BSEF the International Bromine Council, welcomes the opportunity to provide written comments on the ongoing work around the EU Circular Economy Act (CEA). BSEF has been actively involved in responding to and engaging with the EU Green Deal and in particular the Circular Economy Action Plan and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
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Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 464193921314-91
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 410 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #105 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
- BSEF is a Partner organisation of CEFIC, the European Chemical Council
- A Member of American European Economic Community Association
- A Member of the UNEP Mercury Partnership
- A Member of the Kangaroo Group
- A Member of Chemistry Australia
- A Member of the Alliance for Sustainable Management of Chemical Risk - ASMoR
- A Member of i2a (International Antimony Association)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Registered as
- BSEF - The International Bromine Council (BSEF)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
BSEF filed 6 positions between 5 Aug 2020 and 6 Nov 2025, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2020 · 1 filed2022 · 3 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed
What they argued
BSEF, The International Bromine Council, attaches the enclosed position paper on the EU Regulation on Eco-design for Sustainable Products. A summary of the key messages are as follows; • Develop a new methodology for the ESPR • Put in place a representative Eco-design Forum • Avoid duplication of existing chemical regulation for substances • Promote scientific-based Green Public Procurement criteria Thank you in…
Dear colleagues, Please see attached the full BSEF Position Paper on Commission Proposal for a Revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) The BSEF Key messages: • The Revision of the CPR needs to continue to consider fire safety of construction materials, given; 1) The move towards Green Energy and EVs, and required energy storage applications in homes 2) The increased use of plastics and flammable…
BSEF Comments on Proposal for a revision of the Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) Grouping To quote Albert Einstein: everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler. We think that grouping should only be done where it is justified by clear scientific principles and should not be the default option.
BSEF – the International Bromine Council - welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence and welcomes this initiative to make the use of expertise and resources more efficient by proposing the reattribution of technical and scientific work on chemicals performed under the relevant pieces of legislation to European agencies (ECHA, EFSA, EMA), including work of the Scientific Committee on Health…
BSEF position on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment – Update of concentration limit values of persistent organic pollutants in waste Introduction The International Bromine Council (BSEF) acknowledges the Commission’s review of annexes IV and V of the Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP Regulation).
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
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