- Size and shape
- Design
- Labelling, marking and packaging
- Function and performance
In many areas thes standards can and should be aligned.
When exporting, all products subject to differing standards have to pass a so-called "conformity assessment procedure" involving:
- Product testing
- Inspection
- Certification
This step could be avoided with common certifications and standards + instead of automatic Inspections, some ad-hoc random inspections could be conducted to check the legitimacy of labels
Thus EU goals are:
- Foster the ability to use international standards
- Eliminate unnecessarw duplicative
- Ensure easy access to information on regulation and standards
- More cooperation and transparency in EU and US regulation basis