Role of industry associations in the EU

Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006

Role of industry Role of industry associations in the EUassociations in the EU

Adrian Harris, Adrian Harris, Orgalime Secretary GeneralOrgalime Secretary General


WHY BOTHER WITH BRUSSELS?WHY BOTHER WITH BRUSSELS?

• Shoot where the ducks are: 70 - 80 % of

regulation affecting companies starts here


ORGALIME ROLE & AIMSORGALIME ROLE & AIMS

• Inform members about EU initiatives

• N° 1 lobby on selected issues

• Coordinate and lobby positions of members -

European Sector Associations and networks

• Provide a “bridgehead” for European Sector

Committees - Associations


DOING BUSINESS WITH EU DOING BUSINESS WITH EU REGULATORSREGULATORS

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SectorSectorCommitteesCommittees

ORGALIMEORGALIME EU Institutions

EuropeanEuropeanParliamentParliament

EuropeanEuropeanCommissionCommission

CouncilCouncilof the EUof the EU

ORGALIME Company MembersORGALIME Company Members


THE MAKING OF EU LAW THE MAKING OF EU LAW

COMMISSION

PROPOSAL

COUNCIL

Common position

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AMENDMENTS

ADOPTION OFADOPTION OF

DIRECTIVEDIRECTIVE

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PARLIAMENT

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COUNCIL

First Reading

lobbying bylobbying by network secretariatnetwork secretariat


UNICEUNICE

WHERE DO WE ALL FIT IN?WHERE DO WE ALL FIT IN?

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Our Working Items Our Working Items

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Industrial Policy / Competitiveness

• Industrial policy

• Better Regulation

• Lisbon Agenda

• Impact assessment

• „EnginEurope“

Industrial Policy / Competitiveness

• Industrial policy

• Better Regulation

• Lisbon Agenda

• Impact assessment

• „EnginEurope“

Energy + Environmental Policy Issues

• EUP/Energy efficiency

• WEEE

• ROHS

• REACH

• IPP

• Waste Policy

Energy + Environmental Policy Issues

• EUP/Energy efficiency

• WEEE

• ROHS

• REACH

• IPP

• Waste Policy

Technical Policy Issues

• Revision New Approach

• LVD

• Machinery directive

• EMC directive

• Construction products

• Electromagnetic fields

• Optical Radiations...

Technical Policy Issues

• Revision New Approach

• LVD

• Machinery directive

• EMC directive

• Construction products

• Electromagnetic fields

• Optical Radiations...

Legal Issues

• European Contract Law

• IPR

• Competition Legislation

• Product Liability

• Standard contracts

Legal Issues

• European Contract Law

• IPR

• Competition Legislation

• Product Liability

• Standard contracts

Market + Trade Issues

• Market access

• Market Surveillance

• Counterfeiting

• Raw materials

Market + Trade Issues

• Market access

• Market Surveillance

• Counterfeiting

• Raw materials

Other

• Research policy

• Standardisation policy

• Future CEN/CENELEC

Other

• Research policy

• Standardisation policy

• Future CEN/CENELEC


Practical Life for Orgalime industriesPractical Life for Orgalime industries

DESIGNBUSINESSPROCESS

assembly, marketing, distribution,

sale

EXTRACTIONOF NATURAL RESOURCES

MANUFACTURING

USE RECYCLING& DISPOSAL

WEEE

RoHS

EMF

ECO Labels

Environmentliability

Batteries

Hazardouswaste

Packaging

Wasteshipment

EMAS

Environment & occupational health

Clean technology

Water

Environment & Public Health

EMFNoiseOutdoornoise

Physical agents

Noise Vibes

Air

IPPC VOCs

BREFsBAT

Reference documents

EUPEnergy

using products

Energy servicesDirective

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REACH

adopteddraftPlanned (new) Planned (revision)

LCP

NEC

Possible

implementing

measures

Thematic

strategy

resources

Thematic

strategy

waste

Waste framework

Directive

Thematic

strategy

air

Optical radiation


OUR CHALLENGES OUR CHALLENGES

• Making our voice heard in Brussels: 16.500

Lobbyists - 20.000 officials

• Enlargement: increasing complexity & different

representation structures in new member states

• EU: democratic process is best, but it is complex

& unpredictable

=> Requires a lot of effort & good communication


• It’s official It’s official

• Participation at all levelsParticipation at all levels

• Communication, both political & factualCommunication, both political & factual

• Common voice := strengthCommon voice := strength

• Working tools Working tools « position papers » « position papers »

• Contacts with the institutions Contacts with the institutions in Brussels and in in Brussels and in

each countryeach country

• Communication Communication with with the press the press

Lobbying? Is…Lobbying? Is…


HOW DO WE WORK?HOW DO WE WORK?

• Unity = strengthUnity = strength

• The right networkThe right network for each issuefor each issue

• Our industry networksOur industry networks

• The Alliance for a Competitive European The Alliance for a Competitive European

IndustryIndustry

• UNICEUNICE

• Other playersOther players


BUT LOBBYING WORKSBUT LOBBYING WORKSA FEW EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSES A FEW EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSES

• WEEE directive: 15 years before it reached the

statute book (2.5 billion euros cost savings / year)

– most capital goods out of scope.

• Changed retaliation list on US Foreign Sales

Corporation Act: estimated savings > 2 billion $

• Noise emissions on machinery used outdoors: a

sector specific issue solved in under a year

• EUP turning a law into a commercial opportunity ?


COMMUNICATION – it works…COMMUNICATION – it works…


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