ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback in response to this call for evidence. The Federation represents around 250 companies in 15 European countries (EU, Switzerland and UK). Most of these companies are privately owned, many of them being medium-sized enterprises. Some 50,000 employees generate annual sales of more than 10 billion.
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ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 881365536049-72
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #638 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2019
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Construction Products Europe (https://www.construction-products.eu/)
- Construction 2050 Alliance (www.euconstruction2050.eu)
- CEN TC33 (https://standards.cen.eu)
- CEN TC350 (https://standards.cen.eu)
- ETSI (https://www.etsi.org/)
- Institut für Bauen und Umwelt (https://ibu-epd.com/)
- European Locksmith Federation (https://eurolockfed.com)
- EuroWindoor (https://www.eurowindoor.eu/)
- RoHS Industry Umbrella Project
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- ARGE – The European Federation of Locks & Building Hardware Manufacturers (ARGE)
- Head office
- Velbert, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers filed 2 positions between 26 Aug 2025 and 13 Apr 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers welcomes the oportunity to provide feedback on the Draft Commission guidance on the Cyber Resilience Act. Details are given in the attached document 'Template for HYS - CRA guidance - feedback ARGE.xlsx'.
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Turns up on the same files
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