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TÜV-Verband represents technical inspection organizations, promoting technical and digital safety plus sustainability of vehicles, products, facilities and services through independent testing and uniform standards.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Delegated Regulation on effective and secure access to On-Board Diagnostic and Repair and Maintenance Information

1 Dec 2025

TÜV-Verband supports the Commissions objective of strengthening vehicle cybersecurity while ensuring fair, secure, and non-discriminatory access to diagnostic data. For the measures to be effective, the delegated act must remain clear, practicable, and robust over the entire vehicle lifecycle. This requires: maintaining vehicle inspectability and repairability at all times, avoiding unnecessary dependencies on manufacturer-controlled backend systems, and ensuring that independent, state-authorized bodies remain fully capable of performing their tasks in the public interest. A coherent regulatory frameworkaligned across all relevant automotive regulationsand the systematic involvement of impartial, independent bodies are essential to achieving these goals. Please, find our complete feedback in the document attached.
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TÜV Association urges EU-wide standards for circular materials

6 Nov 2025
Topic — Proposed EU Circular Economy Act to enhance resource efficiency and competitiveness.
Message — The association requests EU-wide end-of-waste and by-product criteria for priority streams, coupled with common quality classes for secondary raw materials. They emphasize harmonized standards, robust conformity assessments, and effective market surveillance. They also call for binding requirements for quality, sustainability and traceability of secondary materials.123
Why — This would expand their members' role as third-party certifiers of circular materials.45
Impact — Importers of non-EU recyclates face stricter verification requirements for product authenticity.6
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TÜV Association opposes AI Act delay, urges timely implementation

10 Oct 2025
Topic — EU Digital Omnibus proposal to simplify digital regulations including AI Act.
Message — The association requests that simplification efforts not weaken protection requirements and opposes extensive postponement of the AI Act. They accept only a short 6-12 month extension for notified body establishment while maintaining core deadlines.123
Why — This protects their business model of providing AI system certification and conformity assessments.45
Impact — Companies seeking regulatory delays lose time to postpone compliance investments and system upgrades.6
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German Technical Inspection Body Calls for Independent Certification of Nature Credits

30 Sept 2025
Topic — EU roadmap to establish science-based financing instruments for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Message — The association urges the Commission to make independent third-party certification mandatory for nature credits, build on existing international methodologies like Verra's SD VISta framework, and ensure nature credits are recognized as standalone contributions rather than mere co-benefits of carbon projects.123
Why — This would position TÜV inspection bodies as key verifiers in the emerging nature credits market.45
Impact — Project developers face higher costs from mandatory independent certification requirements.6
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Meeting with Felicia Stoica (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and TÜV Rheinland AG and

19 Sept 2025 · Exchange on NLF, Market Surveillance Regulation and the Standardisation.

TÜV Association urges risk-based approach and accreditation reform in NLF revision

2 Sept 2025
Topic — Revision of the New Legislative Framework for EU product safety and market surveillance legislation.
Message — The organization requests retaining the modular toolbox structure of Decision 768/2008/EC, introducing a new Module V for validation and verification, harmonizing EU accreditation practices, and integrating digital product passports. They oppose any de facto prioritization of Module A (internal production control) and warn against deregulation that compromises protection objectives.123
Why — This would preserve their role as notified conformity assessment bodies in higher-risk product assessments.45
Impact — Consumers and the public lose stronger independent safety verification if Module A becomes the default approach.67
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TÜV Association urges crackdown on dangerous third-country online imports

7 Aug 2025
Topic — New EU strategy setting consumer policy priorities and actions for 2025-2030.
Message — The association calls for removing the 150 EUR customs exemption and holding online platforms liable for unsafe products. They also propose an independent certification system to verify trustworthy manufacturers.123
Why — Expanded certification requirements would drive demand for the association's independent testing and verification services.4
Impact — Non-EU retailers and online marketplaces would face increased costs and stricter legal liability.56
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Response to Revision of the Standardisation Regulation

21 Jul 2025

We welcome the European Commission's initiative to undertake the Standardisation Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 a revision. European standardisation plays a key role for ensuring safety, quality and competitiveness of the Single Market. In addition, European Single Market legislation provides a central role for European standardisation (harmonised standards) as part of the New Legislative Framework. However, the framework conditions have changed significantly in recent years: Shorter innovation cycles, new technological developments and increasing demands for sustainability and digitalisation pose new challenges for the system. The upcoming revision must take these challenges into account and address structural weaknesses with the aim of making European standardisation fit for the future. The following points, among others, must be taken into account: 1) Extension of the scope to include processes and systems (Articles 1 and 2), 2) Clarification of the definition of harmonised standard (Article 2(1)(c) and Article 10(6)), 3) European coordination of international standardisation activities. Please refer to our attached position paper outlining these points in further detail.
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Response to Revision of the Roadworthiness Package

20 Jul 2025

TÜV-Verband represents the political and technical interests of the TÜV organizations, which together employ around 30,000 highly qualified professionals in the automotive sector and are active in approximately 70 countries worldwide. As independent, neutral, and sovereignly recognized technical services, the TÜV organizations and their experts have been instrumental in advancing vehicle and road safety since 1910. In light of this long-standing and sovereignly mandated role, TÜV-Verband welcomes the European Commissions proposal for the EU roadworthiness package, in particular the revision of Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. We see substantial potential in the proposal to further strengthen road safety and reduce the environmental impact of road traffic throughout Europe. We especially welcome the inclusion of technology-neutral and future-proof provisions, which are essential to ensure that inspection procedures remain effective in the context of rapidly evolving vehicle technologiesranging from advanced driver assistance systems and connectivity to electric and software-defined vehicles. As independent and officially authorized third-party inspection bodies, TÜV organizations are uniquely positioned to assess these complex systems throughout the vehicle lifecycle. The neutrality, expertise, and legal recognition of TÜV inspections are central to maintaining public trust in the technical integrity and safety of vehicles. With the attached feedback document, TÜV-Verband submits detailed technical observations and legislative recommendations from the perspective of independent inspection organizations. We look forward to contributing constructively to the ongoing legislative process and to supporting the EU in building a safe, secure, and sustainable mobility system for the future.
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Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jul 2025 · EU Roadworthiness Package

TÜV Association calls for mandatory independent verification of low-carbon labels

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The initiative aims to accelerate industrial decarbonization and stimulate investments in Europe.
Message — The association demands mandatory verification of carbon declarations by independent bodies to ensure label credibility. They seek an EU-wide harmonized methodology including carbon capture and storage pathways.12
Why — Mandatory certification requirements would generate sustained demand for the association's auditing and testing services.3
Impact — Industrial producers would face increased compliance costs and bureaucratic hurdles for mandatory audits.4
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TÜV Association urges binding deadlines for national notifying authorities

