Workshop on the New Approach, Copenhagen, 29-30 Nov. 2001

Content

Preface
  
Forord
   
1 Agenda of the workshop
  
2 Speaker notes
2.1 The New Approach: background and issues (Session I)
2.1.1 The New Approach: History of a success story.
2.1.2 Formulating New Approach Directives for Safety, Environmental Protection and Human Health.
2.1.3 Preparing standards for essential requirements by CEN/CENELEC/ETSI.
2.1.4 The challenge of verifying compliance with essential requirements.
2.1.5 The wider international issues: interface between European and international standards-setting.
2.2 The New Approach: ensuring a high level of protection for environment and human health (Session II)
2.2.1 Experience with the New Approach from an environmental point of view.
2.2.2 The New Approach: can it ensure a high level of protection for the environment and human health?
2.2.3 Panel on experience with the New Approach
2.3 What is the role of the New Approach in promoting environmental innovation? (Session III)
2.3.1 The proposed use of the New Approach in Integrated Product Policy.
2.3.2 Panel on environmental innovation
  
3 List of participants
  
4 list of New Approach Directives
4.1 Product areas covered by New Approach Directives
4.2 Product areas covered by New Approach Directives, but which do not provide for the CE marking
4.3 Product areas covered by proposals for New Approach Directives
  
5 Abbreviations
  
Appendix A: List of background reading