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Established
16 October 1998
Copyright
© 1998–2008
Health informatics Europe
What is
CEN TC 251? 
This is the Technical Committee for Health Informatics of the European Committee for Standardization The following information comes from its Web site. Please note that all links below will open a new window showing the external site: Objectives CEN's aims, expressed in its Statutes, are to draw up voluntary European Standards and promote corresponding conformity of products and services in areas other than electrotechnical and telecommunications. CEN also produces a number of other standards-related products. CEN works in conjunction with other private or public organizations, representing European and worldwide interests. In particular, it has an agreement for technical cooperation ( the Vienna Agreement) with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) . CEN consists of its National Members - the national standards organizations of the EU and EFTA countries, and of the Czech Republic - and its Associates. CEN has many links with important Affiliates and Corresponding Organizations. It is governed by the General Assembly of its Members, a Management Committee and an Administrative Board. The Technical Board controls the standards programme and maintains the correct liaisons with other organizations, notably: the European Commission and EFTA Secretariat; CENELEC - the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization and ETSI - the European Telecommunications Standards Institute; and Associated bodies. National members are from all member states of the EU and EFTA and one from Central Europe:
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