Europe

Uniform European Standards have largely eliminated technical barriers to trade in Europe. A functioning Single European Market requires European Standards that are identical in all Member States. Thanks to common standards, integration of new EU members can be achieved quickly.

DIN represents Germany’s standardization interests as a member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). DIN holds almost 30% of all CEN working committee secretariats. The current 30 CEN members are obliged to adopt European Standards as a substitute for their former national standards. This means it is often of crucial importance that national interests are represented in a timely and qualified manner. In the European Commitee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), Germany is represented by DKE Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN and VDE (DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE), which holds 30 % of all working committee secretariats.

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CEN Members

CENELEC Members