CEN/CLC/JTC 19 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

CEN/CLC/JTC 19 is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies" and is responsible for: To prepare, develop and/or adopt standards for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger technologies covering the following aspects: - Organizational frameworks and methodologies, including IT management systems; - Processes and products evaluation schemes; - Blockchain and distributed ledger guidelines. The JTC will focus on European requirements, especially in the legislative and policy context, and will proceed with the identification and possible adoption of standards or other relevant documentation already available or under development in other SDOs or regulatory bodies, which could support the EU Digital Single Market and/or EC Directives/Regulations. Special attention will be paid to ISO/TC 307 standards. If required these standards will be augmented by CEN TRs and TSs. This committee has published 2 standards.

CEN/CLC/JTC 19 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: To prepare, develop and/or adopt standards for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger technologies covering the following aspects: - Organizational frameworks and methodologies, including IT management systems; - Processes and products evaluation schemes; - Blockchain and distributed ledger guidelines. The JTC will focus on European requirements, especially in the legislative and policy context, and will proceed with the identification and possible adoption of standards or other relevant documentation already available or under development in other SDOs or regulatory bodies, which could support the EU Digital Single Market and/or EC Directives/Regulations. Special attention will be paid to ISO/TC 307 standards. If required these standards will be augmented by CEN TRs and TSs. Currently, there are 2 published standards from this technical committee.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

A Technical Committee (TC) in CEN is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.