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Written question asked by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 March 2018 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) on Monday, 26 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Comité Européen de Normalisation and Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique: Membership

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK will retain its membership of the (a) European Committee for Standardisation and (b) European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation, after the UK leaves the EU.

Answer

The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the UK’s National Standards Body and the UK member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC). BSI is independent of the UK Government, and the European standards organisations CEN and CENELEC are independent of the European Union.

BSI has made clear its preference to remain a member of the European standards organisations. We are working with BSI to ensure that our future relationship with the European Standards Organisations continues to support a productive, open and competitive business environment in the UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133549
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Membership European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization European Committee for Standardization Brexit
Link
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