European Economic
and Social Committee
Conseil Européen de la Construction d'appareils Domestiques - European Committee of Manufacturers of Domestic Equipment (CECED)
Summary of the initiative
Name
Conseil Européen de la Construction d'appareils Domestiques - European Committee of Manufacturers of Domestic Equipment (CECED)
Website(s)
Objective(s)
The CECED Code of Conduct is a voluntary Code that responds to the desire of the CECED members to make an impact and promote fair and sustainable standards for working conditions, social compliance and environmental performance. The CECED Code of Conduct thus sets up the basis for its members to continuously improve the performance in their production and supply facilities worldwide. Member companies are free to introduce stricter practices than those required in the Code. The CECED member companies are strongly encouraged to subscribe to the Code by notifying this in writing to the CECED General Secretariat. Member companies of national associations are also invited to subscribe to the Code. CECED will publish the names of all subscribing companies on the CECED website. The principles enshrined in this Code apply directly to the entire signatory company. In addition, companies are expected to promote the application of the Code's principles throughout their supply chains.
Description of the Initiative
Sector
Sector
Commission DG
Contact Point - Commission
EMPL F.1.
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
LEGISLATIVE ACT
Year
2007
Title of Act
Articles 154 and 155 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
PRIVATE ACT
Year
2005
Title of Act
CECED Code of Conduct
Geographical Coverage
Description
Description
Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
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Target Group(s)
Manufacturers of Domestic Equipments.
Type of Instrument(s)
Code of conduct; (EU social dialogue text) http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/dsw/dspMain.do?lang=en. The EU social partners pursued an autonomous dialogue following the process of social dialogue but resulting in 'new generation agreements or autonomous agreements'. These are not transposed into legal acts and therefore do not fall in the remit of traditional social dialogue. Autonomous agreements or new generation agreements are implemented by the procedures and practices specific to management, labour and the Member States.<BR>
Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied
Type of Financing
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Type of Monitoring
| Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulatees | Conduct regular visits and spot checks | Initiate complaints procedures | Maintain database of those bounded by the norms | Produce regular reports | Receive complaints and verify if norms were breached or not | Reflexive dialogue with the - stakeholders | Other | |
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| European Commission | ||||||||
| National public authority | ||||||||
| International public authority | ||||||||
| Private regulator (code owner) | ||||||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | ||||||||
| Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs) |
Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
The signatory company shall report about the practical implementation of the principles of the Code and the progress made, and this at least on a yearly basis. The preferred way of communication is the internet, and links to the company's corporate pages will be placed on CECED's website. This "progress report" to CECED is based on a predefined template. The "progress report" may be integrated in the company's sustainability or annual report.
Type of Enforcement
| Faming, shaming and blaming | Judicial sanctions | Membership suspension/exclusion | Private fines | Other | |
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| Private Regulator | yes | ||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | |||||
| Court system | |||||
| Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR) |
Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
A company will be considered as non-compliant with the Code requirements if it does not submit a "progress report" within one year after signing the Code or within one year after the last submitted progress report. A company that fails to submit a "progress report" will be regarded as inactive and its name will be removed from CECED's website until the company has submitted its next "progress report". In such cases CECED reserves itself the right to remove the name of the company from the list of signatories to the CECED Code of Conduct.
Results of Commission Monitoring
Link / Reference of Evaluation
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Downloads
SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 14