European Economic
and Social Committee
Industrial Minerals Association-Europe, IMA-Europe
Summary of the initiative
Name
Industrial Minerals Association-Europe, IMA-Europe
Website(s)
Objective(s)
Increasing clients' trust in the quality of the products/services; Improving sector's image; Raising industry standards; Using it as a marketing tool; Enhancing the level of information. The EUROFEL quality scheme aims to provide customers with the same health and safety information regardless of the suppliers. It also aims at providing customers with comparable measured products specifications regardless of the suppliers. This is done through regular round robin interlaboratory exercises. Lastly, the members have agreed with an harmonised nomenclature of the products.
Description of the Initiative
Sector
Sector
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
PRIVATE ACT
Year
1999
Title of Act
EUROFEL Quality Scheme. Guidelines available for sale only
Geographical Coverage
Description
Description
Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
Conflict between national laws and EU law regarding labelling. When applying EU laws, we have been asked to also apply national law which was compatible. This leads to distort the harmonisation foreseen.
Target Group(s)
Eurofel member companies
Type of Instrument(s)
Unilateral code of conduct
Type of Financing
-
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) | yes | |||||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | ||||||||
| Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs) |
Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
-
Type of Enforcement
| Faming, shaming and blaming | Judicial sanctions | Membership suspension/exclusion | Private fines | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
-