ECOS welcomes the rejection of standardisers on 26 June, to extend the scope of work of the CEN Technical Committee 411 in charge of the development of standards covering horizontal aspects of bio-based products. The proposal was to extend the scope of work of the committee to cover products that do not contain a physical bio-content […]

Tomorrow, new Ecodesign regulations come into force, making new space heaters, combination heaters, water heaters, and hot water storage tanks entering the market from the 26 September 2015 to meet specific energy efficiency requirements.    The Regulation, will see “47 Fukushima-scale reactors offset by the standards by 2020; 56 million tonnes of oil equivalent annual […]

ECOS conditionally welcomes the findings of the F-GAS Consultation Forum according to Art. 23 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-Gas Regulation) ‘Barriers to the uptake of low GWP alternatives to HFCs related to standards, codes and legislation’. In the realisation of recommendations made from the findings, ECOS proposes the following series […]

ECOS, ANEC and ETUC, the three organisations representing the societal interests in standardisation, have just made concrete recommendations to the governance bodies of CEN, CENELEC and ETSI on how to make the standardisation system more transparent and inclusive. Among other points, our organisations call for the establishment of a separate category of membership for societal stakeholders’ […]

As a result of the ComplianTV workshop, a set of policy recommendations have been put together regarding issues observed during the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulations regarding Energy Labelling (1062/2010) and Ecodesign (642/2009).   The lessons learnt in the context of product testing and market surveillance shall provide a basis for policy recommendations for […]

Initiated by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) brings together companies, organisations, countries and individuals to reduce emissions from the cooling sectors, Green Cooling combines three approaches: promoting natural refrigerants; maximising energy efficiency; fostering a sustainable approach to private and commercial energy consumption. ECOS has now joined GCI, which […]

The Friends of the Standardisation Roundtable, held on the 1st of July 2015, sought to build on the Independent Review report and look at further improvements to the European Standardisation System. The Independent Review, contracted by the European Commission to Ernst & Young, was a first step towards better understanding the current system, in order […]

We’re hiring an environmental policy officer who will coordinate ECOS’ standardisation activities in the areas of nanotechnology, chemicals, and waste. Full information regarding the position is available here.  How to apply: Interested applicants should send a CV and a motivation letter to: info@ecostandard.org, mentioning in the subject line “Policy Officer – Chemicals & Waste Standardisation: […]

ECOS is looking for experts to provide expertise and represent, on behalf of ECOS, the environmental interests in the development of standards related to the design and performance of refrigerating, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) systems. In particular, we are looking for experts to represent ECOS in the following groups: • ISO/TC 86 ‘Refrigeration […]

Today, Commissioner Vella received a letter supported by 29 NGOs, including ECOS, urging the European Commission to ban the recycling of materials containing the toxic flame retardant DecaBDE.  DecaBDE is primarily used in plastics for electronic and electrical equipment, and in textiles. It has been concluded from an expert evaluation by the POPRC, that DecaBDE poses “a […]