OSI submitted written feedback to @EUCommission on Regulation 1025/2012 (which set up the EU standardisation system). It's out of date and the letter explaining why and what could be fixed is available now at the link below and will go online in a blog post later.
https://send.softwarefreedom.net/download/e3cc2dddb2eff1ac/#BNb-t9s3Ownabhs40xV5vQ

rl;dr: It's missing any inclusion of #OpenSource and in the process discriminates against it.

#FreeSoftware #Policy #Standards #Reg1025 @osi

Send

Encrypt and send files with a link that automatically expires to ensure your important documents don’t stay online forever.

Europe is rewriting the rules for software liability. Join us for today's policy panel hosted by OpenForum Europe, 3 April at 16:30 CEST (10:30 am US Eastern) on the significant evolution of risks and regulations for all software developers under the #CRA (EU software #security) and #Reg1025 (EU #standards policy).

https://openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-lounge-2024-standardisation-and-open-source-in-the-age-of-software-regulation/

Serious insights from serious players. Open-ended chat, no recordings, and supported by OFE’s #opensource policy expert community. @astornc, @[email protected], OSI's @webmink, and ASF's Dirk Willem van Gulik. Me too, from OASIS.

HT @OpenForumEurope @osi @theasf @EU_Commission
🇪🇺 #LexMercatoria

OFE Lounge 2024: Standardisation and Open Source in the Age of Software Regulation - OpenForum Europe

This webinar series is organised under the umbrella of StandICT.eu 2026. The OFE Lounge 2024 seeks to bridge standardisation and open source organisations, creating a platform to discuss the changing […]

OpenForum Europe

Europe is rewriting the rules for software liability. Join us for Wednesday's policy panel hosted by OpenForum Europe, 3 April at 16:30 - 19:00 CEST, on the significant evolution of risks and regulations for all software developers under the #CRA (EU software #security) and #Reg1025 (EU #standards policy).

https://openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-lounge-2024-standardisation-and-open-source-in-the-age-of-software-regulation/

Serious insights from serious players. Open-ended chat, no recordings, and supported by OFE’s #opensource policy expert community. @astornc, @[email protected], OSI's @webmink, and ASF's Dirk Willem van Gulik. Me too.

HT @OpenForumEurope @osi @theasf @EU_Commission @EC_OSPO @[email protected]
🇪🇺 #LexMercatoria

OFE Lounge 2024: Standardisation and Open Source in the Age of Software Regulation - OpenForum Europe

This webinar series is organised under the umbrella of StandICT.eu 2026. The OFE Lounge 2024 seeks to bridge standardisation and open source organisations, creating a platform to discuss the changing […]

OpenForum Europe