NO 01/20 – March 2020 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 01 /20 – March 2020 Contents COVID-19 Crisis ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Maintaining the free circulation of goods within the EU Internal Market ...................................................... 4 Closing the external Schengen borders ........................................................................................................ 5 Macroeconomic Measures ........................................................................................................................... 5 European Central Bank ................................................................................................................................ 7 Accounting .................................................................................................................................................. 7 INTERNAL MARKET ................................................................................................. 8 Digitalisation ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Artificial Intelligence .................................................................................................................................... 8 Cybersecurity............................................................................................................................................... 9 5G Technologies and infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 10 Data Policies .................................................................................................................................................. 10 E-Privacy Directive..................................................................................................................................... 10 Machinery Directive (MD) .............................................................................................................................. 11 Outdoor Noise Directive (OND) ..................................................................................................................... 11 ATEX Directive ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Low Voltage Directive (LVD) .......................................................................................................................... 12 Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMCD) ........................................................................................... 13 Radio Equipment Directive (RED) .................................................................................................................. 13 New Legislative Framework (NLF) ................................................................................................................. 14 Regulation on market surveillance and compliance ........................................................................................ 15 Standardisation Policy ................................................................................................................................... 16 Industrial Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Digitalisation ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Electromagnetic Fields................................................................................................................................... 23 Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................................................ 24 European Consumer Policy ............................................................................................................................ 24 Services Package ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Product Liability Directive .............................................................................................................................. 25 MARKET ACCESS .................................................................................................. 26 Dual-use items ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Brexit ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Generalised Scheme of Preferences ............................................................................................................... 28 World Trade Organisation (WTO) .................................................................................................................. 29 Trade Defence Instruments ............................................................................................................................ 29 EU – Japan ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 Orgalim Partnership Information Bulletin 01 /20 – March 2020 EU – Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 32 EU – China ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 Free Trade Agreements – overview ................................................................................................................ 33 ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 36 REACH ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 RoHS2 Directive ............................................................................................................................................. 38 WEEE2 Directive ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Circular Economy Policy ................................................................................................................................. 39 Waste Framework Directive ........................................................................................................................... 40 SCIP Database (previously ECHA Waste Database) .................................................................................... 40 Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ............................................................................................................. 41 Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) ................................................................................................................ 41 Battery Policies .............................................................................................................................................. 42 EU Ecolabel .................................................................................................................................................... 43 Green Public Procurement ............................................................................................................................. 44 Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) ................................................................................................ 45 ENERGY ................................................................................................................ 46 Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Energy Labelling Regulation ...................................................................................................................... 46 Ecodesign Directive ....................................................................................................................................... 46 Ecodesign Directive - Update on Lots / implementing measures ................................................................ 47 Energy Taxation Directive .............................................................................................................................. 48 DECARBONISATION & CLIMATE CHANGE .............................................................. 50 Sustainable finance ........................................................................................................................................ 50 F-gases .......................................................................................................................................................... 51 PUBLICATIONS & EVENTS ..................................................................................... 52 PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................