Category: Legislation

FEM position on the revision of the Outdoor Noise Directive

FEM submitted its contribution on the revision of the Outdoor Noise Directive (OND) in anticipation of the Commission’s Staff Working Document on its conclusions and assessment regarding the evaluation of the OND. FEM acknowledges the need for a revision of the OND to bring it in line with technological developments in the noise sector and… Read more »

FEM position on the revision of the Outdoor Noise Directive

Machinery Directive: FEM comments on inception impact assessment

FEM has sent its comments on the European Commission’s inception impact assessment in the framework of the revision of the Machinery Directive. FEM re-expresses its strong preference for leaving Annex I of the Machinery Directive unchanged. We instead support minimal changes of administrative nature involving only the alignment with the NLF and the shift from… Read more »

Machinery Directive: FEM comments on inception impact assessment

Joint industry letter on cybersecurity

Whereas negotiations are ongoing between the European Parliament and the Council to set up an EU cybersecurity certification framework, FEM co-signed a joint industry letter calling for a flexible and future-proof Cybersecurity Act that boosts competitiveness rather than prevent innovation. To this end, the co-signatories stress the importance of industry involvement, advocate a non-mandatory framework,… Read more »

Joint industry letter on cybersecurity

EU type-approval & BREXIT: no time to lose!

FEM has submitted its response to the Commission consultation on the proposal for a Regulation complementing EU type-approval legislation with regard to the UK withdrawal from the EU(BREXIT preparedness). FEM particularly calls on the co-legislators to adopt this Regulation as quickly as possible to ensure that manufacturers and EU type-approval authorities make the necessary arrangements… Read more »

EU type-approval & BREXIT: no time to lose!