http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/5a60ea5d42c2b059 https://verfassungsblog.de/eu-harmonised-standards/ The Fall of The Great Paywall for EU Harmonised Standards - The CJEU Dismantles EU Standardisation in C-588/21 P (Public.Resource.Org) Soroiu, Alexandru eng 2024-03-19 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Copyright Copyright ESS EU EU Ess Markus | Musiker European Standardisation System Harmonised standards Standardisierung Copyright Ess Markus | Musiker EU Standardisierung Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In case C-588/21 P, the CJEU dismantled a foundational axiom of the European Standardisation System: the paywall of harmonised standards. The Court confirmed that harmonised standards are an integral part of EU law, mandating their free accessibility. In this commentary, I posit that the Court’s decision imposes a proactive publication obligation and challenges the existing copyright protection afforded to harmonised standards.