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France Industrie

France Industrie represents French industry with 82 members, including 51 large companies and 31 sector federations across all industrial sectors.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Denis Redonnet (Deputy Director-General Trade)

29 Jan 2026 · Meeting between France Industrie and DG Trade, Trade Defence Service

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and Amazon Europe Core SARL and

28 Jan 2026 · Politique commerciale de l'UE

France Industrie urges simplified and more realistic EU Taxonomy rules

5 Dec 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing technical screening criteria for the EU green taxonomy.
Message — France Industrie requests simpler criteria aligned with industrial standards and available data. They seek recognition for nuclear energy and decarbonization technology installations.123
Why — Simplified rules would lower administrative costs and facilitate green industrial financing.45
Impact — Environmental groups lose if strict pollution and recycling standards are weakened.67
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Meeting with Pierre Jouvet (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2025 · Le climat du commerce international et l'état de santé de l'industrie en Europe

Meeting with Julie Rechagneux (Member of the European Parliament) and Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie

19 Nov 2025 · Consultation métallurgie française

France Industrie urges holistic approach beyond recycling in Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025
Topic — EU legislation to enhance economic security and competitiveness through circular economy and recycled materials.
Message — The organization requests that the Act address the full range of circular economy practices, not just recycling. They emphasize simplification and coherence with existing regulations, stronger traceability of imports and exports, and harmonized end-of-waste criteria across Europe.123
Why — This would reduce regulatory complexity and compliance costs across multiple overlapping EU regulations.45
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Meeting with Céline Imart (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Sept 2025 · CBAM + CSRD

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

29 Sept 2025 · Trade policy, including EU-US

Response to European Climate Law amendment

15 Sept 2025

AFEP, MEDEF, France Industrie Press Release : Achieving Europes decarbonisation requires the immediate launch of a globally competitive agenda The European Commission proposes to create a legally binding target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. MEDEF, AFEP and France Industrie reaffirm their full commitment to decarbonising the European economy a vital condition for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement but consider this new target premature. The current Commissions mandate was built on the conclusions of the Draghi report, which underlined that decarbonisation and competitiveness are inseparable. One year on from the European elections, our organisations argue that the absolute priority must be the immediate implementation of a globally competitive agenda, structured around six key priorities: Completing the single market to eliminate intra-European barriers that fragment our economic potential Ensuring competitive access to energy and greater coherence in climate action Modernising competition policy Achieving and supporting the continents digital transformation Ensuring strategic use of public procurement Mobilising substantial private and public investment to drive Europes transformation. Implementing this agenda is a prerequisite for achieving climate targets. It must therefore contribute to the determination of the net greenhouse gas emission reduction target. This competitive agenda will ensure that the climate targets are both realistic and achievable for businesses. It will also allow the Commission, in collaboration with economic stakeholders, to define the measures needed to support the transition and determine how it will be financed. Conversely, without the immediate implementation of a competitive agenda, the premature adoption of climate targets will inevitably lead to industrial job losses, which will run counter to the interests of Europeans, both economically and socially. MEDEF, AFEP and France Industrie are therefore calling on the European authorities to provide, in the coming weeks, full visibility on the productive and competitive agenda that will underpin the launch of these six key initiatives. The pathway for net emission reductions can then be derived accordingly. AFEP, MEDEF and France Industrie stand ready to contribute, alongside all relevant stakeholders.
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France Industrie calls for full compensation of industrial carbon costs

5 Sept 2025
Topic — The European Commission is updating guidelines for compensating industries' indirect carbon costs.
Message — The organization calls for extending carbon cost compensation beyond 2030 and expanding the list of eligible sectors. They demand that aid intensity be increased to cover 100% of indirect costs.123
Why — Increased aid would lower production costs for large factories and protect their global competitiveness.45
Impact — EU member state budgets would face pressure as public spending on subsidies must increase.6
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Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and Mouvement des Entreprises de France and L'Oréal

27 Aug 2025 · Compétitivité

France Industrie demands ETS revenues back industrial greening efforts

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing the Emissions Trading System to meet climate goals.
Message — The organization calls for 100% of carbon market revenues to be spent on industrial decarbonization. They advocate for maintaining free pollution permits or delaying their reduction to protect competitiveness. Additionally, they request a full impact assessment before further tightening emission limits.1234
Why — These measures would protect French manufacturers from rising carbon costs and international competition.56
Impact — Climate goals are jeopardized by delaying quota reductions and prioritizing industrial subsidies.7
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France Industrie urges funding and permitting shock for decarbonisation

7 Jul 2025
Topic — This initiative aims to accelerate industrial decarbonisation while supporting European economic competitiveness.
Message — France Industrie calls for a simplification shock to reduce administrative delays and costs. They request increased public funding through a dedicated fund financed by EU ETS revenues. They propose a voluntary low-carbon label to stimulate demand for decarbonised products.123
Why — This would reduce administrative burdens and provide financial certainty for long-term investments.4
Impact — Foreign producers lose access to EU public markets if they fail to meet carbon standards.5
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Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

12 May 2025 · Politique industrielle européenne

Response to Delegated act on primarily used components under the Net-Zero Industry Act

20 Feb 2025

Vous trouverez en pièce-jointe la contribution de France Industrie, organisation qui rassemble les industriels français, à la consultation sur l'acte délégué sur les principaux composants utilisés dans le NZIA. Nous vous remercions pour cette opportunité et l'intérêt que vous porterez à nos propositions.
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Response to Implementing Act for guidelines on strategic projects

20 Feb 2025

France Industrie avait accueilli positivement lannonce du Net-Zero Industry Act mais déploré labsence de financements supplémentaires en dehors de lincitation au fléchage de 25% des recettes issues du système ETS et des critères non-tarifaires dans les marchés publics. Dans la continuité de la logique de facilitation et de simplification portée par le règlement initial et réaffirmée dans les lignes directrices de la présidente von der Leyen : nous appelons à conserver des critères flexibles pour que toutes les entreprises porteuses de projets technologiques net-zéro puissent avoir accès aux facilités et financements associés, nous soutenons également la définition dune liste de technologies stratégiques aussi exhaustive et large que possible.
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Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Feb 2025 · Politique industrielle européenne

Meeting with Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · meeting with France Industrie

Meeting with Laurent Castillo (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2024 · Compétitivité

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2024 · Politique industrielle française et européenne

Meeting with Geoffroy Didier (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Apr 2024 · Devoir de vigilance des entreprises en matière de durabilité

Meeting with François-Xavier Bellamy (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2024 · Priorités de l'industrie française pour la fin du mandat

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

21 Dec 2023 · Discussion on industrial decarbonization

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Association Française des Entreprises Privées / French Association of Large Companies

7 Dec 2023 · Règlement pour une industrie à zéro émission

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

16 Oct 2023 · Echanges sur NZIA, clean transition dialogues

Meeting with Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

23 May 2023 · Economic Security

Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)

11 May 2023 · APA level - Industrie européenne

France Industrie warns green taxonomy risks European deindustrialisation

28 Apr 2023
Topic — The EU is defining technical criteria for sustainable investments across various environmental goals.
Message — They want the rules to include all technologies helping decarbonization and avoid exclusion of industrial sectors. They also request eighteen months to prepare for new reporting obligations.12
Why — This would protect their access to capital and reduce the cost of compliance.34
Impact — Non-EU competitors would lose their regulatory advantage if forced to match European transparency standards.5
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France Industrie warns taxonomy rules could trigger deindustrialisation

28 Apr 2023
Topic — This consultation defines sustainable investment criteria for the EU's environmental and climate goals.
Message — France Industrie demands a technology-neutral approach that recognizes all activities helping the climate transition. They request an 18-month grace period for setting up data collection procedures.12
Why — This would prevent industrial firms from being excluded from essential financial markets.3
Impact — Environmental groups lose immediate access to data on industrial carbon footprints.4
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Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Apr 2023 · Industrie européenne

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

9 Feb 2023 · Exchange around the preparation of new taxonomy delegated act, the Net zero industry act and critical raw materials act

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and DASSAULT AVIATION and ERAMET

16 Jan 2023 · Taxonomy

Response to Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)

21 Dec 2022

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Meeting with Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

15 Dec 2022 · Industrial Policies

Meeting with Dominique Riquet (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2022 · Politique énergétique

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

26 Oct 2022 · Energy crisis, decarbonisation of industry, sustainable finance

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Oct 2022 · Mécanisme d'ajustement carbone aux frontières (équipe)

Meeting with Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

12 Jul 2022 · Taxonomy

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

12 Jul 2022 · Taxonomy

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2022 · Green Deal

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)

28 Jun 2022 · raw materials

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jun 2022 · Green Deal

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

14 Jun 2022 · Energy crisis ; taxonomy

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

17 Feb 2022 · Sustainable finance and the Taxonomy environmental delegated act

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

18 Nov 2021 · Industrial Strategy

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Sept 2021 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

21 Sept 2021 · Exchange on France Industrie (FI) position paper on industrial strategy; get deeper input from FI on their own ground information analysis.

Meeting with Mattia De' Grassi (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica) and Compagnie de SAINT-GOBAIN and

15 Sept 2021 · Exchange on the Conference & Reflection on the Future of Europe

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

26 Aug 2021 · Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

26 Aug 2021 · Sustainable finance taxonomy

Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

29 Jul 2021

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Response to Addressing distortions caused by foreign subsidies

22 Jul 2021

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Response to Revision of the Machinery Directive

6 Jul 2021

Please find enclosed France Industrie's contribution.
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Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

5 Jul 2021 · - the industrial strategy (update) - the upcoming CBAM legislative proposal - the trade policy (review) - the sustainable finance, taxonomy delegated acts

Response to Revision of EU legislation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals

1 Jun 2021

Please find enclosed France Industrie' input to REACH Revision Roadmap.
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Response to Revision of EU legislation on hazard classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals

1 Jun 2021

Please find enclosed France Industrie's input to CLP Revision Roadmap.
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Response to Modernising the EU’s batteries legislation

