This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Cañete and Cabinet meetings with lobby consultancies'.


Ref. Ares(2015)5344681 - 25/11/2015
To: 
KRYNICKA Marta (CAB-ARIAS CAÑETE) 
Subject: 
Minutes of the meeting between Ms Cristina Lobillo Borrero (CLB), Yvon 
Slingenberg (YS) and representatives of Glass for Europe on 10 November 
2015 in Brussels  
 
Date: 10 November 2015 
Place: Brussels 
Participants: CLB + YS  with representatives of Glass for Europe 
SUBJECT: Meeting to discuss the possible content of an implementing measure on an EU 
energy label for windows 
 
Glass for Europe presented their views as regards: 
 
•  the importance of energy efficiency in buildings and empowering consumers 
•  the usefulness of an energy efficiency label for windows, notably to inform 
consumers and to take into account the latest technological developments 
•  the trade-off between simplicity and accuracy: a label could include 3-4 different 
climate conditions, but not the orientation or the use of shutter devices as this would 
make the label very complex and difficult for consumers to understand 
•  a tool for installers would not provide information to consumers and would lack 
transparency as to its use by the installer 
 
Cabinet replied that: 
 
•  reflections on the way forward as regards an energy label for windows are ongoing 
with and between services 
•  the points made by Glass for Europe would be taken into due account