You can find below the Orgalim priorites for Working Group 1 - Technology Standards.

Orgalim emphasises the need to refer to the internationally recognised and consensually created technical standards of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to harmonise technical requirements. Regulatory cooperation and the transposition of international standards in the US national system would enable us to achieve the objective of global market access on the basis of ‘one standard, one test, accepted everywhere’. In particular, Orgalim welcomes the focus on the EU-US cooperation on AI and cybersecurity. It is therefore important to refer to the internationally recognised and consensually created technical standards of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) such as the ISO/IEC TR 24028:2020 on AI, ISO/IEC 270xx-series and IEC 62443 on cybersecurity, and other relevant international standards to harmonise technical requirements. 

The global challenges have underscored the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a source of innovative solutions and, increasingly, of economic growth. As the use of AI continues to develop at pace, the EU and the US play a significant role in AI and its governance. After presenting the first ever legal framework on AI, which addresses the risks of this technology, collaboration between the EU, the US and the global business community is needed to advance frameworks that are interoperable, promote innovation, and are grounded in shared democratic values and belief in a human-centric approach. Orgalim supports the proposal set out in the Commission’s joint communication to start work on a Transatlantic AI agreement to set a blueprint for regional and global standards aligned with our common values.

Further below, you can download the Orgalim priorities for future EU-US trade relations, in particular section 3.2.1 on "Advance on cooperation on international standards".