NO 03/19 – July 2019 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 03 /19 – July 2019 Contents European Parliament Elections 2019 - Results .................................................................................................. 4 INTERNAL MARKET ................................................................................................. 6 Machinery Directive (MD) ................................................................................................................................ 6 Outdoor Noise Directive (OND) ....................................................................................................................... 7 Construction Products Regulation (CPR) .......................................................................................................... 7 Regulation on market surveillance and compliance .......................................................................................... 8 Industrial Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Digitalisation ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Policy and Investment Recommendations for Trustworthy AI .................................................................... 15 Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI .......................................................................................................... 16 Cybersecurity Act ...................................................................................................................................... 17 e-Privacy Regulation .................................................................................................................................. 17 ATEX Directive ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Radio Equipment Directive (RED) .................................................................................................................. 19 Electromagnetic Fields................................................................................................................................... 19 Standardisation Policy ................................................................................................................................... 20 MARKET ACCESS .................................................................................................. 22 Conflict minerals ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Generalised Scheme of Preferences ............................................................................................................... 22 WTO .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Trade Defence Instruments ............................................................................................................................ 23 EU – Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 25 EU – Mercosur................................................................................................................................................ 26 Free Trade Agreements - overview ................................................................................................................ 27 ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 29 REACH ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 REACH and Nanomaterials ............................................................................................................................ 30 RoHS2 Directive ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Circular Economy Policy ................................................................................................................................. 32 Green Public Procurement ............................................................................................................................. 32 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Waste Framework Directive ........................................................................................................................... 33 ECHA Database ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Water reuse ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Water-using Products - Ecodesign for taps and showers ................................................................................ 35 Revision of the Drinking Water Directive ........................................................................................................ 35 Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ............................................................................................................. 36 EU Ecolabel .................................................................................................................................................... 36 Environmental Footprint ................................................................................................................................ 37 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Sustainable finance ........................................................................................................................................ 37 7th Environmental Action Plan (EAP) .............................................................................................................. 38 ENERGY ................................................................................................................ 40 Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) ................................................................................................... 40 Energy Labelling Regulation ...................................................................................................................... 41 Ecodesign Directive ....................................................................................................................................... 42 Ecodesign Directive - Update on Lots / implementing measures ................................................................ 43 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 03 /19 – July 2019 Energy Union ................................................................................................................................................. 44 National Energy and Climate Plans ............................................................................................................ 44 Clean Energy Package ............................................................................................................................... 45 Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Energy Efficiency Directive ........................................................................................................................ 46 DECARBONISATION & CLIMATE CHANGE .............................................................. 47 F-gases .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Long-term decarbonisation strategy .............................................................................................................. 47 Revision of EU Emissions Trading Scheme ..................................................................................................... 48 RESEARCH & INNOVATION ................................................................................... 49 “Horizon Europe” (2021-2027) ........................................................................................................................ 49 PUBLICATIONS & EVENTS ..................................................................................... 50 PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 50 EVENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 52 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 03 /19 – July 2019 European Parliament Elections 2019 - Results From 23 to 26 May, the European Parliament’s (EP) elections