ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 59 Industry News EU policymakers are now moving ahead with the legislative process and have entered trilogue negotiations on the Ecodesign Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). NGOs and European industries are once again joining forces to warn about the risk of overlooking the need for strong enforcement provisions. Without an effective and ef cient enforcement of the new requirements, both the competitiveness of the internal market as well as the overall credibility and impact of EU rules will be undermined. The online sale of non-compliant products to customers should also be There cannot be a Green Deal without a strong enforcement framework addressed as part of the ESPR. There are an increasing number of non-compliant and dangerous products that end up on the EU market, and that consumers unknowingly end up buying. At the same time, too few compliance checks are carried out in Europe compared to the number of products available. The ESPR proposal, as published by the European Commission last year, included strong provisions on enforcement. Member States were to be obliged to perform a minimum number of checks per product group and draw up a Market Surveillance Action Plan every two years. These measures were further reinforced by the position adopted in the European Parliament that called for suf cient resources for Market Surveillance authorities. All of this was in line with, and in support of, the quite recent Market Surveillance Regulation 2019/2010/EU. EEW Trade Show in Enniscorthy - A great success Mick Bissett, Hager chatting to customer. ‒On 12th September EEW held what turned out to be a very well attended trade show at the Riverside Hotel. Many of their suppliers were exhibiting so Electric.ie went along to take a look. Ledvance: Steven Young and Stevie Young The Kempston Control Team, Sean McGee, Ken Lynch & Kieran King. The EEW Team. The Garo Team with Tom Byrne. Connor Margetson and the BEG range of products.
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