Joining our efforts to improve inclusiveness in the international standardisation system the European Commission organised on 29 May a meeting between the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on the one hand, and the civil society and SME stakeholders ECOS, ANEC, ETUC and SBS on the other. The meeting aimed at discussing the opportunities […]

Brussels, 2 May 2018 The European Commission has taken a leap forward in tackling plastic pollution, with new laws to reduce throwaway single-use plastics. Speaking on behalf of Rethink Plastic [1], the Environmental Investigation Agency’s Sarah Baulch said: “The Commission has awakened to the call of European citizens to address the devastating impacts of plastic pollution […]

We are pleased to announce that the CEN-CENELEC Adaptation to Climate Change Coordination Group (ACC-CG) has started working on the second phase of the European Commission’s standardisation request M/526. Adopted in 2014 to support the EU Adaptation Strategy, this mandate intends to better coordinate, promote a consistent approach and, above all, include the adaptation thinking into existing […]

ECOS is looking for experts of Power Transformers and Industrial Fans to represent environmental interests in the INTAS project. Experts will provide technical and scientific input into discussions, and review project deliverables in accordance with the related policy context and ECOS strategy. The experts should have expertise in one or both of the below product […]

Circumvention of test methods is not a new topic for energy-related products, but an increasingly prominent one in current regulatory and standardisation fora. The relevant provisions on circumvention and defeat devices included in the recently-published energy labelling Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 have prompted debates and led to initiatives with the view to address it. However, moving […]

REPRESENTING ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECODESIGN PRODUCT REGULATIONS AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS Application deadline extended: 30/05/2018 ECOS is looking for experts of various product groups to represent environmental interests in the development of Ecodesign / Energy Labelling Product Regulations, and related Standards. Experts will provide technical and scientific input into discussions, in accordance with […]

Only five months left for the Commission to finalise its Package of up to 14 Ecodesign measures and 6 Energy Labels, which should be adopted by 2 November 2018. Together, these measures will save up to 165TWh per year by 2030, which corresponds to over 5% of the overall EU electricity consumption. The package will entail key […]

Co-organised by Small Business Standards (SBS) and entitled “The use of standards in policy: Is there an elephant in the room?”, the workshop will explore possible implications of the James Elliott and other court cases on the way policy-makers use standards in European laws and policies. We will discuss whether the approach of regulators but also standardisers providing the […]

In April the European Commission consulted key stakeholders, including ECOS, on its standardisation priorities for 2019. ECOS supports the overall coverage of proposed activities in key environmental areas, namely climate change & energy, and the circular economy. The priorities include significant plans for the development of quality standards for sorted plastics waste and for recycled […]

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