This new regulatory technique and strategy was laid down by the Council Resolution of 1985 on the New Approach to technical harmonisation and standardisation, which establishes the following principles:
Jauno reglamentējošo praksi un stratēģiju noteica Padomes 1985. gada Rezolūcijā par jaunu pieeju tehniskai saskaņošanai un standartizācijai, ar kuru nostiprina šādus principus: