Lobbying by PANASONIC EUROPE BV

PANASONIC EUROPE BV

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Lobbying Activity

Response to Digital package – digital omnibus

14 Oct 2025

Panasonic is a diversified manufacturer and digital solutions provider across consumer electronics, connected appliances, B2B/industrial systems, and software/IoT. Operating at EU scale, we see both the cost of regulatory fragmentation and the upside from coherent, standardsled rules. We support the Digital Omnibus as a surgical simplification package that delivers nearterm, highimpact fixes without lowering protection. The core issue is not a lack of rules but incoherence across them. Modernise ePrivacy to end banner fatigue with a narrow consentfree basis for firstparty measurement using privacyenhancing techniques and for strictly necessary security/integrity telemetry, with an explicit ban on crosssite tracking and recognition of verifiable browser/OS preference signals. This reserves consent for genuinely optional tracking and keeps essential telemetry lawful for QoS, safety, and security. Create a Single EU Digital Incident Portal (SEDIP) to file once, route many across overlapping regimes. Use a harmonised severity taxonomy and milestonesearly warning at 24 hours, substantial notification at 72 hours, final at 30 days (extendable for complexity). Empower a common data model via implementing acts, align with ENISA/CSIRTs, and recognise equivalence so one complete submission satisfies multiple obligations. This reduces rework, versioncontrol risk, and improves supervisory visibility. Within the data acquis, align key definitions across DGA/FFNPDR/Open Data and introduce EUwide passporting for DGAregistered data intermediation services, while reaffirming tradesecret and security safeguards. For the AI Act, clarify that patches/bug fixes/stability updates that dont change intended purpose or materially alter risk are not substantial modifications. Require one technical file accepted across AI Act/CRA/RED where duties overlap; route AI seriousincident reporting via SEDIP; recognise ISO/IEC42001 and the NIST AI RMF as acceptable evidence pending full harmonised standards. Standardise machinereadable GPAI disclosures, provide a portable LowImpact Determination route, publish authoritative decision trees/obligation matrices, and issue joint AI Office/EDPB guidance to prevent GDPR spillover to nonpersonal partitions. For EUDI/eIDAS and the EU Business Wallet, consolidate relyingparty obligations with safe harbours when verification steps are met; apply onein, oneout by retiring duplicative KYC/KYB checks once eIDASlevel assurance is achieved; and hardwire interoperability (EUDI ARF, W3C VCDM2.0, ISO180135/232202). Clarify actorrelative treatment of pseudonymised identifiers to streamline lowrisk RP/QTSP processing. Align eIDAS supervision with NIS2 via SEDIP; add timelimited continuity designations for expiring QSCD/HSMs; set clear revocation cutoffs; recognise long card lifecycles; expose modular roles; and establish sharedresponsibility baselines for vendors and device/OS platforms. Digitisation of product compliance needs realistic timelines: adopt a 36month runway (with staged milestones) for Digital Product Passports and digital technical files, include the CRA in scope, unify digital contact around the GPSR electronic address and drop mandatory printed postal addresses, limit use of temporary common specifications in favour of harmonised standards, and permit digitalonly instruction manuals except where a specific standard mandates paper. We recommend anchoring KPIs in the Staff Working Documentadministrative hours saved per incident, fewer consent prompts and higher adoption of preference signals, eliminated national registrations for data intermediation, faster AI update cycles due to clarified modification thresholds, and uptake of walletbased flows post deduplicationpaired with an implementation roadmap and early standards requests. Bottom line: this package cuts duplicative process, accelerates timetomarket, and preserves the EUs protective baseline.

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Response to Heating and cooling strategy

9 Oct 2025

Panasonic would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback on the upcoming Heating and Cooling Strategy. It is essential to uphold climate ambitions and its key legislations, with heat pumps playing a crucial role in achieving them by significantly contributing to energy efficiency, decarbonisation, flexibility, and energy security. The heat pump industry has demonstrated its ability to innovate, but a combination of rising requirements, national developments and restricted refrigerant options is putting pressure and uncertainty on the sector. Additionally, supply-side policies are currently being prioritised, demand-side challenges are not always being equally addressed, while this is essential for a robust heat pump industry in Europe. To achieve this, specific conditions should be looked into: predictable & stable support schemes; accessible and low-/zero-interest rate loans with public authorities as guarantors; reduced levies on electricity; stronger focus on total cost of ownership; communication on all types of heat pumps; and recognising the cooling function of heat pumps as an essential feature for comfort and health. Please find attached our detailed feedback.

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Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

15 Sept 2025 · - Compétitivité des entreprises - Relation Japon/UE avec les USA - Decarbonation - Batterie, chaine de valeur - Voiture electrique

Response to Energy labelling of low temperature heat emitters

25 Jul 2025

Panasonic Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Europe would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide input on the call for evidence on energy labelling of low temperatures heat emitters. Our detailed feedback can be consulted in attachment.

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Response to Technical description of important and critical products with digital elements

18 Apr 2025

Panasonic welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission's public consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act Implementing Act. We acknowledge the significance of this act in providing clarity and practical guidance for the CRA's effective implementation. Stakeholder input is crucial for robust and technically sound legislation that fosters a secure digital ecosystem. Panasonic supports the CRA's goals to enhance digital product cybersecurity and protect against cyber threats. We believe in a harmonized framework that promotes best practices across the supply chain. However, balancing regulation with the need to avoid undue burdens on manufacturers is vital. The final Implementing Act must provide adequate time and clear guidance for manufacturers to adapt. A phased approach and comprehensive support materials are essential for smooth transition and effective compliance. Continued dialogue between the Commission, industry, and experts is important to address ambiguities. Our feedback emphasizes the need for clarity and precision. We highlight the need for clearer definitions of key terms (e.g., "core functionality," "internet-connected") and a precise scope for product categories. This will prevent misinterpretations and ensure consistent application. We also address challenges related to multi-functional products and the necessity for guidance on their classification. Panasonic believes that addressing these points will enhance the Implementing Act's clarity, effectiveness, and proportionality. We are committed to constructive engagement to ensure the CRA's success in strengthening EU cybersecurity while supporting innovation.

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Response to Review of the energy labelling for professional refrigerators

26 Mar 2025

Panasonic would like to thank the European Commission for the possibility to provide input to the call for evidence on the review of ecodesign and energy labelling rules for professional refrigerators. Panasonic supports European ambitions for the transition to a carbon-free society. Our company has always been a strong advocate for the prevention and reduction of direct and indirect emissions from its equipment, supporting the people and the planet to move towards more sustainable lifestyles and businesses. Panasonic is a producer of condensing units in Europe, with a factory in Wroclaw, Poland, and at global level. In refrigeration, our company has been one of the pioneers (first unit supplied in 2010) to heavily invest in developing highly efficient CO2 condensing units for the food retail, hospitality, and healthcare industries, even well before the 2014 HFC phase down was enacted. Panasonic input, attached, focuses on two main points from the revision impacting professional refrigeration condensing units: 1) the level for the future minimum energy efficiency requirements and 2) the proposal to introduce an energy labelling for condensing units.

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Response to Ecodesign requirements for air heating and cooling products (review)

30 Aug 2024

Panasonic Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Europe would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide a contribution to the call for evidence on the review of Ecodesign requirements for air heating products, cooling products, high temperature process chillers, and fan coil units. The Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281setting of Ecodesign requirements for air heating products, cooling products, high temperature process chillers, and fan coil units cover a wide range of key technologies to achieve Europes climate targets and building decarbonisation. This review comes at a moment where Europes is at a cornerstone when it comes to decarbonising its building stock, but also ensuring that its industry remains competitive and leads technological developments on heating and cooling equipment. For this reason, it will be crucial in this review to strike the right balance between additional product obligations, the need to set a coherent legislative framework for products that are already heavily regulated on, such as on their refrigerant GWP, and the significant energy gains that can effectively and concretely be achieved thanks to new measures. Panasonic would like to provide several complementary information and technical input, as they are parameters that can grandly influence the future requirements and updates of existing requirements.

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Meeting with Pascal Durand (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

14 Sept 2023 · CSRD and related standards (APA only)

Response to Action plan on accelerating Heat Pump market and deployment

26 May 2023

Please find attached our contribution.

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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Bas Eickhout (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Nov 2022 · F-gases

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders), Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)