ETSI works in close cooperation with CEN and CENELEC, the other two European Standards Organisations (ESOs), in areas covered by Standardisation Requests issued by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
While the three organisations have distinct functions and areas of technical expertise, with ETSI operating under a direct participation model and specialising in standardisation across telecommunications, ICT, and digital technologies, they have a Basic Cooperation Agreement since 1990. This agreement enables the establishment of joint technical committees, where deemed to be of common interest.
ETSI partners with ANEC (the European consumer voice in standardisation), ECOS (the European Environmental Citizens’ Organisation for Standardisation), ETUC (the European Trade Union Confederation), and SBS (Small Business Standards), all being recognised as Annex III Organisations under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 on European standardisation.
ETSI supports their participation in standardisation:
