On Monday 21st September, a coalition of 40 industry organisations, among which CEIR and Orgalim, wrote a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for decisive action to solve implementation issues within the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD), specifically the Substances of Concern in Products (SCIP) database (...)
Veltek, THE ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS OF PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, HEATING AND VENTILATION MATERIAL, has joined CEIR. This new membership application was endorsed by the CEIR General Assembly in June 2020 (...)
CEIR paper supports the CTAC Consortium intention to develop a substitution plan for chromium trioxide, covering use 3 “Functional Chromium Plating for Decorative Purposes”.
Moreover, CEIR reiterates the importance of granting a REACH authorisation for this use, since full alternatives to chromium trioxide are not available yet.
Recovery plans to lead Europe out of the coronavirus-induced recession, could enhance improvements in climate change brought on by the slow-down of the economy, and boost the home improvement sector, leading to greener homes, so says Unified Water Label MD Yvonne Orgill.
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After the start of the pandemic, we made a survey among our members in order to measure the effects of it. When we examine, we saw that our members got %10 less demand/orders as planned for the 1st quarter of 2020. Their expectation for 2nd quarter is (...)
In an open statement CEIR President Carlos Velazquez calls on EU Institutions and National Governments to take measures to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. In particular, CEIR calls for:
IMPORTANT : The 2020 CEIR Annual Meeting & Joint Conference is postponed to 24, 25 and 26 May 2021 !
For 2020, the Annual Meetings will be held via teleconference on:
EBF is launching its 1st issue of the refreshed EBF newsletter. Click here to know more about Unified Water Label activities.
CEIR, together with other 20 European trade association, has co-signed the joint industry statement: Shaping a New Deal for the Single Market - Harmonised standards in support of a competitive European industry, recommending to:
UNIFIED WATER LABEL MOVING FORWARD The Unified Water Label (UWL) has made significant progress during 2019, which was reflected in the winning of a sustainability award from Keele University in October.
The VMA/VRC Annual Meeting is usually an updbeat affair as association leaders gather to ring in the new leadership, talk about current issues and note accomplishments of the recent past. The 81st meeting, however, was even more celebratory than normal. (...)
Concerning the ongoing application of the CTAC Consortium for the use of Chrome-6, the European Parliament voted in March 2019 to reject the decision from the European Commission from February 2019 that would have granted a four years authorisation for use 3 (functional chrome plating with decorative character). Although the Parliament's vote is not binding, the Commission nevertheless decided to rethink their decision.
CISMA and PROFLUID, members of the French Federation of Mechanical Engineering Industries (FIM), merge and become EVOLIS, a new professional organisation dedicated to mechanical equipment manufacturers.
CEIR is looking forward to continuing working with EVOLIS as it has done for many years with its founding member Profluid.
The last month of September, FLUIDEX, the Spanish Association for Fluid Handling and Process Technologies, as the Spanish representative and member of CEIR, assisted to the kick off meeting of the “Water Task Force” arranged by ORGALIM which was held in Brussels.
The European Commission opened a public consultation on the revision of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EU during the period of summer. In parallel, the European Commission mandated VVA consulting to conduct interviews with EU Member States' representatives, as well as relevant European associations. CEIR submitted its contribution to this consultation and replied to the interview with VVA Consulting.
CEIR, together with CEMEP (European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics) and Europump (European Association of Pump Manufacturers), has prepared a Position Paper on the WEEE Directive. The position Paper addresses the national implementation of the WEEE Directive...
CEIR submitted its contribution to the Revision of the Machinery Directive. CEIR is satisfied with the current scope and provisions of the Directive. Within the part on Definitions, CEIR considers that the current definitions are appropriated and they do not need to be revised.
CEIR calls for consistency with (...)
Marketing and Communication Committee Meeting: 17 March 2020, Milan Board Meeting, 30 March 2020, Paris Sanitary Valves Technical Committee Meeting: 31 March 2020, Paris CEIR 2020 Annual Meeting & Joint Conference: 22-23 June 2020, Brussels
On 17/18 of June, the 2019 CEIR Annual Congress took place in Barcelona at the Roca Gallery. The Annual Congress was the occasion to celebrate the 60th anniversary of CEIR, and to organise an interesting conference touching a number of relevant topics for the taps and valves sector. Speakers of the Conference were:
CEIR is pleased to announce that the 2019 Annual Congress is taking place on 17/18 of June in Barcelona, at the ROCA Gallery. The Programme will consist of a Gala Dinner on (...)
