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MEMBERS' NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2019
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European Parliament Debate – Future of EU Product Policy
Full room at our luncheon hosted by the Portuguese Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Maria da Graça Carvalho on 13 Nov. Policymakers, industry and civil society gathered to discuss the upcoming challenges for the Product Policy Framework.
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Exchange of views on SVM planned with Member States
A meeting on stroboscopic effects is planned with Members States for January 2020. LightingEurope members are currently finishing their tests to prepare a WG SPR discussion on a possible legislative amendment to the Ecodesign Regulation.
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High interest in online free riding at EucoLight event
On 6 Nov, EU policymakers, national authorities, NGOs and industry representatives discussed how to prevent evasion of extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations through online platforms.
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Relevance of Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP) Database for LightingEurope members
In the European Chemicals Agency workshop on 12 Nov details about status and timelines for the SCIP database were announced. By January 2021 suppliers of articles must submit information to ECHA. Follow up action will be discussed in the WG Sustainability meeting on 29 Jan 2020.
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Update on the new European Commission
France, Hungary and Romania nominated their candidates for the Commission but the failure of the British government to propose a candidate could further delay the new Commission.
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LIGHTINGEUROPE REACHING OUT TO NEW MEPS
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BRUSSELS EVENTS ATTENDED BY LIGHTINGEUROPE STAFF
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Executive Board
2 Dec 2019, Brussels
26 Mar 2020, Brussels
3 Jul 2020, Brussels
11 Dec 2020, Brussels
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Associations' Committee
27 Jan 2020, Brussels
5 Jun 2020, Helsinki
16 Nov 2020, location tbc.
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Working Groups
28-31 Jan 2020, Brussels
12-15 May 2020, Brussels
13-16 Oct 2020, Brussels
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General Assembly
27 Mar 2020, Brussels
LightingEurope event at Light+Building
10 Mar 2020, Frankfurt
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CURRENT STATE OF ADVOCACY DOCUMENTS
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All our published position papers can be found here |
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