4 Jul 2025
Topic — Proposal to postpone battery due diligence obligations for economic operators by two years.
Message — The TÜV Association supports postponing battery due diligence obligations until August 2027. They recommend setting binding deadlines for Member States to designate notifying authorities in future legislation. This aims to ensure the timely operational readiness of assessment bodies.12
Why — Harmonised timelines would provide the planning security needed to offer new assessment services.34
Impact — Member State governments would lose flexibility over their own administrative and designation timelines.5
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TÜV Association seeks better standards for carbon removal verification

1 Jul 2025
Topic — Implementing rules for the harmonised third-party verification of European carbon removals.
Message — TÜV stresses the need for close alignment with existing international and European standards. They propose changing auditor experience requirements to focus on carbon removals rather than fuels.12
Why — This would reduce administrative burdens and simplify hiring criteria for specialized auditors.34
Impact — Scheme owners lose access to surveillance reports, potentially reducing transparency of certifications.5
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TÜV Association urges targeted updates to EU Cybersecurity Act

18 Jun 2025
Topic — The Commission is revising the Cybersecurity Act to improve the EU's certification framework.
Message — They support a targeted regulatory intervention rather than a complete repeal of current legislation. They recommend developing new certification schemes and considering making them mandatory in certain areas. They also advocate for better stakeholder participation in scheme development.12
Why — Mandatory certification schemes would increase demand for the testing services provided by members.3
Impact — Businesses in sectors where certification becomes mandatory will face increased costs and regulations.4
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TÜV-Verband demands stricter reliability checks for vehicle monitoring systems

13 May 2025
Topic — Technical standards for monitoring vehicle emissions and battery health under Euro 7 rules.
Message — Detailed procedures are needed to ensure emission monitoring systems remain reliable throughout a vehicle's lifetime. Physical inspection ports must be maintained alongside wireless data transmission for maintenance and repair.123
Why — Mandatory periodic inspections of monitoring systems would secure a permanent role for technical testing bodies.4
Impact — Manufacturers face increased complexity and costs from providing long-term data access and hardware maintenance.5
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Response to EU rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostics - targeted evaluation

21 Mar 2025

The TÜV Association is of the opinion that the MDR and IVDR have only partially achieved their goal of establish[ing] a robust, transparent, predictable and sustainable regulatory framework for medical devices which ensures a high level of safety and health while supporting innovation (cf. Recital 1 MDR). Since coming into effect, there have repeatedly been interpretation issues, a need for amendments and delays in all areas. A revision of the two regulations therefore is necessary. The TÜV Association considers the following points to be crucial (see attachment).
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Response to Implementing regulation for electronic instructions for use for medical devices

20 Mar 2025

Der TÜV-Verband und die IG-NB begrüßen die öffentliche Konsultation der Europäischen Kommission zur Erweiterung des Anwendungsbereichs elektronischer Gebrauchsanweisungen (eIFU) für Medizinprodukte sowie die vorgeschlagenen Regelungen. Es ist wichtig, dass bei einer Ausweitung auch weiterhin die Anforderungen an das Risikomanagement und die Bedingungen der Artikel 4 und 5 der Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2021/2226 gelten.
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Response to Evaluation of the EU Lifts Directive

13 Feb 2025

The TÜV Association welcomes and supports the European Commissions initiative to undertake the Lifts Directive (2014/33/EU) an evaluation with a view to a potential revision. Based on the experience of our members acting as notified bodies under the Lifts Directive, we do clearly see the need for a targeted revision of the directive. While the current regulatory framework has largely achieved its aim in ensuring a high level of safety for lifts, it needs to be updated with regard to new technologies, unclear and inconsistent provisions, as well as new requirements stipulated in the Machinery Regulation ((EU) 2023/1230). Please find attached our in-depth position paper with our core recommendations for a revision.
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TÜV Association urges EU to prioritize harmonized Single Market rules

28 Jan 2025
Topic — This consultation seeks feedback on the upcoming Single Market Strategy for 2025.
Message — The association calls for maximum harmonization by using regulations instead of directives. They advocate for transparent law-making and avoiding complex secondary legislation. They also urge the EU to boost the digitalization of quality infrastructure.123
Why — Uniform European rules and digital certificates would simplify their cross-border testing operations.4
Impact — National governments would lose the flexibility to adapt EU rules to local needs.5
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Response to Digital Product Passport (DPP) service providers

10 Dec 2024

The TÜV Association welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the ESPR delegated act as regards DPP service providers. Given their crucial role in storing and processing DPP data on behalf of responsible economic operators, robust requirements must be established to ensure a high level of resilience and a level-playing-field for DPP service operators. Moreover, it must be ensured that all stakeholders economic actors, authorities and consumers can have unrestricted confidence in the compliance of DPP service operators with these requirements. To achieve this aim, the TÜV Association supports the introduction of a certification scheme for DPP operators based on an attestation issued by independent conformity assessment bodies. The scheme should be comprehensive in that all requirements for DPP service providers as set out in the delegated act are covered. This can include overall capacity and competence requirements, information security requirements and financial viability requirements of DPP service providers. In order to ensure a uniform high quality of certification services throughout the Union, the delegated act should also define clear requirements that conformity assessment bodies must fulfil (on competence, independence, etc.). The requirements related to Notified Bodies established in Article R17 of Decision 768/2008/EC can serve as a blueprint for that.
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Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Exchange on Expectations on the new European Parliament and EU Commission (EU Industry Policy, Product safety, Workers Safety)

Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 Nov 2024 · Toy Safety Regulation

Meeting with Daniel Attard (Member of the European Parliament) and COMMUNIA Association for the Public Domain and METREX Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas

27 Sept 2024 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · Meeting with a representative of TÜV-Verband e.V.

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · Product regulation, digitalisation, sustainability, mobility

Response to Evaluation of the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) and the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive (SPVD)

19 Jun 2024

The TÜV Association welcomes the European Commission's intention to evaluate the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU (PED) and the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive 2014/29/EU (SPVD). The SPVD has not been assessed since 1987, while the PED was last assessed in 2012 and then merely adapted to the new legal framework. Directives 2014/29/EU and 2014/68/EU have proven their worth in practice. Nevertheless, there is room for improvement. In the document PE-07-05 published by European Commission with proposals for operational conclusions, several points were identified in this regard. One of the core expectations regarding revision is the inclusion of the existing PED and SPVD Guidelines in the legally binding text of the new Directives. In addition, the recitals, not being legally binding in many Member States, have led to confusion. Therefore, all information provided for in the recitals must be included in the future legally binding text. The list attached to this declaration does not differentiate according to the priority of the individual points. However, one of the most important points for Notified Body are insufficient specifications concerning assemblies. Moreover, an update of the legislation as mentioned is very welcome right now to adapt the specifications to i. e. new materials and additive manufacturing, the application of remote control techniques, cybersecurity in the process control of complex pressure equipment and assemblies and artificial intelligence. Due to the interaction between safety and security, in the view of the TÜV Association, comprehensive safety for humans and machine can only be realised if a high level of cyber resilience is created. Incorporating robust cybersecurity measures into the PED is crucial to protect against potential cyber threats that could compromise the safety and functionality of pressure equipment. TÜV Association highlights the importance to organise the interaction between the PED, the Cyber Security Act, the Cyber Resilience Act and the AI Act. Products equipped with digital technology bearing a high risk potential like controlled safety devices (CSPRS) or measuring and control protective devices (SRMCR) must be tested by independent conformity assessment bodies. This applies not only with regard to cyber security, but also if the products take over safety-relevant functions within AI-enabled systems. Please find our detailed topics on this subject attached.
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Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament)

