scope:

Specifies requirements for the drafting and presentation of European machinery safety standards and standards for safety components, primarily to achieve consistency and acceptable quality, throughout the programme, of the various standards to be prepared (also to meet the requirements of the Mandate from the European Commission). Gives requirements on the criteria for the selection of new work items and for procedures to prepare and produce standards in an efficient and effective way. Gives requirements which are supplementary to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations - Part 3 when this is necessary because of the special requirements of machinery safety standards and standards for safety components. Applies primarily to the drafting of type C standards. It may also apply to type B standards but the foreseeable variation in the format of these standards prevents general application. When requirements specifically apply to type B standards, this is indicated.