European Commission 8 January 2016, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2016

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 8.1.2016 COM(2015) 686 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2016 {SWD(2015) 301 final} 1.Introduction European standardisation is the cornerstone of the functioning of the internal market.