The proposal of a new CWA leads to the creation of a new CEN CENELEC Workshop.

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The proposer of a CWA prepares:

• a draft project plan 
  (including the market relevance of the topic) 

• a self-assessment
  (which defines if the topic is adequate to be included in a CWA or requires another type of standard).

 

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CEN and CENELEC announce this new Workshop proposal and open the registration of interested stakeholders.

 

During the Kick-off Meeting of the Workshop the project plan is confirmed and the chairperson is elected.

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Next, will be the development phase of the CWA.

 

Once the participants have agreed on the content, a public consultation stage is recommended, before the final approval and the publication.

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After 3 or 6 years, the CWA is considered for upgrading into a European Standard or being deleted.