Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 slide 1 Business awards ceremony, Geneva 17 th October 2011 Valentina Mauri, CECE The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015slide 2 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

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015Jan 2009 – slide 3 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:

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015Jan 2009 – slide 4 The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry  1200 companies  workers employed  around 20 billion € in 2010 Industry behind CECE :

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 CECE – The Voice of the European Construction Equipment Industry

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015Jan 2009 – slide 6 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:

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 CECE Activities slide 7 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

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 CECE – Organisational Structure slide 8 Steering Group Executive Committee Presidents’ Committee Chairmen of Commissions Sections: product-related groups Road e. / concrete e. / tower cranes / earthmoving e. … Commissions: topic-related groups Statistical / Trade Policy / Technical Advisory Groups: new tool Exhibition Policy / Technical Policy

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 CECE – Organisational Structure Technical Topics slide 9 Technical Commission Project Teams CONEQT Exhaust emissions Outdoor Noise Machinery Safety Environment CO 2 Road Regulations CECE – CEMA High_level CO2 Group CECE – CEMA – Euromot ITF Emissions CECE – AEM – CEMA - KOCEMA JTLM European Commission Consulting Groups eg GEME Group Machinery WG

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 CECE Office in Brussels slide 10 Ralf Wezel Secretary General Alisa James Team Assistant Stephan Belaen CECE Tech Manager Valentina Mauri CECE Policy Advisor

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 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! slide 11

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 Voluntary work, well defined rules slide 12

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015slide 13 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

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 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 slide 14

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 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. slide 15

Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015slide 16 Current common repositioning of the industry as innovative and environmentally friendly

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Valentina Mauri– 08/09/2015 Questions? Valentina Mauri Bd Auguste Reyers Bruxelles Thank you for your attention