Position Papers

Commission Proposal for a draft Directive on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (COM (2013)18 final)

Orgalime generally supports the promotion of a sustainable range of transport solutions and the build-up of interoperable, alternative fuels infrastructure in Europe as a means to stimulate sustainable growth, jobs and technology take up. As representi...
Published
3 June 2013
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Energy & Climate
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EP IMCO Rapporteur’s report on the Radio Equipment Directive

Orgalime welcomes Ms Weiler’s Report on the Commission’s proposal for the revision of the Radio and Telecommunications’ Terminal Directive (R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC).  This report to the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Committee (IM...
Published
3 June 2013
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Internal Market - Product Safety Legislation
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Consumer Products Safety: More consistency needed across the board

Orgalime welcomes the European Commission’s ambition to improve the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC – 'GPSD') with its proposal for a Regulation on Consumer Product Safety (CPSR).  However, we believe that ensuring consumer product...
Published
3 June 2013
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Merger of Noise from Outdoor Equipment Directive 2000/14/EC with Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

The European Commission is currently assessing the feasibility of integrating the Noise from Outdoor Equipment Directive 2000/14/EC into the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.  Therefore, the Commission has undertaken a study to evaluate the current appro...
Published
31 May 2013
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Internal Market - Product Safety Legislation
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Negotiations of the comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

The EU and the US are soon to embark on negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). On this occasion Orgalime would like to welcome the upcoming commencement of negotiations for the TTIP agreement. We believe that it is a...
Published
29 May 2013
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Market Surveillance Regulation: A brave step towards an effective pan-European market surveillance system

In 2009, the European engineering industries Association (Orgalime) and the European consumer voice in standardisation (ANEC) called on policy makers to take practical measures for re-enforcing border controls and the surveillance of products placed on...
Published
28 May 2013
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Market Surveillance of Products

The Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on Market Surveillance of Products (MSPR) paves the way to improved market surveillance, among other through more detailed obligations, Union action against products presenting a serious risk and a system of m...
Published
27 May 2013
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Product Safety and Market Surveillance, strengthening confidence and competitiveness in the European marketplace

Orgalime welcomes the objectives of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package as it strives to simplify and bring coherence to the legal framework for an improved enforcement of internal market rules. However, we invite the European Council an...
Published
27 May 2013
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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Core messages for the transposition of the WEEE Recast Directive into national laws

In view of the transposition of the Recast Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive by EU member states, Orgalime, which represents producers of electrical and electronic equipment across all categories, calls on national legislators ...
Published
18 April 2013
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No need to reform the internal market for industrial products

Orgalime welcomes the European Commission’s open consultation of stakeholders on remaining barriers to the free movement of industrial products. We support Commission’s statement in its 'Industrial Policy Communication Update': a fully function...
Published
16 April 2013
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Internal Market - Compliance, Standards & Enforcement
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