CECE Technical Week – first review of activities in 2022

From 21st to 24th March, CECE held the quarterly meetings – the “Technical Week”, gathering all the technical experts nominated by CECE members working in the six active Project Teams (PTs) and in the CECE Technical Commission.

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During PT Machinery, members discussed the CECE advocacy during the revision of the Machinery Directive and issues relating to the inclusion of Pressure Equipment in construction machines. On PT Road Circulation, the Secretariat provided a state of play of the European Commission’s efforts in harmonising the road circulation requirements for mobile machinery in the EU. PT Noise analysed the updated CECE position on Noise test codes & measurement methods for the update of the Outdoor Noise Directive.

Regarding environmental topics, PT3R members had a feedback about the Batteries and Waste Batteries discussions in both Parliament and Council, and prioritised activities for the upcoming REACH revision, the European Commission proposal on Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI) and F-gases Regulation. PT engine emissions exchanged on the latest news for the stage V regulation and revised the targeted information on emissions reductions for the construction machinery sector across Europe.

As part of the PT on European Data policy, members have been informed on the legislative developments concerning EU data policy. In particular, the discussion covered the recently published EU Data Act Commission’s proposal and the resulting potential implications for the construction equipment sector. The exchange of views was supported by a presentation of Orgalim’s first assessment of the text. In addition, the Secretariat provided a state of play for cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

During the online Technical Commission’s meeting, participants were reported on the activities of each Project Team and had a regulatory update on Brexit. Finally, the group focused on future CECE activities on alternative power trains and standardisation.

The next technical week will take place in Brussels from 20th to 23th June 2022.