NO 02/19 – MAY 2019 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 01 /19 – May 2019 Contents INTERNAL MARKET ................................................................................................. 4 Machinery Directive (MD) ................................................................................................................................ 4 Outdoor Noise Directive (OND) ....................................................................................................................... 5 Construction Products Regulation (CPR) .......................................................................................................... 6 Low Voltage Directive (LVD) ............................................................................................................................ 7 Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMCD) ............................................................................................. 7 Regulation on market surveillance and compliance .......................................................................................... 7 Industrial Policy ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Digitalisation ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI .......................................................................................................... 11 European Commission Communication on “Building Trust in Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence” ......... 13 Report of the High-Level Expert Group (HLG) on the Impact of the Digital Transformation on EU Labour Markets ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Standardisation Policy ................................................................................................................................... 14 Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................................................ 15 European Consumer Policy ............................................................................................................................ 16 MARKET ACCESS .................................................................................................. 17 Conflict minerals ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Union Customs Code (UCC) ........................................................................................................................... 17 WTO .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Trade Defence Instruments ............................................................................................................................ 19 Foreign Direct Investment Screening ......................................................................................................... 19 Anti-dumping ............................................................................................................................................ 20 EU – US .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Free Trade Agreements - overview ................................................................................................................ 22 ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 24 REACH ........................................................................................................................................................... 24 REACH and Nanomaterials ............................................................................................................................ 25 RoHS2 Directive ............................................................................................................................................. 26 WEEE2 Directive ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Circular Economy Policy ................................................................................................................................. 27 Waste Framework Directive ........................................................................................................................... 28 Water Framework Directive ........................................................................................................................... 28 Water reuse ................................................................................................................................................... 29 Water-using Products - Ecodesign for taps and showers ................................................................................ 29 Revision of the Drinking Water Directive ........................................................................................................ 30 Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ............................................................................................................. 31 Environmental Footprint – Sustainable finance .............................................................................................. 31 ENERGY ................................................................................................................ 33 Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) ................................................................................................... 33 Energy Labelling Regulation ...................................................................................................................... 34 Ecodesign Directive ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Ecodesign Directive - Update on Lots / implementing measures ................................................................ 35 Energy Union ................................................................................................................................................. 37 National Energy and Climate Plans ............................................................................................................ 37 Clean Energy Package ............................................................................................................................... 38 Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 01 /19 – May 2019 Energy Efficiency Directive ........................................................................................................................ 38 DECARBONISATION & CLIMATE CHANGE .............................................................. 40 F-gases .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Long-term decarbonisation strategy .............................................................................................................. 41 Revision of EU Emissions Trading Scheme ..................................................................................................... 42 RESEARCH & INNOVATION ................................................................................... 43 “Horizon Europe” (2021-2027) ........................................................................................................................ 43 PUBLICATIONS & EVENTS ..................................................................................... 45 PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 45 EVENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 01 /19 – May 2019 INTERNAL MARKET Machinery Directive (MD) The latest list of harmonised standards in the framework of the application of the Machinery Directive (MD) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 19 March (OJEU L75/108) in the form of an EC Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/436. The references of harmonised standards were published in the L series of the Official Journal (which denotes a legislative document), instead of the C series as done in the past (signifying a non-binding Communication). In correlation with this change, the lists of harmonised standards will be published in and withdrawn from the OJEU by means of Commission Implementing Decisions. Also, all future consolidated lists of standards will no longer be published on the OJEU website but on the relevant Europa webpages. The latest EC Machinery WG meeting took place in Brussels