Position Papers

Comments on the final ECOFYS report on the evaluation of the Energy Labelling and EcoDesign Directives

In view of the Commission´s further proceedings on the ECOFYS technical report evaluating the Energy Labelling (ELD) and Ecodesign Directives (ED), Orgalime would like to provide its comments and recommendations on areas of the report that we support a...
Published
19 December 2014
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Energy & Climate
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Orgalime position paper on the transposition and implementation of the Directive 2014/94/EU on the Deployment Alternative Fuels Infrastructure at national level

Orgalime supports the promotion of a sustainable range of transport solutions and the build-up of interoperable, alternative fuels infrastructure across the EU as a means to stimulate growth, jobs and technology take-up. We therefore welcome the rapid ...
Published
19 December 2014
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Energy & Climate
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Orgalime comments on the Commission preliminary proposals to streamline and simplify the REACH authorisation process

Orgalime welcomes the commitment of the European Commission, ECHA and Member States to work on streamlining and simplifying the overall REACH authorisation process, and to consider a simplified one for specific cases.  We recognise that the paper prese...
Published
18 December 2014
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Environment
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Orgalime comments on RoHS implementation Scope review and amendment of the annex II list of restricted substances

Orgalime would like to comment on 2 pending proposals concerning Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ('RoHS 2'): The review of the scope of the Directive and ...
Published
17 December 2014
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Environment
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Global Industry Expectations Running High That ITA Expansion Will Be Wrapped Up This Month

Over 80 industry associations from around the world call on all the parties negotiating expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to seize the moment and finally conclude a strong tariffelimination agreement during the next round of talks...
Published
1 December 2014
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Call for the withdrawal of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package

Orgalime which represents as a whole European engineering industries had called on the European Commission for an initiative to step-up the enforcement of EU legislation through effective market surveillance and, thereby to further improve both the com...
Published
1 December 2014
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Orgalime’s reply to the European Commission’s provisional options for an e-compliance system

Orgalime welcomes the European Commission’s extensive consultation on “exploring how compliance with Union harmonisation legislation can be demonstrated / controlled electronically (“eCompliance” concept)".Orgalime considers that an e-compliance system...
Published
28 November 2014
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Suggestions for improving the application of the mutual recognition principle

Orgalime welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to improve the application of mutual recognition, a principle that remains a very important pillar of the internal market for products which are not covered by Union harmonisation legislation.In parti...
Published
28 November 2014
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Orgalime’s comments on the OSHA’s draft version of the technical areas of the NRTL Program Directive

Orgalime welcomes the opportunity given by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States to send comments on the draft version of the technical areas of the Nationally Recognised Technical Laboratories (NRTL) Program Dir...
Published
18 November 2014
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Trade
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Orgalime comments on the preparatory study to establish the Ecodesign Working Plan 2015-2017 under the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC

Orgalime supports Directive 2009/125/EC, which establishes a framework for the setting of eco design requirements on Energy related Products (ErP) addressing all environmental aspects related to such products from a life cycle perspective.  We hereby p...
Published
13 November 2014
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Environment
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