European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF)

The EPMFs Key Asks for the Circular Economy Act 1. Create a strong and efficient European single market for waste 2. Ensure consistency between the EUs circular, climate, and chemical objectives 3. Prioritise harmonisation for waste rules and turn the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) into a regulation 4.

We welcome the Commissions initiative to boost the EUs industrial capacity all while accelerating decarbonisation under the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA). Measures that speed-up the deployment of projects and improve public procurement are essential for European industry. We support the IAAs overall objectives, including the ambition to increase the contribution of European manufacturing to 20% of the Unions GDP.

The EPMF welcomes the Commissions initiative to amend the technical screening criteria (TSC) and enhance the clarity and practical usability of the EU Taxonomy. Constructive dialogue with industry remains essential to ensuring a fit-for-purpose framework that applies proportionate rules while supporting meaningful progress toward the green transition and the EU Circular Economy.

The European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF) position on the European Critical Raw Materials Act 28 June 2023 The EPMF welcomes and strongly supports the European Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The CRMA is of paramount importance for the EU’s greening and digital progressions, especially in the scopes of other EU initiatives, e.g.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

The European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF) welcomes the European Commissions initiative on Critical Raw Materials Act. The EPMF fully supports the European Commissions intention to put forward the Critical Raw Materials Act.

EPMF Position Paper 31 May 2021 Inception Impact Assessment – Revision of the EU legislation on hazard classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals The European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF) supports the ambition of the European Green Deal and the objectives of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. To achieve them, a targeted revision of the CLP Regulation was launched.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

The European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF) supports the European Commissions Environmental Omnibus as a step toward simplifying and harmonising EU environmental legislation, while maintaining high environmental standards.

The European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF) supports the ambition of the European Green Deal and the objectives of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. To achieve them, a targeted revision of the REACH Regulation was launched, focusing on the main problems identified during the last evaluation of REACH in 2018.

Advanced materials are hailed as key components driving innovation and sustainability within the EU economy. This makes them essential for the EUs strategic autonomy, global competitiveness, and green and digital transition objectives. The potential of these materials, however, cannot be achieved without securing the supply of upstream raw materials like precious metals.

European Precious Metals Federation (EPMF) welcomes EU Commission initiative on revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) that plays a great role in new Circular Economy Action Plan. In order to move towards a more circular economy, EPMF suggests to reduce the administrative burden by switching to a harmonized electronic system and strongly supports fast track procedures for pre-consented facilities of waste…

The EPMF supports the European Commissions draft delegated act amending the Waste Shipments Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 to facilitate intra-EU shipments of certain non-hazardous waste streams. Precious metals refiners and recyclers play an important role in recovering valuable materials from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), making efficient movement of these waste streams essential to Europes circular…

Chemical Safety – better access to chemicals data for safety assessments Call for evidence for an initiative (without an Impact Assessment) Introduction The EPMF welcomes the opportunity to input into the call for evidence regarding the better access to chemicals data for safety assessments.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

The EPMF welcomes the Commissions initiative to lay down a Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) Implementing Regulation listing components, products and waste streams with high critical raw material (CRM) recovery potential.

Attached pdf summarises the EPMF comments on the recent EC proposal for amending the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Environmental Quality Standard Directive (EQSD) and Groundwater Directive in the field of water policy.