(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- During June 2016, the European Commission released a communications proposal detailing initiatives to modernize the European Union’s standardization policy, in order to keep pace with global technological developments, political priorities, and other international trends. The European Commission intends to modernize the European standardization system in cooperation with industry, European standardization organizations, small and medium enterprises, and all other interested stakeholders. It also announced next steps on the Joint Initiative on Standardization, which aims to reinforce the partnership between the European institutions and the greater standardization community.

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