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European Committee for



                                                                                                                                                Standardisation (CEN)








          Next steps                                                                                                               2019/20 activities of the CEN                                                     Background




          Regarding the third workstream on financial security, the European Commission announced that by the end of 2019, it      In 2019 the CEN Technical Committee for the insurance sector worked on      A standard (French: Norme,
          would carry out a study together with a law firm and publish a report to fill the gap in knowledge for the Commission on   the following projects:                                                  German: Norm) is a technical
          voluntary and mandatory financial security for ELD liabilities, and to suggest ways in which such financial security could                                                                      document designed to be used as
          be improved both at EU level and a Member State level.                                                                   •   European Standard “Transfer of Electronic Documents”. This European
                                                                                                                                       Standard aims to define the process and the structure of the transfer   a rule, guideline or definition. It is a
          BIPAR will be involved in a targeted questionnaire to provide input into the report.                                         of electronic documents between stakeholders in the insurance     consensus-built, repeatable way of
                                                                                                                                       industry (insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, clients).  The members   doing something. Standardization
                                                                                                                                       of the CEN Technical Committee have agreed on the content of this
                                                                                                                                       draft European Standard and decided to release it for a 3-month public   aims to benefit the stakeholders
                                                                                                                                       consultation, known  as “Enquiry”, where national. As the European   concerned through increased product
                                                                                                                                       Standard was approved at the Enquiry stage, then the technical body   safety and quality as well as lower
                                                                                                                                       will proceed with the publication of the Standard.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              transaction costs and prices.

                                                                                                                                   •   Technical Report on the implementation of the European Standard
                                                                                                                                       “Transfer of Electronic Documents”. The CEN Technical Committee is     The European Committee for
                                                                                                                                       currently on discussions to finalise this TR. The objective of this project   Standardisation (CEN) is one of
                                                                                                                                       is to provide  guidance  for harmonised  implementation  of  the  data
                                                                                                                                       model of the Standard.                                              three European Standardization
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Organizations (together with CENELEC
                                                                                                                                   •   Technical Specification on “Electronic Premium Invoice”. This work item   and ETSI) which brings together
                                                                                                                                       builds on the existing European Standard 16931-1 Electronic Invoicing.   national standardisation bodies of 34
                                                                                                                                       Discussions are still at an early stage.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         European countries. CEN develops
                                                                                                                                                                                                       standards for various industry sectors

                                                                                                                                                                                                             through technical committees
                                                                                                                                                                                                      composed of national bodies. In 2016,
                                                                                                                                                       CEN set up the Technical Committee which works on the creation of standardised (IT) process
                                                                                                                                                      models in the insurance sector concerning policy administration and claims handling. The CEN

                                                                                                                                                         Technical Committee is defined as “the neutral place for the European insurance industry to
                                                                                                                                                        meet” and will “facilitate the coordination and collaboration on standardization of electronic
                                                                                                                                                      business between insurance markets in Europe”. BIPAR participates in the meetings of the CEN
                                                                                                                                                        Technical Committee for the insurance sector as a liaison organisation – without voting rights.



                                                                                                                                                         Besides European Standards, CEN produces other deliverables with specific characteristics
                                                                                                                                                       and objectives. These are Technical Specifications, Technical Reports, Guides etc. A Technical
                                                                                                                                                           Specification is a normative document, the development of which can be envisaged when

                                                                                                                                                             various alternatives that would not gather enough as to allow agreement on a European
                                                                                                                                                            Standard, or for providing specifications in experimental circumstances and/or evolving
                                                                                                                                                       technologies. Contrary to European Standards, a Technical Specification may co-exist with any
                                                                                                                                                                                                             conflicting national standards.


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