EU Regulatory Affairs

Anders HildemanChairman, FEFCO Regulatory Affairs Committee

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European CommissionGreat power Lack of leadershipNo clear strategy, politically unpredictable

Member States – European CouncilAfter the NO in Ireland, The Netherlands and France -Rescuing the EU treaty is more important than great reformsEconomic issues not in focus

ParliamentIncreased influence Unpredictable

European CommissionGreat power Lack of leadershipNo clear strategy, politically unpredictable

Member States – European CouncilAfter the NO in Ireland, The Netherlands and France -Rescuing the EU treaty is more important than great reformsEconomic issues not in focus

ParliamentIncreased influence Unpredictable

EU state of affairsEU state of affairs

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PolicyLow Carbon EconomyCompetitiveness appears not a high priorityClimate Change policy is dressed in competitivenessclothes

PolicyLow Carbon EconomyCompetitiveness appears not a high priorityClimate Change policy is dressed in competitivenessclothes

EU state of affairsEU state of affairs

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Low carbon economyCommission introducing low carbon thinking in all policiesAssumes the role of NGOsAppeals to citizensLacking an EU treaty, the Commission is flooding thepolitical arena with concrete policy proposals

Low carbon economyCommission introducing low carbon thinking in all policiesAssumes the role of NGOsAppeals to citizensLacking an EU treaty, the Commission is flooding thepolitical arena with concrete policy proposals

EU state of affairsEU state of affairs

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Lobbying Vehicle

The Common Voice of the European Paper and Board Converting Industry The International Confederation of Paper and Board Converters in Europe (CITPA) was founded 1962 and is the leading association of the paper and board converting industry in Europe. CITPA represents about 5.000 mostly small and medium-sized firms with about 380.000 employees. Annually the paper and board converting industry in the EU member states produces paper and board products with a production value of about 60.000 Million EURO.

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Climate Change Policies in the EU

Stern Report – Less expensive to act now“An Energy Policy for Europe” 20 20 20 by 2020

20 % reductions of CO2emissions until 202020 % renewable energy target for the EU by 202020 % improved energy efficiency

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Energy Issues

Increasing energy prices

Energy supply security

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EU Pulp & Paper and the Climate Change Policies

Impacted four times

Directly, through the ETS.Electricity prices increase.Wood price increase due to renewable subsidies and fuel switch.Through its position as forest owner and investor in plantations around the world

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Potential impact

ETS: total impact on European pulp & paper industry

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Indirect impact 2(fibre priceincrease)

Indirect impact 1(power priceincrease)

Direct impact(auctioning)

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•€2.1 billion with free allowances•Up to €7.8 billion with full auctioning, including indirect effect

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When Less than 50% production in countries with binding Kyoto targets

Competes on a global market – where prices

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Carbon reduction benchmark

Coca Cola-40% carbonCarbon Trust

ICASwan labeled storesCarbon reduction

Eco products

Wal-Mart-20% reduction

on overall carbon until 2015

Kyoto5% below absolute level

1990 until 2012

Cadbury-50% reduction of net absolute

carbon emissions by 2020-30 % minimum in-house

EU20-20-20 until 2020

-20% reduction of carbon 20% more efficient

20% renewable energyDiscussions about -30%!

UN/ IPCC-25-40% by 2020

Tesco-25-50% carbon by 2020reduction on buildings, restrict air transport and

increase bio fuelsCarbon labels on products

Philip- 20% until 2020

VolvoCarbon free factories

-30% 2003-2006Eco cars

HP15% below 2006

level until 2010 for HP unitsand leasing units

Tetrapak-10% absolute 2005-2010

Co op. WWFFocus on renewables

BASF-38% 1990-2002-10% 2002-2015

Toyota-15% from 2000

Eco cars

Evonik-20% Carbon

2004-2014

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Products and ServicesCarbon Footprint

The Start – 18th January 2007Supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled wide ranging plans to cut carbon emissions and encourage its customers to buy green Tesco said it aimed to develop a carbon footprint labelling measure for all products sold in store, and cut the cost of many energy-efficient goodsSir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive, said "I am determined that Tesco should be a leader in helping to create a low-carbon economy"

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The FEFCO Carbon Footprint

The final stage of the development –one average footprint based on:

the harmonised Paper Sector approachthe FEFCO-GO-ECO Database, published since 1996the average European composition of corrugated boardno separation of impacts for virgin and recycled fibreJohn Swift’s presentation

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The Carbon Footprint issue could open up the age-old debate on fibre sources

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Carbon Footprint Labelling in Practice

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Sustainable Consumption and Production

Improve the overall environmental performance of products throughout their life-cycle, promotes and stimulates the demand of better products and production technologies and helps consumers to make better choices.

Retailer forumConsumer informationProduct performance – BATEco-labellingGreen Public ProcurementEnvironmental Management Systems

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Packaging optimisation

Optimum OverpackagingProductloss

Environmental impact

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Waste Legislation

Waste HierarchySubsidies for reusable plastic crate

Producer responsibilityRecycling and prevention objectivesEnd-of-waste definition

Link to REACH

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Target

Utilisation Net trade

Paper Recycling in EuropeEuropean Recovered Paper Council

*EU27 plus Norway and Switzerland

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REACHThe EU Chemicals Regulation

RegistrationTestingSubstances of Very High Concern

Boron

Reclassification of wasteCould lead to costly testing requirements

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Product Safety

Printing Ink Joint Industry Task ForceIndustry Guidelines DIBP

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DIBP

EU Plastics Directive, the specific migration limit (SML) for di-n-butyl phthalate (DNBP) is 0.3mg/kg food (0.05mg/dm² paper). Nowadays, this substance (DNBP) is being substituted by another similar substance called DIBP which is a component of adhesives used during the manufacture of laminated and corrugated board. Both substances are found in recycled packaging papers and the levels of DIBP now exceed, by a wide margin, the new limit for DNBP.

FEFCO, CITPA and CEPI urge the paper industry to phase out the use of DIBPThe Adhesive Industry is encouraging its members to do the sameGlobal action needed due to flows of global trade in packaging and recovered paper

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MEDIA RELEASEMonday 9 June 2008STOP THE MADNESS OF WASTEFUL PAPER CONSUMPTION- MAKE A 'SHRINK' PLEDGE

A network of more than 50 European environmental non-governmental organisations today launches "Shrink", a joint projectaddressing the madness of over-consumption of paper. Individuals as wellas corporate and institutional paper users are invited to pledge to cut theirpaper consumption, on the new website www.shrinkpaper.org .

Anti-Paper Campaigns

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E-BookThe end of paper

I’m out of paper!

Should I pass you

the compu-

ter!