European Association of Consumer Electronics Manufacturers (EACEM), since 2009 DigitalEurope

Summary of the initiative

Name
European Association of Consumer Electronics Manufacturers (EACEM), since 2009 DigitalEurope
Objective(s)
Environmental and energy saving goals. The voluntary agreement negotiated by the European Association of Consumer Electronics Manufacturers (EACEM) sets targets to reduce energy consumption by televisions (TVs) and video recorders (VCRs) in standby mode. In 1997 EACEM had 29 members, comprised of 22 individual companies and 7 national trade associations, 16 member companies of EACEM signed the voluntary commitment at the time. On 30 April 1997, the European Association of Consumer Electronics Manufacturers (EACEM) submitted that agreement to the European Commission for negative clearance and/or exemption pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. The Commission indicated its intention to take a favourable view.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Sector

    Commission DG
    Contact Point - Commission
    ENER DDG1.C.3.

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    1997
    Title of Act
    EACEM energy saving commitment. Private act not available
    NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT
    Year
    1998
    Title of Act
    Notice pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Council Regulation No 17/62 (CE) concerning Case No IV/C 3/36.494 - EACEM energy saving commitment, Official Journal 16.1.1998, C 12, p. 2-4

    Geographical Coverage

    Global coverage
    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
    Waste of (non renewable) energy
    Target Group(s)
    Producers of electronic appliances
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Voluntary agreement
    Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied
    Type of Financing
    -
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commissionyes
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)yes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)yesyes
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    <P>EACEM: <BR>Establishes and keeps updated a list of participating manufacturers,&nbsp;provides this list and updates to DG XVII of the Commission and to third parties who request it; Obtains market share and sales data from the independent market research firm on sales of TVs and VCRs and&nbsp;provides this information to the consultant; Engages the outside consultant and manages the contract with the consultant. <BR>The consultant: <BR>For each calendar year, the Consultant will prepare and submit to EACEM and DG XVII by the end of April the following year, a report setting out: a list of the manufacturers who have not supplied data, a list of the manufacturers whose sales figures differ by more than 10% from the independent market research firm data, the joint market share of the manufacturers, and from 30 January 2001 a list of the manufacturers exceeding the specified maximum and average standby power consumption figures and an overall average standby power consumption for all the manufacturers. </P>
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    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
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
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