16 May 2024 · Paneldiskussion

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

16 May 2024 · TÜV MeetUp zur Europawahl

Response to Measures to reduce microplastic pollution

21 Dec 2023

Zur Sicherstellung eines Level-Playing fields zwischen den Wirtschaftsakteuren und als vertrauensbildende Maßnahme befürworten wir die verpflichtende Einbindung unabhängiger Konformitätsbewertungsstellen. Daran sollte festgehalten werden. Mit Blick auf die Konformitätsbewertungsverfahren sollte, so weit dies für den Sektor passend ist der Beschluss 768/2008 herangezogen werden. Wir sehen die Notwendigkeit die Definition von plastic pellet präziser zu fassen und zu schärfen. Es bleibt unklar, welche Größentypen darunter fallen. Die Definition von Mikroplastik gemäß ECHA (1 Mikrometer 5 mm) könnte auch hier in Erwägung gezogen werden.
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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Nov 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

Response to Revision of the Toy Safety Directive

30 Oct 2023

The TÜV Association welcomes the EU Commission initiative to update the EU legislation on toys. The high number of non-compliant toys in the EU single market gives clear evidence that the current Toy Safety Directive has not achieved its aim to protect children adequately. The new Commission proposal for a new Toy Safety Regulation has unfortunately missed the opportunity to take bold steps to ensure a high level of protection. This relates in particular to the mere reliance on the Digital Product Passport to increase compliance rates and on horizontal legislation to address the risks stemming from smart toys. The great potentials of more stringent conformity assessment procedures are not considered at all. Please find our detailed position paper attached.
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Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

18 Oct 2023 · Toy Safety Regulation

Response to Revision of EU rules on textile labelling

27 Sept 2023

The TÜV Association welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to assess and potentially review the Textile Labelling Regulation (EU) 1007/2011. Consumers must have better access to and confidence in all relevant information on textiles, in particular with regard to social and environmental sustainability aspects. Please find our feedback attached.
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Response to Extension of the date of applicability of the RED delegated act on cybersecurity, privacy and protection from fraud

13 Jun 2023

The TÜV Association recommends rejecting the extension of the date of application of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 for several reasons. First, the EU Commission justifies its extension with the fact that the European standardisation organisations CEN/CENELEC have not fulfilled the associated standardisation request in due time. This justification is not sufficient. As provided in the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, products can also be placed on the market without the use of harmonised standards by applying stricter conformity assessment procedures. This regulatory mechanism is firmly anchored in European product legislation (New Legislative Framework) and has been successfully applied for many years (e.g. in the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC or Toys Directive 2009/48/EC). The date of application of EU law must not be made dependent on whether the European standardisation organisations fulfil the standardisation mandates submitted to them in due time. Moreover, this Delegated Regulation has always been considered as an important first step by the EU legislator to establish basic cybersecurity requirements in a timely and pragmatic manner. It contributes to meeting the protection mandate of the EU legislator with a uniform level of cybersecurity for a large number of connected consumer products across the Union. With the envisaged extension, however, European consumers would have to continue to wait for much-needed improvements in the level of cybersecurity. In view of the growing number of cybersecurity incidents, this approach stands in sharp contradiction to the urgent need for a firm legislative approach. Finally, with the Cyber Resilience Act proposal (COM(2022) 454 final), it has become apparent that the Delegated Regulation on the RED would be repealed or amended accordingly after the CRA enters into force to avoid a regulatory overlap. The proposed extension of the date of application would hence lead to the fact that the already limited application period of the Delegated Regulation would be even further reduced.
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Response to Road circulation requirements for mobile machinery

26 May 2023

Dear Madam, dear Sir, Please below some feedback from TÜV Verband and other Technical Services. The proposed EU-Commission's Regulation to streamline the use of non-road mobile machinery on public roads is welcomed by TÜV Verband, DEKRA, SGS and GTÜ. However, the effectiveness of the EU-wide harmonized regulatory framework in upholding or enhancing road safety standards for this type of vehicle will depend on the design of the technical requirements in the delegated acts. The current lack of unified requirements for non-road mobile machinery on EU public roads leads to delays and costs for manufacturers and end users. The proposed Regulation aims to address this gap, remove barriers, improve standards, and enhance competitiveness in EU industries. Key features of the proposed Regulation include establishing a harmonized regulatory framework, reducing administrative burden and costs, ensuring proportionality and legal certainty, and implementing effective market surveillance procedures aligned with EU legislative framework on products. Harmonizing technical requirements for non-road machinery will enhance the Single Market, promote free circulation, and ensure high road safety standards. TÜV Verband, DEKRA, SGS and GTÜ support the creation of a European legal framework based on harmonized type approval regulations. Ensuring road safety remains a top priority for regulating this type of vehicle. The members of TÜV Verband, DEKRA, SGS and GTÜ express strong support for designing non-road mobile machinery in a way that minimizes risks to occupants, others, and road infrastructure, aligning with the Vision Zero approach. The development of comprehensive and standardized guidelines in the delegated acts is crucial for effective implementation of the Regulation, focusing on detailed technical requirements and tests for various machine features. Applying the same technical requirements for non-road machinery as for motor vehicles is important, with compliance assessed by an independent and neutral technical service. Harmonized requirements for excessive dimensions and weights of non-road machinery should be provided to enable their circulation on public roads. Future type-approval procedures should consider the increasing complexity of mobile machines, including functional safety and electrical safety. Road traffic noise should be addressed in the regulation by considering relevant Commission Delegated Regulations. The members of TÜV Verband, DEKRA, SGS and GTÜ will actively participate in the drafting of the delegated acts, contributing expertise to ensure effective implementation and maintenance of road safety standards. Additionally, the need for clear and precise German translation of the regulation is emphasized for uniform application at the national level.
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Response to Revision of seven Technical Specifications for rail Interoperability: LOC&PAS, WAG, INF, ENE, NOI, PRM and RINF

27 Jan 2023

Whoever this may concern, the German TÜV-Association fully supports the comments and improvements proposed by NB-Rail. Please find the commentary attached. Best regards Jannis Dörhöfer
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Response to Revision of technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘control-command and signalling’ subsystems

27 Jan 2023

Whoever this may concern, the German TÜV-Association fully supports the comments and improvements proposed by NB-Rail. Please find the commentary attached. Best regards Jannis Dörhöfer
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Response to Creation of the Common European Mobility Data Space

6 Dec 2022

TÜV Verband e.V. and its members welcome the initiative of the EU Commission regarding the creation of a common European Mobility Data Space. With this initiative, not only an essential element of the EU data strategy can be implemented. Additionally, the possibility to exchange data via a decentralized international data network of equal partners creates the basis for a user-centered and economically successful use of data in a democratically organized digital space. However, TÜV Verband e.V. and its members recognize a compelling need to expand on the existing initiative with regard to the realization of the objectives of the Mobility Data Space for the European Single Market. Likewise, there is a need for regulations on data flows and data ownership in the sense of a transparent and fairly designed mechanism for consenting to the use of data. TÜV Verband e.V. expresses its willingness to participate in the ongoing evolution of the initiative in order to expose problems and challenges and to propose solutions. The TÜV organizations consider the involvement of testing organizations in the upcoming workshops to be necessary in order to incorporate the perspective of trusted independent intermediaries ("TÜV seal") and to help the European Data Space achieve public recognition and success.
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TÜV Association demands mandatory third-party testing for digital products

2 Dec 2022
Topic — The consultation sets binding cybersecurity requirements for all connected digital products.
Message — The association wants all critical products to undergo mandatory independent testing rather than self-assessment. They also recommend adding consumer goods like smart home devices to the high-risk list.12
Why — Mandatory independent testing would create significant new business opportunities for TÜV's member inspection organizations.3
Impact — Manufacturers would face higher compliance costs and slower market entry by losing self-certification rights.45
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TÜV Association urges using independent auditors to enforce forced labour bans

30 Nov 2022
Topic — The European Commission is consulting on a proposal to prohibit products made with forced labour.
Message — The association proposes that independent assessment bodies support national authorities with on-site inspections and investigations. They suggest using international standards to verify human rights declarations and save administrative resources.12
Why — This would create new business opportunities for TÜV companies to provide formal verification services.3
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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and British Chamber of Commerce | EU Belgium

23 Nov 2022 · AI Act

TÜV Association urges independent safety checks in customs reform

12 Sept 2022
Topic — Revision of the Union Customs Code to improve border controls and e-commerce.
Message — The association suggests using private testing companies to verify that imports meet safety standards. They recommend that information in digital product passports undergo independent professional validation. These services would help customs authorities manage the increasing volume of traded goods.123
Why — Mandating third-party verification would significantly increase the demand for their testing services.4
Impact — Importers and manufacturers would bear the full cost of these private inspections.5
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Response to Safety requirements to be met by European standards for certain children products (excluding toys)

26 Aug 2022

The TÜV Association welcomes this initiative and would like to comment on the following points: 9. Hazards associated with wheeled products “Children’s products with wheels or castors (for transportation or other movement) shall be designed and manufactured in such a way that hazards associated with wheels or castors and unintentional movement are limited as much as possible.” We welcome this requirement but would like to point out that children’s products should only be equipped with wheels or castors if these contribute to the product’s overall functionality (in contrast to mere sales-promotional purposes). From our experience, the integration of wheels or castors leads to additional safety risks for children given that these products can easily be moved around by children themselves. To give an example, so-called learning towers/kitchen helpers (enabling parents to place their children at the same level in the kitchen) are designed to be installed and moved by adults only. If these learning towers are equipped with wheels, however, there is the risk that they can be equally moved around by children as well. Children can thus reach areas which they are not supposed to access, or carry their own siblings around. “(c) Wheeled children’s products shall have a parking function enabling them to be immobilised in a stable manner, regardless of the surface.” In order to better avoid the foreseeable misuse by children as outlined above, the requirement should be added that the parking function may not be unlocked by a child. In addition, it could be required that the break can only be released if it is continuously lifted by e.g. holding a handle for the entire duration of the release/displacement. This constructional safety-approach would thus prevent children from easily being able to release the break. 11. Choking hazards “b) No part shall break, tear or separate in use (e.g. when dropped) that is small enough to present a choking hazard.” The addition “no detachable part” could be added to provide greater clarity. 27. Hygiene’s hazards “(e) Manufacturer shall provide thorough cleaning instructions.” We recommend to add “cleaning instructions, where necessary”. If a product does not make particular demands on cleaning (such as particular detergents or regular cleaning schedules), there is no need to require instructions. The overall aim should be to limit the amount of information and warning labels to the strictly necessary in order to increase the chances of attention by the user. About us: The TÜV Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, which provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Type approval of motor vehicles regarding access to in-vehicle generated data

21 Jun 2022

TÜV Verband e.V. in line with CITA aisbl welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to tackle the issues of accessing vehicle data, functions and resources. Due to significant impacts of the Data Act on the mobility ecosystem, we support the intention of the EU Commission, in line with recital 3 of the Data Act, to adopt specific provisions within the EU type-approval regulations for the automotive sector. Our assessment in the attached file demonstrated that policy option 3 could be a good starting point to fulfilling the authorities’ requirements for sovereign use cases. Implementing the requirements for fair access to vehicle data, functions and resources for sovereign use cases according to policy option 3 is technically and legally possible today. An amendment as part of the announced revision of the access provisions would already solve the challenges to fair data access in the long term, significantly strengthening safety and diminishing the environmental impact of vehicles in Europe by ensuring an independent execution of sovereign tasks. At the same time, consumer confidence in new and existing technologies is reinforced, and the EU Member States can fulfil their duties to citizens, including protecting road users and their privacy, environmental protection, and road safety.
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Response to Cyber Resilience Act

24 May 2022

The TÜV Association welcomes the Commission’s intention of establishing binding cybersecurity requirements for a broad range of products and services. To date, the EU is lacking an all-encompassing approach to cybersecurity. Cybersecurity provisions in current legislation are either limited to specific product groups or are only applicable on a voluntary basis. However, instead of developing new and detailed horizontal cybersecurity requirements in the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as such, the EU legislator should built upon the existing EU cybersecurity framework. With the Cybersecurity Act (CSA) adopted in 2019, there is a highly suitable regulation already in place that establishes comprehensive cybersecurity requirements for products, services and processes through its cybersecurity certification schemes. The only flaw is its voluntary character. Therefore, the CRA should make the CSA schemes, together with their associated assurance levels and conformity assessment procedures, legally binding. This approach will lead to a swift adoption of cybersecurity provisions without creating overlapping or diverging requirements. Key policy recommendations: --> Formulate only the overarching cybersecurity requirement in the CRA: As regards cybersecurity requirements, the CRA should only formulate the basic provision to ensure a risk-adequate protection (robustness) against cyberattacks. It is to be applied to all harmonised and nonharmonised tangible and non-tangible digital products and ancillary associated services covered under this act. --> Make the CSA scheme binding through a direct reference clause in the CRA: For the detailed cybersecurity requirements, the CRA should directly refer to the CSA schemes by making their application mandatory for the respective group (e.g. consumer IoT devices, cloud services, 5G networks etc.). A general reference clause could be used for that. --> Include a conflict-of-law rule: The CRA should include a general conflict-of-law rule to avoid overlaps or diverging cybersecurity requirements between the CRA and sector specific legislation. If the CSA and its schemes stipulate more stringent cybersecurity requirements than the sector-specific harmonisation legislation, the schemes should take precedence. Please find our detailed position paper on this subject attached .
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Response to Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)

9 May 2022

The TÜV Association would like to provide the following feedback to the planned Single Market Emergency Instrument: The well-established European quality infrastructure that has been built up over decades, consisting of legislation, standardization, accreditation and conformity assessment, reliably ensures the conformity of products and services. All stakeholders, including economic operators, authorities and consumers, can have trust in their safety. The risk-based approach as key principle of European product legislation provides for the involvement of independent assessment bodies for products with an increased risk potential. The covid crisis has shown how vulnerable even highly developed industrial countries can be in the twenty-first century. Indeed, it has become particularly clear how important a reliable assessment of the conformity of essential products such as medical devices or personal protective equipment can be. Only conforming products allow stable supply chains to be established, innovations to be marketed and human lives to be protected. Ensuring a high level of protection for products within the European Single Market must remain the guiding principle of European product legislation, even in difficult economic times. The large number of poorly produced and counterfeit protective masks from non-EU countries has clearly shown that merely setting regulatory requirements for products is not enough to ensure a high level of product safety. Reliable proof that the legal requirements are actually met is equally important. This proof could be safeguarded by simplifying the conformity assessment mechanisms while still relying on an independent assessment. In addition, assessment organizations ramped up capacities to speed up the certification procedures. Thus, the decision to simplify the conformity assessment procedure for personal protective equipment and for medical devices during the covid pandemic was needed and expedient. However, such measures should only apply in a clearly limited way for the duration of the crisis. A permanent reduction in the scope of monitoring and thus in the level of protection must be avoided. The foreseen emergency instrument will need to ensure that products and services remain conform and safe, even in crisis situations. Equally, the instrument must apply in a uniform manner across member states to avoid internal market barriers. As regards conformity assessment procedures, the legislator should ensure that products that are subject to a mandatory third-party assessment continue to be assessed independently. Put differently, a possible simplification of procedures must nonetheless uphold the differentiation between 1st party (a self-declaration by the manufacturer) and 3rd party (an independent assessment by conformity assessment bodies or authorities). The emergency instrument should take into account the following aspects with regard to conformity assessment: - It should be of general nature in order to cover as many product groups and crisis situations as possible - All relevant stakeholders should be involved in the drafting and implementation process, in particular manufacturers, conformity assessment bodies, consumers and regulatory authorities - A simplification of procedures can be attained through i) a shortening of deadline and feedback times at authorities, e.g. objections/appeals, and ii) the consideration of existing and equal certificates, e.g. from other economic areas or those issued on a voluntary basis - The simplification must be evidence-based and should incorporate as much as possible the legally-stipulated procedures - The competence and objectivity of independent conformity assessment bodies is to be made use of to build up trust in crisis situations. - The simplification should only apply in a clearly limited way for the duration of the crisis. A permanent reduction in the depth of assessment and thus in the level of protection must be avoided.
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Response to Commission Regulation on the influence of heavy-duty trailers on the CO2 emissions of towing trucks

14 Apr 2022

The TÜV-Association welcomes the opportunity to contribute in this consultation. The EU initiative is highly appreciated. We would like to raise attention to national specifics in the EU-Member-States that might have to be considered as well. As individual vehicle according to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 are covered, national bodies responsible for individual approval must be included, too. Therefore, we propose to slightly amend paragraph 6 of article 8 to cover these circumstances (written in capital letters): 6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 5, vehicle manufacturers applying for individual approvals for vehicles that belong to the vehicle groups concerned may, at the latest together with the application for an individual approval, request the approval authority that the assessment of the performance of those vehicles with regard to their influence on CO2 emissions and fuel consumption is carried out by a designated technical service OR A NATIONAL BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE APPROVALS. That request shall contain the input data and input information referred to in the template set out in Annex III, Appendix 1. The vehicle manufacturer shall provide the designated technical service with the input data and input information of the components certified in accordance with Article 11(1) in the form of XML files.
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Response to Promoting sustainability in consumer after-sales

