectual property and standardisation
• the implications for industry now that many of the Directives discussed in the first edition have entered or are entering into force

Combining expert commentary with key EC source materials, this book will continue to provide the key authority on this important and complex area of commercial and industrial practice. Reviews of the first edition "It provides the specialist with a point of reference and the initiate with specialist material." European Brief "A concise analysis of the EC's framework for technical standards, certification and testing " Manufacturing Engineer