The Cyprus Standards Organisation (CYS), following the proposal of the Department of Forests for the development of a national standard on nature trails, assessed the need and proceeded to the establishment of the National Technical Committee for Standardisation CYS/TC 28: Mountaineering and Hiking Trails, inviting all relevant stakeholders and social partners to participate. Today the Committee is composed of eight bodies from the public and private sector.
The scope of work of the newly established Committee is to create a purely Cypriot standard, with the main aim of promoting the safe use of trails, familiarising people with the nature and cultural heritage of our country, and contributing to the development of outdoor and forest recreation infrastructure, taking into account the applicable environmental parameters with the ultimate goal of enhancing the natural wealth of Cyprus.
The scope of work of the newly established Committee is to create a purely Cypriot standard, with the main aim of promoting the safe use of trails, familiarising people with the nature and cultural heritage of our country, and contributing to the development of outdoor and forest recreation infrastructure, taking into account the applicable environmental parameters with the ultimate goal of enhancing the natural wealth of Cyprus.
The standard will specify the technical and physical characteristics for the categorisation of trails and will define the requirements for the design, construction and marking of trails, with the aim of providing aesthetic enjoyment of the countryside and ensuring an appropriate level of safety and access when using the trails. In addition, the standard will specify requirements for the management of trails through maintenance and related other actions to ensure the continued compliance of trails.
The Commission's plenary has recently defined the purpose of the standard under development and has notified the national initiative at the European level through the notification procedures governing the European Standardisation Organisations, of which CYS is a full member. In mid-April the composition of the Working Groups is expected to be finalised following a decision of the Commission Plenary, which will deal with a specific subject or provisions of the standard.
For further information interested parties may contact the CYS offices at the main telephone number 22411511.
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