FIEC some basics Am bassador for m em bers interests to EU - PDF document

10/10/2015 FIEC FIEC–current activities current activities Ulrich UlrichPaetzold Paetzold Director Director General General EIC General Assembly Rotterdam, 9 th October 2015 FIEC – some basics  “Am bassador” for m em bers’ interests to EU institutions, based on close cooperation with member federations  Com plem entaritywith EIC, i.e. interests in Europe (FIEC) and outside of Europe (EIC) i.e. “defensive” interests (FIEC) and “offensive” interests (EIC)  Joint W Gs in areas of com plem entary know how, incl. coordination with local contractors’ associations concerned  Recognised“Social Partner” (just confirmed by EC study) with possibility to negotiate agreements → EU law  80 % of national law is based on EU law 1

10/10/2015 SW EDEN NORW AY FI NLAND DENMARK European interestsof Enterprises NETHERLANDS LI THUANI A 1905 ESTONI A • of all sizes UNI TED KI NGDOM activein all • 1 m st eeting fields of I RELAND buildingand 27 GERMANY SLOVAKI A civil 28 BELGI UM engineering HUNGARY FRANCE ROMANI A Countries Countries LUXEMBOURG TURKEY BULGARI A SPAI N PORTUGAL GREECE Full 32 SW I TZERLAND Member 30 CROATI A AUSTRI A Observer Federations I TALY Member Federations CYPRUS SLOVENI A Co-operation MALTA Agreement SW EDEN FI NLAND DENMARK international interestsof Enterprises NETHERLANDS 1970 • of all sizes • activein all 1 m st eeting fields of buildingand 15 GERMANY civil 15 BELGI UM engineering FRANCE Countries Countries TURKEY BULGARI A SPAI N PORTUGAL GREECE Full Member 15 15 SW I TZERLAND AUSTRI A Federations I TALY Federations 8 “ACMs” 2

10/10/2015 FIEC current activities (ECO)  Juncker Investm ent Plan–EFSI “EuropeanFund for Strategic Investm ent”  normal EIB procedures (via commercial banks)  higher risks acceptable, without endangering EIB “AAA” status  min. 25 million €/ project (otherwise regrouping of smaller ones)  M arket Access instrum ent (“reciprocity”)  new attempt for “leverage” in international trade negotiations  EC internal draft text almost complete  LUX Presidency might “test the water”, NL Pres. not interested  Will not avoid “COVEC situations”  Spain: “reciprocity confirmation" by embassy for 3 rd country firms FIEC current activities (SOC & Social Dialogue )  Assessm ent of all Health & Safety legislation  Psycho-social risks (“stress”)  Musculo-Skeletal Disorders  Nano-technology used in material/ products  Respirable Crystalline Silica (inclusion in Carcinogens Dir. possible)  “M obility package”, incl. possiblem odifications of  the “Posting” Directive  the Regulation for coordination of national social security systems  Fight against undeclared work  European platform being created (EC/ EP/ Council)  incl. “Social Partners” of sectors most concerned (construction)  Single-m em ber private lim ited liabilitycom pany (SUP) 3

10/10/2015 FIEC current activities (TEC)  Execution Standards  risk that CEN standards increasingly concern installation/ execution,  this would lead to the contractor’s responsibility, not the producer’s  Future EU standardisation policy  EC Communication  EC intends to use standardisation for all areas (ECO/ SOC/ TEC)  Label for resource efficiency of buildings  risk of additional assessment procedures to be done by contractors  Circular Econom y Package/ W aste Directives  recycling/ reuse of construction material  recycled/ reused material must be “fit for purpose” FIEC current activities (EC “Construction 2020”)  "Strategy for the sustainable com petitiveness of the construction sector and its enterprises "  High Level Tripartite Strategic Forum  Them atic Groups  1 “Stimulating investment in building renovation, infra., innovation”  2 “Skills and qualifications”  3 “Improving resource efficiency, environmental performance and business opportunities”  4 “Strengthening the Internal Market for Construction”  5 “International competitiveness” (EIC and FIEC)  Studies: services directive, “fitness check” 4

10/10/2015 FIEC current activities (Joint FIEC/ EIC WG "Poland")  Sejm , Infrastructure Com m ission, sub-com m ission “roads” - hearing 30/9/2015  FIEC/ EIC, NL organisation C.R.O.W . and National Contracting Forum(NCF)  positive reactions from chair - who will not be in next Sejm  needs pressure also via Polish am bassadors invited to m eet national M inisters  "21 dem ands for sound project m anagem ent"  initial draft with 18 “golden principles” circulated to W G for input  Transport Com m issioner Bulc’sresponse  direct responsibility for CEF-financed "ViaBaltica" lots in PL  Involvem ent of local contractors’ associations  general issue for all Central and Eastern European countries FIEC current activities (Joint FIEC/ EIC WG “ethics”)  ISO ant-corruption m anagem ent standard  FIEC “liaison“ status, PC/278, FIEC/ EIC representative: Per Nielsen  draft being finalised, for voting by National Standardisation Institutions  CoST (Construction Sector Transparency Initiative)  initially UK initiative, aim ed at developing countries  first contacts for extension to EU level  FIEC/ EIC representative in CoST review advisory panel: Frank Kehlenbach  European Econom ic and Social Com m ittee  CCM I/ 132:“Fighting Corruption” (UP in Study Group) adopted, Plenary 16/9/2015  m ain success: request for fair/ balanced contract conditions 5

10/10/2015 For further information: u.paetzold@ fiec.eu www.fiec.eu www.fiec.eu 6