Orgalim - Europe's Technology Industries

Orgalim, representing Europes technology industries, believes that the digital omnibuses lack ambition and will fall significantly short of delivering on the desired simplification objectives of the European Commission.

Orgalim, representing Europes technology industries, believes that the digital omnibuses lack ambition and will fall significantly short of delivering on the desired simplification objectives of the European Commission.

Europe`s technology industries are confronted with an expanding, and at times inconsistent and unclear, digital regulatory framework. The announced digital omnibus is an opportunity for a much-needed regulatory simplification, while maintaining high levels of data protection and cybersecurity.

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, providing innovative technology solutions which are underpinning the twin green and digital transitions and can unlock a greener, healthier and more prosperous future for the European Union and its citizens. Here is the executive summary of Orgalim recommendations on the Commission proposal for a new Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste.

Orgalim, Europe's technology industries, would like to submit is suggestions on Technical Screening Criteria Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment, 1.2. Please find attached the detailed recommendations for this activity for your consideration.

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, comprised of 770,000 innovative companies spanning the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics, ICT and metal technology branches. Together they represent the EUs largest manufacturing sector, generating annual turnover of 2,906 billion, manufacturing one-third of all European exports and providing 11.19 million direct jobs.

Europes technology industries are committed to providing high-tech solutions to enable the EUs twin digital and green transitions. However, in recent years they have experienced huge challenges in accessing raw materials at competitive prices, which in the long term could impair their ability to continue to innovate and drive Europes transition towards a more sustainable economy.

Orgalim strongly endorses the overall policy objective of ensuring the development and uptake of trustworthy AI across the Single Market. As this inception impact assessment outlines various options, Orgalim would like to affirm its support for Option 1 of the alternative options to the baseline scenario – i.e.

Orgalim, representing Europe's technology industries, thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to comment on the proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive).

Orgalim represents Europe’s technology industries, providing innovative technology solutions which are underpinning the twin green and digital transitions and can unlock a greener, healthier and more prosperous future for the European Union and its citizens.

Orgalim, representing Europe's Technology Industries, welcomes the Commission’s sustainable product policy legislative initiative as a key measure to further optimise the way resources are used throughout the economy and society. Please find attached Orgalim views and recommendations on the Sustainable Products Initiative.

Orgalim supports the initiative to review the Cybersecurity Act (CSA) and the opportunity to offer feedback to the wide-reaching public consultation on the cybersecurity legislative landscape. Orgalim emphasizes: the need for ENISA to employ a structured coordination approach with other stakeholders; the importance of CSA certification schemes to remain voluntary and the significance of simplifying cybersecurity…

Orgalim, representing Europe’s technology industries, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Construction Products. Within the Construction sector many of our 29 national industry associations and 19 European sector associations represent a variety of large, small and micro-industries that manufacture structural metal products, metal windows and doors, small…

Orgalim represents Europe’s technology industries, world leaders in connected products and production systems, which are becoming increasingly “intelligent” via data-based services. The transition to a data-driven economy is of paramount importance for the future growth and competitiveness of our industries.

Orgalim supports the facilitation of data access and use in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) situations. Orgalim believes that the role of the legislator in this field should be limited only to measures that would encourage and foster B2B and B2G data sharing. Freedom of contract as the guiding principle should be at the heart of any new initiative.

Orgalim, representing the European technology industry sector, thanks the Commisison for the opportunity to share its views. We wish to provide three main messages as feedback on the Commission's proposal for amending the EU Climate Law: 1.

Orgalim, Europe’s Technology Industries, welcomes the opportunity provided by the European Commission to offer suggestions with regard to a new proposal for a Regulation for Batteries and Waste Batteries. Key messages from our industries on the new proposal for batteries, which are also relevant for any similar future legislative initiative considered within the new Sustainable Products Initiative are as follows: •…

Orgalim in principle welcomes the proposal of the European Commission for a Regulation on European data governance (Data Governance Act – DGA) . Data access is essential for any successful data-driven business model. We share the Commission’s overall objective to foster the availability of data both by increasing trust and by strengthening data sharing mechanisms across the EU Member States.

Orgalim, Europe’s technology industries see the transition to a data-driven economy as essential for their future growth and competitiveness, as well as inevitable. Our companies are developing and providing sensor-equipped machinery, data-based services, smart production systems and intelligent products.

Orgalim welcomes the opportunity to provide input for the coming Chips Act 2. The Chips Act 1 was a timely crisis response that mobilised investments in Europes semiconductor sector. However, its implementation revealed a number of important shortcomings: overambitious targets, fragmented execution, insufficient industry involvement, slow processes, overly narrow scope.

Orgalim welcomes the opportunity to respond to the call for evidence on the CBAM methodology for the definitive period starting on 1 January 2026. Our response can be found in the attached document which is our input regarding the necessary simplification measures for CBAM.

