Month: March 2018

Non-personal data: let it flow!

FEM has just published its position on the European Commission’s proposal on free flow of non-personal data. Materials handling equipment in operation generates substantial quantities of industrial data, either collected and managed by manufacturers directly or through third-party data service providers. Data has thus become fully part of our companies’ business models. FEM has already… Read more »

Non-personal data: let it flow!

A welcomed reinforcement of market surveillance in Europe

FEM has submitted its position paper to the European Commission on the proposal for a Regulation on compliance and enforcement in the Single Market (as part of the Goods Package). Whereas market surveillance is a very important issue for the European materials handling industry, the paper highlights FEM overall support to the proposal, notably the… Read more »

A welcomed reinforcement of market surveillance in Europe