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Annual ReportReport 2005 34 federations in 27 countries 100 years European Construction Industry Federation FIEC The Sector Created in 1905 Total construction in 2004 (EU22): Legal personality of French law 1.004 billion � 27 countries (22 EU, Switzerland, 9,9% of GDP, 50,8% of Gross Fixed Capital Norway, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey) Formation 34 national member federations representing firms: 2,4 million enterprises (EU22), of which 97% are - of all sizes (from one person SMEs through SMEs with fewer than 20 and 93% with fewer to the large firms) than 10 operatives - of all Building and Civil Engineering specialities 14,0 million operatives: - practising all kinds of working methods - 7,2% of Europe’s total employment (whether operating as general contractors - biggest industrial employer in Europe or as sub-contractors) (28,5% of industrial employment) Associate member: EFFC European Federation of Foundation Contractors • 26 million workers in the EU depend, directly or indirectly, on the construction sector* Cooperation Agreements with: ACBI Association of Contractors and Builders • Multiplier effect: 1 person working in the in Israel construction industry = 2 further persons working in other sectors* * source: Communication from the Commission “The Competitiveness of the Construction Recognised by the European Commission as Industry”, COM(97) 539 of 4/11/1997, chapter 2 “sectoral social partner” in the European social dialogue, [COM(93)600 14/12/1993] The European founding member of CICA (Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations) Associate member of CEN Council of Ministers “Industry” Meeting 7/5/1998 the European Standardisation Committee Conclusions on the Competitiveness of the construction industry “The Council Member of ECCREDI ... III. recognises that the European construction the European Council for Construction industry is a key economic sector in Europe Research, Development and Innovation not only in terms of the level of production and Associate member Euro-Info-Centre network employment, but also in its capacity to generate of the European Commission, DG Entreprise indirect employment and in its effect on the competitiveness of other industrial sectors, users of the buildings and transport infrastructure that Close cooperation with EIC construction realises; ...” (European International Contractors) Participant in the ECF ECF (European Construction Forum) Member of ESF (European Services Forum) Cover photographic credits: HDB, Germany – FNTP/Bouygues Construction, France – SEOPAN, Spain – CFCI, Finland. CONTENTS President’s message 3 FIEC Steering Committee 6 FIEC Organisation Chart 7 FIEC Team 8 FIEC Member Federations 9 (adresses: see inside back cover) FIEC 2004 Conference in Prague: 11 “ The European Construction Market after the entry of the ten new Members” Proposal for a directive on “Services in the Internal Market” 15 Economic and Legal Commission 25 • Proposal for a directive on “Services in the Internal Market”: . the specificities of the construction sector must be taken into consideration • Reduced VAT: . 250.000 jobs threatened in 2006 • “Blue Book” 2004 (11th edition): . 72,3 Bln.€ of works still remain to be carried out • Financing of transport infrastructure: . several positive initiatives at the EU level • Green paper on Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs): . FIEC answers • The new “public procurement” directives: . the implementation phase • IAS accounting rules for concession contracts: . an obstacle to their development? Social Commission 35 • Foreword • Vocational Training . Exchange of good practices between FIEC member federations: Thematic visits “Training and education” Social dialogue . FIEC-EFBWW pilot project on the transparency of qualifications . Improvement of Health and Safety Training . Attracting young people into the sector • Health and Safety . Consultation of the European Commission on musculo-sekletal disorders Social dialogue . Research project on stress at work . 2004: European year of health and safety in the construction sector . 2005: European year on noise . Negotiation of a social dialogue agreement on respirable crystalline silica . Additional translations of the good practice guide on coordinating on-site health and safety CONTENTS • Social and Economic dimension of Employment . Reaction to proposed EU legislation Social dialogue . supplementary pensions fund . exchange of best practices: undeclared labour . posting database • SOC input to horizontal issues: services in the internal market Technical Commission 51 • Introduction • The Construction Products Directive (89/106) • CE and Voluntary Marking systems • Revision of the “New” and “Global” Approaches • CE Marking of the “non-series” production of construction products • The Environmental Performance of Buildings • Progress to date with the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP6 2002–2006) and prospects for FP7 (2007-2013) • European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) • The definition of waste • Revision of chemicals legislation (REACH) • Batteries for cordless power tools Ad Hoc Group Central and Eastern European Countries “CEEC” 71 SME – Coordination Group 73 European International Contractors (EIC) 75 Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations (CICA) 81 European Construction Forum (ECF) 85 Communication – FIEC Web Site and publications 87 Annual Report 2005 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 3 President: Wilhelm Küchler I have pleasure in being able to present to you the federations. Here I would like to thank all of them new FIEC Annual Report, at the half way stage of sincerely. We shall be pleased to send you a copy of my second term of office as President of FIEC. The this book on request. activities of FIEC are presented in their political and economic contexts from the 2004 General Assembly The survey of the past 100 years has not, however, in Prague to the 2005 General Assembly in Brussels. prevented us from also dealing with the present and The activity of FIEC is in this connection focused on future of the European construction industry. the interests of the European construction industry, that is to say, the priorities which were laid down by The proposal for a Directive on services the member federations in the business plan. In my message, I would particularly like to emphasize a few Together with the Directive on posting in the mid- points. 1990s, this project is certainly one of the most political topics of recent years for the construction During this period, the economic environment did sector. Since the initial final drafts became known, not generally develop positively everywhere and FIEC and its member federations have intensively especially for the construction sector. Nevertheless, worked on this question, both in the field of social it can be recorded that there are signs of hope, policy and in the field of economics and law. In this although naturally developments in the various situation, the two social partners, FIEC and EFBWW, countries took different courses. found that they were of the same opinion regarding this issue and could therefore jointly represent the 1905-2005 interests of the construction industry in many related events and opinions. This circumstance is astonishing 2005 is for FIEC a very special year: we can look only for those who do not remember that it is thanks back on 100 years of federation activity which was to the intensive joint efforts of FIEC and EFBWW interrupted only by the two world wars. During that the Directive on the posting of workers was the first half of the last century, the destiny of adopted at all by the Council of Ministers in 1996. Europe, its citizens and states was marked by terrible catastrophes. Following the second world To make this very clear, this does not involve a war, the net result has on the whole, been positive, partition of the market or a rejection of the internal even if at different rates across the Continent, market in the construction industry, as is sometimes whether economic, social or political. During this held against us. It is a question of ensuring that entire period, the European federation of building compliance with applicable law can be checked by contractors and its national member federations time the authorities of the host state in order to avoid and time again succeeded, through the commitment a situation in which law-abiding contractors suffer of contractors and federation staff, in making their (in some cases existence-threatening) competitive precious contribution in order to competently protect disadvantages and the door is left wide open to the specific interests of this important economic illegal practices. This is particularly important in a sector. This fascinating history of a federation sector which differs from practically all others in that of enterprises in the image of the times is being it produces immobile products using mobile factors published, on the occasion of the annual Congress, of production. In the construction industry, it is the in a chronicle drawn up by Rolf Bollinger, long- workers who move from site to site, not the products standing manager of overseas construction in the that physically move when being delivered to clients. Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie and Director of the European International Contractors, Further details and the FIEC position papers will be with the support of the FIEC office and the member found on the following pages of this Annual Report. Annual Report 2005 4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Reduced rate