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Business awards ceremony, Geneva 17th October 2011Valentina Mauri, CECE
The Voice of the European
Construction Equipment Industry
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1.Introduction to CECE: business, structure
and members
2.Mission of CECE
3.Examples of self regulation: statistics and
standardisation
4.Other common activities and positioning of
CECE: communication and events
Index
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The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry
CECE is a registered international non-profit association according to Belgium law
Members of CECE are national associations of the construction industry
No direct company membership – but direct company involvement in the work
CECE is financed by membership fees and additional income
About
CECE as an
organisation:
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The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry
1200 companies
120 000 workers employed
around 20 billion € in 2010
Industry behind
CECE :
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CECE – The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry
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The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry
... representing and promoting the European Construction Equipment
and related Industries,...
... coordinating the views of National Associations and their members …
... influencing the European/national institutions and other organisations world-wide
to achieve a free and fair competitive environment via harmonized standards and regulations ...
CECE’s
Mission
Statement:
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CECE Activities
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• Connecting national associations
• Lobbying
• Technical Work (standardisation and influencing technicla legislation)
• Trade Policy
• Statistics & Economic Information
• Exhibitions – Cooperation & Policy
• Platform for our European Industry
• Worldwide Networking
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CECE – Organisational Structure
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Steering GroupExecutive
CommitteePresidents’ Committee
Chairmen of Commissions
Sections: product-related groupsRoad e. / concrete e. / tower cranes / earthmoving e. …
Commissions: topic-related groupsStatistical / Trade Policy / Technical
Advisory Groups: new toolExhibition Policy / Technical Policy
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CECE – Organisational StructureTechnical Topics
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Technical Commission
Project Teams
CONEQT
Exhaust emissions
Outdoor Noise
Machinery Safety
Environment
CO2
Road Regulations
CECE – CEMA
High_level CO2 Group
CECE – CEMA – Euromot
ITF Emissions
CECE – AEM – CEMA - KOCEMA
JTLM
European CommissionConsulting Groupseg GEME Group
Machinery WG
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CECE Office in Brussels
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Ralf WezelSecretary General
Ralf WezelSecretary General
Alisa JamesTeam AssistantAlisa JamesTeam Assistant
Stephan BelaenCECE Tech ManagerStephan BelaenCECE Tech Manager
Valentina MauriCECE Policy AdvisorValentina MauriCECE Policy Advisor
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Voluntary work, well defined rules
• All members of CECE participate on a voluntary basis: no agreement on common behavior or common decisions against competitors
• Groups gathering in CECE should be aware of competition rules and respect them.
• Exchange of confidential information on prices or marketing plans is forbidden!
Agreements to exclude competitors are forbidden
All behaviours causing distortions of market competition are forbidden!
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Voluntary work, well defined rules
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Statistics: voluntary and compliant
• Statistics on product groups are run by CECE
• Main statistical Committee at CECE defines the rules
and frequency for statistics reporting
• Data are collected by manufacturers directly
• Only those providing data receive reports on
statistics:
Great incentives for SMEs
Always in compliance: for each product MORE than 2
manufacturers have to report. If not, NO Statistics
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Technical Work: common work and objectives, no exchange of confidential information
• Stardisation: voluntary path to comply with the
mandatory legislation
• CECE works on standards to agree on state of the art
technology (work in CEN, UNECE etc)
• BUT standard remain only one option, companies can
develop their own way within or outside of CECE
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Self regulation work on policies and communication
• Agree on positions. Common messages to be
conveyed to the EU institutions on :
• Environmental topics,
• Market surveillance,
• External trade negotiations.
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Current common repositioning of the industry as
innovative and environmentally friendly
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Questions?
Valentina Mauri
Bd Auguste Reyers 80
1030 Bruxelles
Thank you for your attention