Technical Cooperation between ISO and CEN
CEN works closely with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) following the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement), formally approved in 1991.
The Agreement recognises the primacy of international standards, but also recognises that particular needs (of the Single European Market for example) might require the development of standards for which a need has not been recognized at the international level. The prioritization of ISO work is also such that in some instances CEN needs to undertake work which is urgent in the European context, but less so in the international one.
As a result, the agreement sets out two essential modes for collaborative development of standards: the mode under ISO lead and the mode under CEN lead, in which documents developed within one body, are notified for the simultaneous approval by the other.
The benefits expected from the use of this agreement include:
- avoidance of duplication of work and structures, thus allowing expertise to be focused and used in an efficient way;
- increasing the speed of elaboration, availability and maintenance of standards.
| ISO 2394 | General principles on reliability for structures |
| ISO 3898 | Basis for design of structures – Notations – General symbols |
| ISO 13822 | Bases for design of structures – Assessment of existing structures |
| ISO 10137 | Basis for design of structures – Serviceability of buildings against vibrations |
| ISO 12494 | Atmospheric icing of structures |
| ISO 9000 | Quality management and quality assurance – Vocabulary Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary |
| ISO 2631 | Mechanical vibration and shock – Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration |
| ISO 4355 | Bases for design of structures – Determination of snow loads on roofs |
| ISO 13847 | Welding steel pipeline |
| ISO 18273 | Welding consumables – Wire electrodes, wires and rods for arc welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys – Classification |
| ISO 11003 | Adhesives – Determination of shear behaviour of structural adhesives |
| EN ISO 13501 | Fire classification of construction products and building elements |
| EN ISO 1363 | Fire resistance tests |
| EN ISO 17760 | Permitted welding process for reinforcement |
| EN ISO 15630 | Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete: Test methods |
| EN ISO 12944 | Paints and vanishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems |
| EN ISO 28970 | Timber structures. Testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners requirements for wood density |
| EN ISO 14688 | Geotechnical investigation and testing – Qualification and description of soil |
| EN ISO 14689 | Geotechnical investigation and testing – Description of rock |
| EN ISO 15630 | Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete: Test methods |
