CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, is the association that brings together National Standards Bodies of 34 European countries, providing a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical documents in relation to various kinds of products, materials, services and processes. As one of those National Standards Bodies, BSI has role to play in the development of these documents. This half-day course explains the procedures for preparing and developing European standards and is of benefit to those UK Committee Members who need to understand them.