Definīcija:According to New Approach directives (q.v.), conformity with national standards that have been transposed harmonized standards (q.v.), whose references have been published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities, confers a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements (q.v.) covered by harmonized standards, or, in the case of the Construction Projects Directive, a presumption of fitness for their intended use. The presumption of conformity depends on the following elements: publication of the reference by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities; and transposition (q.v.) of the European standard into a national standard.