Orgalim, representing Europe’s technology industries, welcomes the revision of European Union legislation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH Regulation). Our technology industries, major downstream users and article manufacturers are fully committed to reducing the content of hazardous substances in their products to support a more circular economy.

Orgalim welcomes the Commissions initiative and is convinced that a coherent regulatory framework is of the highest importance, especially in the context of the smooth functioning of Europes Single Market. We think that the proposal is off to a good start but leaves some room for improvement. With this consultation response, Orgalim would like to share its views on how this proposal could be improved.

We appreciate and welcome the initiative of the Commission to put forward its upcoming Cyber Resilience Act. Orgalim is convinced that a coherent regulatory framework is of the highest importance, especially in the context of the smooth functioning of Europe’s Single Market.

ORGALIM FEEDBACK ON PLANNED TRADE MEASURE ADDRESSING THE NEGATIVE TRADE-RELATED EFFECTS OF GLOBAL EXCESS CAPACITY ON THE EU STEEL SECTOR Orgalim welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the planned new trade measure to address the negative trade-related effects of global excess capacity on the EU steel sector.

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

Orgalim represents Europe`s technology industries at EU level: innovative companies across the mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics, ICT and metal technology sectors that develop and manufacture the products, systems and services that enable a prosperous and sustainable future. Orgalim welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) guidance.

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, providing innovative technology solutions which are underpinning the twin green and digital transitions and can unlock a greener, healthier and more prosperous future for the European Union and its citizens.

Europe’s technology industries, represented by Orgalim, welcome the revision of the TEN-E regulation as an opportunity to make the regulatory framework fit for purpose. In the future, projects benefitting from a Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) status should contribute to meeting the EU’s decarbonisation objectives.

Europe’s technology industries, represented by Orgalim, welcome the revision of the TEN-E regulation as an opportunity to make the regulatory framework fit for purpose to support the ongoing fundamental clean energy and digital transformations.

Orgalim, representing Europe's Technology Industries, calls upon EU policy makers to revise the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive in a such way as to: • Bring circularity into wastewater by elevating resource efficiency ambition; • Boost energy efficiency in the wastewater sector to contribute accomplishing climate neutrality goal by 2050; • Mainstream digitalisation in the wastewater sector; • Address storm…

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, comprised of 770,000 innovative companies spanning the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics, ICT and metal technology branches. Together they represent the EUs largest manufacturing sector, generating annual turnover of 2,906 billion, manufacturing one third of all European exports and providing 11.19 million direct jobs.

Executive summary Orgalim represents Europe’s technology industries, a dynamic and highly competitive sector that relies on European Union harmonisation legislation for its success. Orgalim also acts as an industry platform (our Machinery Task Force includes stakeholders from outside our membership) and adviser to the European Commission on the machinery topic.

Orgalim’s industries represent a wide variety of sectors in the manufacturing industries, the vast majority of which are small and medium sized enterprises for whom the Machinery Directive is the core piece of legislation.

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, comprised of 770,000 innovative companies spanning the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, ICT and metal technology branches. Together they represent the EUs largest manufacturing sector, generating annual turnover of over 2,755 billion, manufacturing one-third of all European exports and providing 11.6 million direct jobs.

An effective system of market surveillance is essential for ensuring that only compliant products are made available on the EU market. It has a crucial role to play in ensuring fair competition for European businesses, notably regarding imported products, as well as the protection of European consumers.

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, comprised of 770,000 innovative companies spanning the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, ICT and metal technology branches. Together they represent the EUs largest manufacturing sector, generating annual turnover of over 2,755 billion, manufacturing one-third of all European exports and providing 11.6 million direct jobs.

Orgalim represents Europes technology industries, comprised of 770 000 innovative companies spanning the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, ICT and metal technology branches. Together they represent the EUs largest manufacturing sector.

Orgalim, representing Europes technology industries, welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the Energy-efficient product legislation Omnibus simplification. 1.

Nowadays, only 40% of Europe’s waters are in good ecological health. Climate change, and competing water uses closely linked to population growth and insufficient water treatment, have been some of the main challenges determining the current status of Europe’s freshwaters.

As stressed in the Commission Communication on “digitising European Industry” (COM(2016)180), digitalisation has become one of the major drivers of industry’s competitiveness and innovation capacity. This is enabled namely through radio equipment which are increasingly incorporated in technological products such as telecommunication equipment, robotics, automation, laser and sensor technologies, electronics for…

Orgalime representing the European Technology Industries welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Commission Roadmap to evaluate the performance of RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).

Equipment falling under the scope of the ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU), also known as Ex Products, are equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Ex Products are primarily designed to ensure the health and safety of users. Ex Products are found in various industries, ranging from the energy sector and foodstuff to pharmaceutical manufacturing.