CHAPTER II: Harmonized standards

Article 7

1.

In order to ensure the quality of harmonized standards for products, the standards shall be established by the European standards organizations on the basis of mandates given by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive 83/189/EEC and, after consulting the committee referred to in Article 19, in accordance with the general provisions concerning cooperation between the Commission and these bodies signed on 13 November 1984.
2.

The resulting standards shall be expressed as far as practicable in product performance terms, having regard to the interpretative documents.
3.

Once the standards have been established by the European standards organizations, the Commission shall publish the references of the standards in the 'C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.