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CEN has submitted a draft standard to the preliminary inquiry phase destined to provide information required for CE marking of windows and external pedestrian doors.

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The European Standard draft for the safety requirements of "Machines and plants for the manufacture, treatment and processing of flat glass" in the area of "Storage, handling and transportation equipment inside the factory" has…