NORMAPME
NORMAPME or European Office of Crafts, Trades and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardisation was created in 1996 by UEAPME with the support of the European Commission. The German name is: Europäisches Büro des Handwerks und der Klein- und Mittelbetriebe für Normung.[1]
NORMAPME participates/-ed in the standardisation process on behalf of SMEs and is an associate member of CEN, ISO, CENELEC & ETSI.
NORMAPME has been suspended earlier to the delegates meeting of EMU (European Metal Union) 19 September 2013 in Austria.[2]
Activities
- Technical Committees: NORMAPME recruits experts from SME organisations to follow and report the work in European and International TCs in their fields of expertise.
- Political Interventions: Political influence is possible for NORMAPME through its membership in ISO, CEN, CENELEC & ETSI and through our recognition by the European Commission.
- Projects: NORMAPME aims at providing tools for SMEs and creating European networks
Information policy
Any SMEs can regularly receive from NORMAPME updates on standardisation mandates, ongoing technical committees, issues and stakes for SMEs, and assistance to obtain CE marking, etc...
All publications and the website are translated in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish.
Members
Founding members:
UEAPME : Union Européenne de l'Artisanat et des Petites et Moyennes Enterprises
EBC: European Builders Confederation
EMU: European Metal Union
JEUNE : Jeunes Entrepreneurs de l'Union Européene
IFD: International Federation for the Roofing Trade
Full members
CINET : Comité International de l'Entretien du Textile
ECAP: European Consortium of Anchors Produces
FEPPD : Fédération Européenne et Internationale des Patrons Prothésístes Dentaires
EVH: Europäsische Vereinigung des Holzbaus
GCI-UICP : Génie Climatique International-Union internationale de la plombiere et de la couverture
BIPAVER : Bureau International Permanent des Associates de Vendeurs et Rechapeurs de pneumatiques
EWA: European Waterpark Association
EFESME: European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
ELCA: European Lift Components Association
EMM: European Multifoil Manufacturers
Associate members
FIDEM: Fundació International de la Dona Emprenedora
SFIRMM : Syndicat des Fabricants d’Isolants Réflecteurs Minces Multicouches
FNS : Fédération Nationale des Scieries
Partners
COSBOA: Council of Small Business of Australia
External links
- NORMAPME, the "European Office of Crafts, Trades and Small and Medium sized Enterprises for Standardisation"
- The European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
- The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
- The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, Standardisation and SMEs, (link and references to NORMAPME)
References
- Jahresbericht 2010 Normenausschuss Wasserwesen (NAW) im DIN 2010, retrieved 21 March 2017.
- Europäische Metallunion-EMU Delegiertenversammlung 2013 EMU, 19–21 September 2013, retrieved 21 March 2017. – German.