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Role of industry
associations in the EU
Adrian Harris,
Orgalime Secretary General
Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006
WHY BOTHER WITH BRUSSELS?
• Shoot where the ducks are: 70 - 80 % of
regulation affecting companies starts here
Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006
ORGALIME 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
Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006
DOING BUSINESS WITH EU
REGULATORS
ORGALIME
European
Commission
Council
of the EU
EU Institutions
European
Parliament
ORGALIME Company Members
Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006
THE MAKING OF EU LAW
lobbying by
network
secretariat
COMMISSION
PROPOSAL
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT
First Reading
COUNCIL
First Reading
APPROVAL OF
EP PROPOSAL
OR NO
AMENDMENTS
COUNCIL
Common position
ADOPTION OF
DIRECTIVE
Etc….
Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006
WHERE DO WE ALL FIT IN?
International
UNICE
CEEMET
Political
Geographical
European
National
EU
Institutions
ORGALIME
National
confederation
National
Government
Regional
Regional
Local
Local
Operational
Employment
Trade
Taiex Workshop, Sofia 19 & 20 April 2006
Our Working Items
Industrial Policy /
Competitiveness
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Industrial policy
Better Regulation
Lisbon Agenda
Impact assessment
„EnginEurope“
Energy + Environmental
Policy Issues
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Legal Issues
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European Contract Law
IPR
Competition Legislation
Product Liability
EUP/Energy efficiency
WEEE
ROHS
REACH
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IPP
Waste Policy
Technical Policy Issues
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Market + Trade Issues
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Market access
Market Surveillance
Counterfeiting
Revision New Approach
LVD
Machinery directive
EMC directive
Construction products
Electromagnetic fields
Optical Radiations...
Other
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Raw materials
Standard contracts
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Research policy
Standardisation policy
Future CEN/CENELEC
Practical Life for Orgalime industries
NEC
Energy services
Directive
Possible
implementing
measures
RoHS
EUP
Energy
using products
Directive
Batteries
LCP
BAT
IPPC Reference documents Noise Vibes
EMF
Physical
agents
REACH
VOCs
Optical radiation
Environment
&
Clean technology
occupational health
DESIGN
MANUFACTURING
BUSINESS
PROCESS
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Water
Thematic EXTRACTION
strategy OF NATURAL
resources RESOURCES
Waste framework
assembly, marketing,
distribution,
sale
Packaging
USE
RECYCLING
& DISPOSAL
WEEE
Hazardous
Waste
waste
Environment
liability
shipment
Planned (new)
BREFs
Thematic
strategy
Environment
& Public Health
Outdoor
noise
Noise EMF
waste
draft
ECO Labels
EMAS
Air
Thematic
strategy
air
adopted
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Planned (revision)
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
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Lobbying? Is…
• It’s official
• Participation at all levels
• Communication, both political & factual
• Common voice := strength
• Working tools « position papers »
• Contacts with the institutions in Brussels and in
each country
• Communication with the press
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HOW DO WE WORK?
• Unity = strength
• The right network for each issue
• Our industry networks
• The Alliance for a Competitive European
Industry
• UNICE
• Other players
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BUT LOBBYING WORKS
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 ?
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COMMUNICATION – it works…
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Thank you for your
attention
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