Ref. Ares(2019)1657154 - 13/03/2019
From:
Sent:
mardi 13 novembre 2018 17:50
To:
NUNES DE ALMEIDA Joaquim (GROW);
Subject:
Meeting with DigitalEurope: standards, common charger and e-labelling
Importance:
High
Carsten Bermig,
met
DigitalEurope) this afternoon. Here are the main
take-aways.
•
Standardisation. Although it was formally not on the agenda, it turned out to be the most important point.
DigitalEurope had attended the BDI event and had clearly understood the message. They want to stop the
finger pointing and the blame game, and wish to get faster standards etc in a more cooperative way. He
underlined the importance of standards for the RED and repeated DigitalEurope’s willingness to work very
closely with the Commission. They suggested that a task-force should be set up, consisting of the
Commission, the ESOs and stakeholders (i.e. industry, consumers and the other interested groups). Carsten
welcomed the idea of a task force and expressed his political support for the idea, especially for drafting the
guidance.
•
Common charger: DigitalEurope is opposed to a regulatory solution. Carsten said that the Commission will
decide on the basis of the impact assessment (ongoing).
•
E-labelling. Short presentation of the study done on behalf of DigitalEurope, by the same contractor that did
our study on e-labelling. DigitalEurope expressed its lively interest in e-labelling. Carsten confirmed that this
will have to be examined under the next College.
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