18 Mar 2022

Als TÜV-Verband begrüßen wir eine Produktpolitik, die den Übergang von einer linearen Wirtschaft zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft ambitioniert fördert. Dies schließt die Frage der Reparatur(-fähigkeit) von Produkten ein, mit dem Ziel, deren Nutzungsdauer maßgeblich zu verlängern. Im Rahmen der Initiative für nachhaltige Produkte(SPI) ist ein Recht auf Reparierbarkeit festzuschreiben. Der TÜV-Verband unterstützt Option 3 unter Berücksichtigung aller Unteroptionen. Eine Verlängerung der gesetzlichen Garantiezeit, in Verbindung mit einer Reparaturmöglichkeit wird Hersteller, Importeure und Händler nachhaltig motivieren, Produkte so zu entwickeln, herzustellen und zu vermarkten, damit diese sowohl deutlich robuster und langlebiger als auch leichter reparierbar sind. So sollten zum Beispiel Teile eher verschraubt als verklebt werden, um deren Austausch zu erleichtern. Neben der Verlängerung der Garantiezeiten könnte eine Pflicht zur Angabe der voraussichtlichen Lebenserwartung des Produkts die Nachfrage seitens der Verbraucher:innen nach besonders langlebigen Produkten stützen. Hersteller, die besonders langlebige Produkte entwickeln und dies dem Markt anzeigen können, können sich zudem von ihren Wettbewerbern absetzen. Nichtsdestotrotz kann es sein, dass bei besonders niedrigpreisigen Produkten eine Reparierbarkeit nicht wirtschaftlich ist und mit dem damit verbundenen Aufwand für die Herstellung und Bereitstellung von Ersatzteilen abzuwägen ist. Auch der Aufbau und Unterhalt einer geeigneten Infrastruktur und Logistik für die Reparatur ist zu berücksichtigen. Neben Herstellern oder Vertragswerkstätten sollten Reparaturen auch durch freie Werkstätten durchgeführt werden können. Diese könnten ihre Kompetenz mit Hilfe einer Zertifizierung unabhängiger Prüfstellen nachweisen und den Verbraucher:innen bei der Auswahl der Werkstatt eine wertvolle Orientierungshilfe bieten. Mit Blick auf die Tätigkeit der Reparaturbetriebe ist die Haftungsfrage bei sich anschließenden Produktmängeln zu klären. Ebenso sollte rechtlich geregelt werden, wie sich eine Reparatur von einer Modifikation des Produkts unterscheidet, da letztere nach anzuwendender Gesetzgebung eine erneute oder ergänzende Konformitätsbewertung erfordert. Eine Validierung und Verifizierung der herstellerseitigen Aussagen zu Reparierbarkeit, Garantiezeiten und Lebensdauer auf Basis der neuentwickelten ISO/IEC 17029-Norm durch unabhängige Stellen sollte in Betracht gezogen werden, um das Vertrauen der Nutzer:innen und Verbraucher:innen zu stärken. Die Etablierung eines Prüfzeichens („Ready for Repair“), welches mit spezifischen Anforderungen wie z.B. das Vorhalten von Ersatzteilen über einen bestimmten Zeitraum und den einfachen Teile-/Komponentenaustausch verbunden ist, kann den Verbraucher:innen nachhaltige Kaufentscheidungen erleichtern. Um eine verlängerte Nutzungsphase von Produkten sicherzustellen, ist neben der Hardware auch deren Software zu berücksichtigen: Alle Produkte, welche repariert und wiederverwendet werden können, müssen über den gesamten Produktlebenszyklus auch IT-sicher sein. Daher sollte der EU-Gesetzgeber die Bereitstellung von Updates grundsätzlich regeln. Neben der Pflicht zur Bereitstellung von Updates ist auch eine Pflicht zur Angabe des Zeitraums, in dem solche bereitgestellt werden, festzuschreiben. Der Verbraucher muss beim Kauf des Produkts bereits wissen, wie lange er dieses ohne Sicherheitsbedenken nutzen kann, denn nicht-IT-sichere Produkte werden de facto obsolet. Beigefügt unser Positionspapier zur Kreislaufwirtschaft (auf Englisch).
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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

3 Mar 2022 · AI Act

Response to Revision of the Toy Safety Directive

29 Oct 2021

The TÜV Association welcomes the European Commission’s intention to revise the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. Given that children are the most vulnerable consumers in the EU Single Market, the future Toy Safety Directive/Regulation must set a blueprint for a modern and ambitious EU product safety legislation. In light of the growing number of connected toys, the Toy Safety Directive must keep pace with digitalisation and the new risks that are emerging thereof. Security and privacy risks are not covered by the risk analysis of the current directive. The general safety requirements (Article 10(2)) and the particular safety requirements (Annex II) of the directive only focus on the functional safety of toys such as mechanical, electrical and chemical safety. What is missing are clear cybersecurity protection objectives and requirements such as an adequate protection against external attacks and measures to protect the right to privacy. This regulatory gap is crucial and has to be closed. Moreover, a revision of the current directive is needed given the low compliance level of toys in the internal market as shown by the Safety Gate numbers year by year. This is due to the fact that toys are placed on the market through a mere self-declaration of conformity and market surveillance authorities are only able to identify the tip of the iceberg of non-compliant toys. In our view, the European legislator should remedy this situation by strengthening the precautionary principle. Toys must be subject to a mandatory ex-ante assessment by independent conformity assessment bodies if 1) toys pose a potential risk to life, limb, privacy or other substantial legal interests of the child, or, if 2) toys are used by children up to three years of age. Please find attached a detailed position paper on the subject.
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Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

11 Oct 2021 · Regulation on machinery products

Response to Review of the general product safety directive

4 Oct 2021

The TÜV Association welcomes the Commission’s intention to undertake the existing General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) a substantial revision. Products must be safe and consumers have to rely on their safety. The Commission proposal is clearly a step in the right direction. However, further improvements are needed. Please find our feedback attached.
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Response to Smartwatches and connected toys

25 Aug 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the publication of the draft delegated act rendering applicable the essential requirements set out in Article 3(3)(d), (e) and (f) of the RED to specific categories of radio equipment. The entering into force of mandatory cybersecurity requirements helps to close a vast regulatory gap for a number of consumer products including toys and connected wearables. However, this delegated act can only be the first step as a more comprehensive EU cybersecurity framework is needed. Given the fact that the risk potential of (consumer) products can increase due to their connectivity, the TÜV-Association believes that a pure self-declaration of conformity issued by the manufacturer as foreseen in the RED is not sufficient. This is especially the case for connected toys which are used by the most vulnerable consumers. Rather, what is needed is a risk-based approach with products that entail higher risks being subject to a mandatory external assessment by independent third parties. With the EU Cybersecurity Act (CSA), the European legislator has already established an EU-wide certification framework addressing the cybersecurity of products, processes and services. Through different certification schemes, the manufacturer can prove that his product encompasses a certain level of cybersecurity protection. In line with a risk-based approach, each scheme differentiates between the three assurance levels ‘basic’, ‘substantial’ and ‘high’. Whereas a self-declaration by the manufacturer is an option for the basic assurance level, a certification by independent third-parties is required for the assurance levels substantial and high on the basis of the CSA. Given that a new scheme for consumer IoT products is already envisaged by ENISA, it should subsequently be applied to demonstrate compliance with the essential cybersecurity requirements of the RED. This close link is already established in the recent proposals for a new AI Regulation (COM(2021) 206) and for a new Machinery Regulation (COM(2021) 202).
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Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

5 Aug 2021

Der TÜV-Verband begrüßt die Initiative der Europäischen Kommission, ein verbindliches Rahmenwerk zur Regulierung von Systemen, die auf dem Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz basieren, zu schaffen. Ein robuster Regulierungsrahmen ist die Grundvoraussetzung für das notwendige Vertrauen der Menschen in KI-basierte Produkte und Systeme und damit die Akzeptanz dieser neuen digitalen Technologie. Aus Sicht des TÜV-Verbands ist der vorliegende Regelungsentwurf jedoch nicht hinreichend ambitioniert und bleibt hinter dem eigenen Anspruch der EU-Kommission zurück, ein „Ökosystem für Vertrauen“ zu schaffen. Ein Ökosystem für Vertrauen kann nur durch ein Primat der Sicherheit von KI bei der Ausgestaltung des Regulierungsrahmens geschaffen werden. Der Kommissionsentwurf bedarf folgender Nachbesserungen: - Risikoklassen nachvollziehbar herleiten und effektiven Rechtsgüterschutz priorisieren - Unabhängige Drittprüfung bei high-risk KI-Systemen durchgehend vorsehen - Risikoadäquate Klassifizierungsvorschriften für high-risk Anwendungen einführen - Risiken für schützenswerte Rechtgüter müssen alleiniger Maßstab zur Ergänzung der Liste der high-risk KI-Systeme sein - Einspruchsmöglichkeiten gegen Entscheidungen notifizierter Stellen konkretisieren und europaweit einheitlich regeln Beigefügt finden Sie unsere Stellungnahme, in der wir unsere Verbesserungsvorschläge umfassender erläutern.
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Response to Revision of the Machinery Directive

