# Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3: The technical specifications were developed by a non-profit making organisation which is a professional society, industry or trade association or any other membership organisation that within its area of expertise develops ICT technical specifications and which is not a European standardisation organisation, national or international standardisation body, through processes which fulfil the following criteria:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) openness:
the technical specifications were developed on the basis of open decision-making accessible to all interested parties in the market or markets affected by those technical specifications;
(b) consensus:
the decision-making process was collaborative and consensus based and did not favour any particular stakeholder. Consensus means a general agreement, characterised by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues by any important part of the concerned interests and by a process that involves seeking to take into account the views of all parties concerned and to reconcile any conflicting arguments. Consensus does not imply unanimity;
(c) transparency:
(i) all information concerning technical discussions and decision making was archived and identified;
(ii) information on new standardisation activities was publicly and widely announced through suitable and accessible means;
(iii) participation of all relevant categories of interested parties was sought with a view to achieving balance;
(iv) consideration and response were given to comments by interested parties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1025/annex/II/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1025/annex-II/division-3
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