1 Mar 2021

France Industrie welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation and its integrated approach as it will allow much more efficient recycling of batteries used within the European Union. This initiative will also enable the emergence of a genuine European expertise through the development of a competitive and sustainable value chain for batteries in Europe in line with the new EU Industrial Strategy. France Industrie welcomes the “battery passport” (article 65). It will promote batteries recycling inside the EU and consolidate EU companies’ competitiveness. Some technical adjustments could however be brought to the proposal in order to avoid complexification of the industrial manufacturing and recycling processes. Instability, low predictability and complexity of the regulatory framework are important obstacles to industry competitiveness. France Industrie calls to clarify the roles of the actors all along the value chain, avoid to multiply the number of comitology acts & impose too short deadlines for their implementation and conduct a careful assessment on the actual needs for any additional burden. Confidentiality of data should also be carefully respected. France Industrie advises to include some flexibility in the regulation approach on the set targets in order to foster circular economy, regarding i.a. the evolution and availability of technologies for manufacturing and recycling in the future and the potential technical limits of industrial processes, the relevance of certain criteria (article 8) and figures of vehicles and batteries to be actually recycled in the future. Furthermore, parts of the regulation proposal are only focusing on specific battery technologies that are currently leading the market with the risk of preventing more innovative technologies from properly entering the market. Carbon leakage should be prevented. Therefore, in article 58, the definition of equivalent conditions shall be clearly detailed and strict and serious control taken. The provisions on hazardous substances should be consistent with the existing regulatory framework (REACH) and avoid the creation of an additional and parallel process. Measures related to hazardous substances should be taken thanks to a thorough and scientific-based approach, key enabler to foster the industry competitiveness. France Industrie acknowledges the necessity to comply with rules for the responsible sourcing of materials in the global battery value chain. In particular, It notes the legislative proposal on due diligence to be presented later in 2021 and calls to avoid any double regulation. France Industrie and its members will actively contribute to the debates during the legislative process in support to the European Parliament, Council and European Commission.
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Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

18 Feb 2021 · Industrial strategy

Response to Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces

8 Feb 2021

Please find attached France Industrie's contribution to the consultation.
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Response to Revision of the Communication on important projects of common European interest

18 Dec 2020

Veuillez trouver la contribution de France Industrie en pièce jointe.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

Please find enclosed France Industrie's position paper.
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Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

10 Jun 2020 · Discuss France Industrie's priorities which are the identification of European industrial ecosystems and the launch of an EU industrial forum

Meeting with Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

23 Jan 2020 · Echanges sur la polotique industrielle européenne (chaines de valeur stratégiques) et le Green Deal

Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

12 Apr 2019 · Industrial Policy

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

12 Apr 2019 · Industrial policy

Meeting with Keith Sequeira (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

5 Feb 2019 · Horizon Europe

Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)

15 Oct 2018 · Horizon Europe proposal

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

19 Oct 2017 · Digitising European Industry

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

19 Oct 2017 · Data economy, digitisation of European industry

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

26 Apr 2017 · General exchange of views on industry files

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

21 Sept 2016 · Exchange of view on issues, including competitiveness, digitalisation and skills

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and Association Française des Entreprises Privées / French Association of Large Companies

21 Sept 2016 · Energy policy

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

21 Sept 2016 · TTIP, CETA, MES

Meeting with Thibaut Kleiner (Digital Economy)

20 Sept 2016 · Digitisation of Industry

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

26 May 2016 · industry digitalisation

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

24 Feb 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

15 Jan 2016 · TTIP, modernisation of industry and relations with China.

Meeting with Fabien Dell (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

15 Jan 2016 · Preparation of a meeting with the Commissioner at "Le Cercle de l'Industrie"

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

15 Jan 2016 · rencontre nouveau Délégué Général

Meeting with Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

15 Jan 2016 · Situation et priorités économiques de la Commission

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

15 Jan 2016 · Environmental priorities 2016

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

15 Jan 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

15 Dec 2015 · current trade policy agenda + introduction new délégué général

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

15 Dec 2015 · DSM issues

Meeting with Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

15 Dec 2015 · Investment initiative

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

14 Dec 2015 · Better Regulation

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

17 Nov 2015 · Trade priorities

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

20 Oct 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

8 Sept 2015 · introductory meeting

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

9 Jul 2015 · DSM, H2020 and SUE

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

9 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner)

8 Jul 2015 · Situation de l'économie européenne

Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner)

8 Jul 2015 · Fonctionnement de la nouvelle Commission européenne et Plan Juncker

Meeting with Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and Association Française des Entreprises Privées / French Association of Large Companies

27 Apr 2015 · Energy Union Strategy

Meeting with Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

25 Mar 2015 · Priorities of the new Commission

Meeting with Fabien Dell (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

25 Mar 2015 · Préparation participation P. Moscovici au dîner du Cercle de l'Industrie

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

9 Mar 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

4 Mar 2015 · TTIP

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner)

3 Feb 2015 · Introduction to Le Cercle de l'Industrie

Meeting with Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

22 Jan 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska) and Association Française des Entreprises Privées / French Association of Large Companies

22 Jan 2015 · ETS Directive and the COP 21 in 2015

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

21 Jan 2015 · Presentation of the activities of Le Cercle de l'Industrie; Better Regulation