29 Jun 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the proposal for a new Machinery Regulation by the European Commission. Such an update of legislation comes at the right time in order to adapt to technical progress with regard to the connectivity of machines, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, as well as robotics. We support the Commission’s intension to convert the directive into a regulation to ensure a well-functioning single market for machines and to establish a level-playing field for all operators. In particular, we would like to highlight the following aspects: Incorporation of connectivity and artificial intelligence The regulatory framework must continually keep pace with technological developments and innovations. As we face more and more connected machines, product safety and cybersecurity are closely linked to each other. We therefore welcome that the Commission proposal takes into account the risks of cyberattacks that have an impact on the machinery safety by addressing the issue in the essential health and safety requirements in Articles 1.1.9 and 1.2.1. An important regulatory gap has been closed as machines are now required to be adequately protected against accidental or intentional corruption. In addition, we welcome that software ensuring safety functions including AI systems has been added to the list of safety components in Annex II. Link with the cybersecurity schemes of the Cybersecurity Act (EU (2019/881)) Furthermore, we strongly support the proposal to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of Articles 1.1.9 and 1.2.1 through a certificate or statement of conformity issued under a relevant cybersecurity scheme pursuant to the Cybersecurity Act (CSA). Since the entering into force of the CSA in 2019, the EU has set up an ambitious and substantially enlarged EU-wide cybersecurity framework with well-functioning governance structures (ENISA, Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group, European Cybersecurity Certification Group etc.). It is therefore appropriate to make use of this existing policy framework, which is equally foreseen in the new AI Regulation (COM(2021) 206 final; Article 42(2)) and in the new NIS-2 Directive (COM(2020) 823 final; Article 21(1)), in order to ensure a regulatory coherence of EU cybersecurity policy. Classification of high-risk machinery products in Annex I With the revised classification of high-risk machinery in Annex I and its potential adaptation through delegated acts, the European Commission is duly taking account of the increased risk potential of machines as a result of their connectivity. For machines posing a risk to life, limb and privacy for users, the European legislator is called upon to stipulate the mandatory involvement of independent conformity assessment bodies. This is all the more important considering that Annex I also comprises consumer products such as portable chainsaws, for which the EU must ensure a high level of protection according to Article 169 TFEU. Please find attached a more detailed technical feedback. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Commission Implementing Regulation on EUDAMED

20 Jun 2021

Die Benannten Stellen benötigen bei einem M2M Upload eine automatische Bestätigung / systemseitige Rückmeldung über einen erfolgreichen Upload und ggf. auch eine Meldung, welche Daten nicht erfolgreich hochgeladen werden konnten. Andernfalls müssten die Daten erneut vollständig hochgeladen oder manuell überprüft und nachgetragen werden.
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Response to Electronic instructions for use for medical devices

21 May 2021

Art. 5 (12) Gebrauchsanweisungen sollten nach Abschluss des Konformitätsbwertungsverfahrens grundsätzlich nicht geändert werden bzw. nur in Folge von “corrective actions”. Daher sollte "or" durch "caused by" ersetzt werden. "(12) effective systems and procedures shall be in place to ensure that device users having downloaded instructions for use from the website can be informed in case of updates caused by corrective actions with regards to those instructions for use;" Art. 5 (13) Bei Produkten, die sich bereits seit längerer Zeit auf dem Markt befinden und für die bisher nur eine Gebrauchsanweisung in Papierform vorliegt, wird die Umsetzung dieser Anforderung nur schwer möglich sein. Es ist außerdem unklar, wer prüft, ob die “alten” Gebrauchsanweisungen die einschlägigen gesetzlichen Regelungen einhalten? Daher sollte "electronic" ergänzt werden. "(13) all issued historical versions of the electronic instructions for use shall be available on the website;" Art 6 (3) c Um Missverständnisse durch die nur beispielhafte und nicht abschließende Aufzählung von Anforderungen zu vermeiden, sollte auf die Regelungen der MDR verwiesen werden. Daher sollte ", e.g. manufacturer’s name, address and website " durch "(according to Annex 1 (23) of Regulation (EU) 2017/745)" ersetzt werden. "(c) relevant manufacturer contact details (according to Annex 1 (23) of Regulation (EU) 2017/745);"
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Response to Organic food: control authorities and control bodies

12 May 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the EU Commissions initiative to ensure a level playing field amongst the control authorities and control bodies that submit a request for recognition to the Commission. We are happy to be given the opportunity to comment the draft Delegated Regulation for the recognition of control authorities and control bodies that are competent to carry out controls [...]. Our main suggestions are: 1) to "link" accreditation scope directly to the scope of Reg. 848, art. 2.1 and not to product categories as defined in Reg. 848, art. 35.7, as now it is stated in art. 1.2.e of this draft 2) to require witness activity within the scope of accreditation and not within product categories as defined in Reg. 848, art. 35.7, as now it is stated in annex I, part B, point 2 of this draft.
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Response to Technical requirements and test procedure for approval of advanced vehicle systems

8 Mar 2021

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, in der Anlage übersenden wir Ihnen die Kommentierung unseres Mitgliedes TÜV Süd. Wir bitten um Beachtung und stehen für Rückfragen gerne zur Verfügung. MfG Frank Schneider / VdTÜV / Germany
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Response to Modernising the EU’s batteries legislation

