These organisations are recognised as competent for the adoption of harmonised standards, which they draw up in accordance with the general guidelines for co-operation between themselves and the Commission, and with the procedure laid down in Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.
Šīs organizācijas ir atzītas par kompetentām pieņemt saskaņotus standartus, ko tās izstrādā saskaņā ar vispārīgajām pamatnostādnēm to sadarbībai un sadarbībai ar Komisiju un ar procedūru, kas noteikta Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes 1998. gada 22. jūnija Direktīvā 98/34/EK, ar ko nosaka informācijas sniegšanas kārtību tehnisko standartu un noteikumu jomā