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, together with its partner industry associations CECE, CEMA, EUROMOT, EGMF and EUnited Municipal Equipment developed a joint Guidance document intended to support market surveillance authorities in verifying compliance with the requirements of the Stage V Regulation (EU) 2016/1628. The document is primarily focused on interpreting the main requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, to assist… Read more »

FEM, together with the other like-minded associations (EUROMOT, CECE, CEMA, EGMF, EUnited Municipal Equipment and EUROPGEN) drafted a joint Guide on Regulation (EU) 2019/26 complementing EU type-approval legislation in view of Brexit. The guidance provides clarity with respect to the cases of valid and invalid type-approvals which may co-exist for different engine categories due to… Read more »

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 »