Public Consultation on Future Regulation in the automotive area
8th April 2008 by Simon Emeny
One mechanism of ensuring product conformity is to use regulation. A prolific generator of such regulation is the EU. There are frequent consultations on such regulation and I came across this one recently. Not directly related to a product or service per se, but as I explained in a podcast last year, EU Regulation can cover everything from passports to straight bananas!
The automotive unit of DG Enterprise and Industry has launched a Public Consultation on Future Regulation in the automotive area. The consultation concerns:
(1) Reduction of CO2 Emissions of Light-Duty Vehicles by More Efficient Mobile Air Conditioning Equipment and Gear Shift Indicators;
(2) Safety Regulation of Mobile Air Conditioning Equipment.
Read the Public Consultation on Future Regulation in the automotive area consultation document
Interested parties are invited to send their replies to this consultation by 13 May 2008 to the following email address: entr-automotive-industry@ec.europa.eu and adding “MAC & GSI Regulation” into the subject line.
Simon manages Product Conformity for both the