'European Tourism COVID-19 Safety Seal' - CEN Common Workshop Agreements Published

The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) published the 'European Covid-19 safety seal' on 19 May 2021.

The seal is set out by two CEN Workshop Agreements (CWAs) as part of the 5643 series, developed by the CEN Workshop EUROSAFETOUR.

This package of documents was developed in response to a request received from the European Commission and consists of two parts:

• - CWA 5643-1 ‘Tourism and related services — Requirements and guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the tourism industry’;
• - CWA 5643-2 ‘Tourism and related services — Requirements and guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the tourism industry – European visual identity’.

In collaboration with ISO (the International Organization for Standardization), CEN adopted ISO/PAS 5643 and turned it into the first part of this series. The second part provides a visual identity to be displayed by European tourism establishments and services, in accordance with CWA 5643-1, and provides requirements and guidance on the use of the visual identity.

The announcement by CEN is available here. Further information about the use of the quality seal is available here.