A colleagiate of 31 “experts” managed to write a report for the EU Commission about standard policy but did not touch the most crucial order political issues. How was this “expert group” set up:
In its recent Communication on standardisation and innovation 6, the Commission has committed to develop, in close co-operation with private and public stakeholders strategic recommendations for the coming decade. The Council in its Conclusions on standardisation and innovation of 25 September has supported this proposal 7. Therefore the Commission envisages setting up, after discussion with the Senior Officials’ Group on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment Policy (SOGS), such an independent Expert Panel. The Commission will keep SOGS, and the European industries’ federations that are most concerned, periodically informed of the discussions and exchanges of the Panel.
