COVID-19 预防相关医疗设备欧洲标准中英文

COVID-19

预防相关医疗设备欧洲标准中英文

Brussels 20 March 2020 - In response to the coronavirus outbreak, CEN,

the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, agreed, in

collaboration with all their Members and after the urgent request from the

European Commission, to make freely available a series of European

standards (ENs) for medical devices and personal protective equipment

used in the context of the COVID-19 exceptional decision

is motivated by the need to tackle the severe shortage of protective masks

and medical equipment experienced all around Europe due to the

exponential growth of the COVID-19 emergency. The standards will

enable a quicker and smoother access to market of new fundamental

medical and protection equipment. Providing free access to the national

adoptions of this set of European standards facilitates the work of the

many companies within the European Economic Area which are

reconverting their production lines to deliver tangible results quickly and

ensure that healthcare professionals and patients have access to the

equipment they urgently need. The 11 standards developed by CEN and

potentially 3 additional ones developed jointly with ISO made available

cover common filtering masks, medical gloves and protective clothing.

They are the fruit of a collective European effort. These European

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standards were developed and adopted by different Technical Bodies,

taking into account the contributions of hundreds of experts and

stakeholders in the personal protective equipment and medical field all

around Europe. The standards are available for free download from the

websites of CEN national members. Thierry Breton, European

Commissioner for the Internal Market, saluted the init

iative: “In our

battle against the coronavirus we need to act with urgency, solidarity and

in a coordinated manner. We need audacity and innovative ways of

producing the equipment we need. I am encouraging manufacturers to

evaluate the possibilities of increasing and diversifying production,

building on positive examples such as textile and shoe manufacturers

starting to produce masks and gowns. I will do everything possible to

support their efforts. I am pleased to announce that following contacts

with the Commission, today CEN and CENELEC agreed to make freely

available the standards needed for such companies to be able to produce

masks and other protective equipment. This agreement has immediate

effect.”Vincent Laflèche, CEN President, commented: “Due to

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coronavirus pandemic, we are living unprecedented circumstances which

require exceptional measures. By making a set of standards available for

free, the European standardization community is committed to help the

European Commission in its effort to build the first common European

reserve of emergency medical equipment (RescEU)”.

Dany Sturtewagen,

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