1 Mar 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the EU Commissions initiative to modernise EU legislation on batteries. Batteries are becoming more and more essential for key sectors of our economy and society such as mobility, energy and communications. In order to fully tap the potential of batteries for environmental and climate protection, their own ecological and social footprint must be as low as possible. Regulatory action setting out ambitious and binding requirements is clearly needed to realize the ambitious goals of the Circular Economy Action Plan and the European Green Deal. The Commissions proposal to establish legally binding requirements on sustainability and safety for the entire lifecycle of batteries – amongst others the use of responsibly sourced materials, minimum share of recycled materials, carbon footprint declarations, performance indicators, durability and labelling requirements, as well as recycling targets – deserves our full support. Apart from setting out ambitious requirements, it is vitally important to ensure their consistent and effective enforcement. The TÜV-Association strongly welcomes the proposal of the European Commission to include notified bodies in the conformity assessment of batteries. Third-party conformity assessment bodies can ensure that batteries meet the relevant safety and sustainability criteria, thereby preventing non-compliant products from being placed on the EU market (precautionary principle). Early conformity assessment can even prevent non-compliant products being manufactured and thereby save resources. In addition, an independent assessment reinforces consumers´ trust in product claims, for instance with regard to sustainable production and the lack of hazardous substances. Moreover, the work of market surveillance authorities is supported, allowing them to fully allocate their limited resources to the detection of counterfeit and significantly fewer non-compliant products. In addition to the provisions on carbon footprint, recycled content and due diligence (articles 7, 8, 39), the use of notified bodies should equally be foreseen with regard to other essential safety, performance and durability requirements (for instance articles 10, 12). In doing so, the application of testing and certification can be complemented by the newly introduced EN ISO/IEC 17029 standard on verification and validation. The TÜV-Association also welcomes the idea of the European Commission to establish a „Battery Passport“, which stores the information and data needed to determine the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries. In order to enable consumers to make informed decisions, manufacturers to develop innovative products and services and to provide national authorities and the Commission with a market intelligence tool, the „Battery Passport” has to be based on a third-party conformity assessment, e.g. for the validation or verification of claims regarding battery state of health and battery lifetimes. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of environmental declarations).
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Response to Type-approval of vehicles with regard to their Emergency Lane keeping system (ELKS)

10 Feb 2021

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir möchten zu dem Entwurf des Anhang 1 zu den Technischen Spezifikationen zu folgenden zwei Punkten Stellung nehmen: 1. Das ELKS besteht aus einer warnenden Funktion „LDWS“ und korrigierendem Eingriff „CDCF“ Gemäß 3.5.2 und 3.6.2. bzw 4.3.2.2. und 5.3.3.2 sollen diese beiden Funktionen aktiviert werden, wenn sich das Fahrzeug -0,3 m an der Mittel-Leitlinie „DTLM“ befindet. Unserer Auffassung bedarf es einer Klarstellung zu dem MINUS Zeichen vor der Zahl (-0,3). Unserer Auffassung nach wäre ein Abstand zur Mittel-Leitlinie von 0,3 m zum Zeitpunkt der Warnung sinnvoll, bevor das Fahrzeug die Markierung überfährt. Der Eingriff folgt dann, wenn das Fahrzeug die Markierung um 0,3m überfahren hat. Wenn diese Auffassung korrekt ist, müsste das Vorzeichen „-„ korrigiert werden. 2. Wir bitten um Klarstellung der Ziffer 4.2(a), da die Formulierung nicht eindeutig ist und unklar ist, wie dies in der praktischen Prüfung zu realisieren ist. Wir bedanken uns für die Berücksichtigung der beiden Punkte und stehen mit unseren Experten der Technischen Dienste gerne zur Verfügung.
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Response to EU strategy for sustainable textiles

2 Feb 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the EU Commission's initiative to establish a comprehensive framework in the EU textile sector with the objective to create conditions and incentives to boost its competitiveness, sustainability and resilience. The textile industry comprises different value chains and product types, and is a resource-intensive sector with considerable climate and environmental impacts as well as negative social effects. In many developing and emerging countries, 14-hour shifts, low wages and the use of hazardous substances without protective clothing are still common. Child labour is also still widespread. Therefore, EU-level action is needed to ensure high levels of environmental protection across the EU, and to create a level playing field for the textile industry in and outside the EU. A fragmentation of different national legislative approaches must be avoided. Different voluntary national conformity assessment procedures with the involvement of independent and accredited third parties have contributed considerably to the sustainable production of textiles, such as the “Green Button” certification mark used in Germany. The Green Button is a publicly endorsed label for textiles that have been produced in accordance with 46 sophisticated social and environmental standards. In order to obtain the certification mark, companies have to meet both ambitious product criteria (e.g. a ban on chemicals, biodegradability, pollution thresholds for wastewater, less air pollution through CO2), and criteria for their business practices. The company criteria are based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as well as on sector-specific OECD recommendations. The conditions and criteria for obtaining the label are determined by the government; their compliance is confirmed by accredited conformity assessment bodies. The Green Button could be a suitable blueprint for a legal framework at EU level. Third-party conformity assessment bodies can ensure (e.g. through verification and validation ISO/IEC 17029) that products – in this case textiles – meet the relevant sustainability criteria, thereby preventing non-compliant products from being placed on the EU market (precautionary principle). In addition, an independent assessment reinforces consumers´ trust in product claims, for instance with regard to sustainable production and the lack of hazardous substances. This approach also supports the work of market surveillance authorities, which can allocate their resources to the detection of counterfeit and non-compliant products. The TÜV-Association therefore recommends considering the inclusion of conformity assessment bodies (notified bodies) in the legislative initiative to ensure a high level of compliance with sustainability requirements. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Environmental impact of mobile phones and tablets - Energy Labelling

27 Jan 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the EU Commission’s initiative to develop regulatory measures for mobile devices (mobile phones and tablets) under the Ecodesign Directive. The production, operation and disposal of mobile devices and rapidly growing data communication lead to an ever-increasing consumption of energy and resources. In order to fully tap the potential of digitalisation for environmental protection, climate action and resource conservation, their own ecological footprint must be as low as possible. Regulatory action setting out ambitious and binding requirements is needed to realize the ambitious goals of the Circular Economy Action Plan. Therefore, the European Union should stipulate mandatory eco-design requirements, combined with new energy labelling requirements (option 5), incorporating the following aspects: - (minimum) target values for resource efficiency - requirements for manufacturers to ensure long operation life spans of their hardware-software systems - guarantee obligations and minimum requirements on durability (to prevent planned obsolescence) - legally binding rules on the provision of updates, repair instructions, replacement parts and tools, and cross-manufacturer solutions for exchanging batteries, screens and other short-lived hardware components as a basis for a European right to repair With regard to the enforcement of product sustainability principles, the current EU rules on energy efficiency and eco-design heavily rely on self-declaration of conformity, whilst market surveillance remains fragmented with varying levels of sampling rates. For this reason, an ex-ante assessment should be considered as a valuable tool to confirm the compliance with sustainability requirements. Third-party conformity assessment bodies can ensure that products meet the relevant sustainability criteria, thereby preventing non-compliant products from being placed on the EU market (precautionary principle). In addition, an independent assessment reinforces consumers´ trust in product claims, for instance with regard to energy efficiency and durability. This approach also supports the work of market surveillance authorities, which can allocate their resources to the detection of counterfeit and non-compliant products. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Monitoring and reporting of Light Duty Vehicles (LDVs)

14 Dec 2020

VdTÜV appreciates the recent initiative to update the rules for EU countries and manufacturers to monitor and report data on the CO2 emissions of cars and light vans in the European Union. VdTÜV, having regard to its position of 5 July on OBFCM, would like to stress on following points: 1) It is neither helpful for the collection of real world fuel consumption, nor is it necessary to fulfil EU legislation on data protection, that vehicle owner may disagree on OBFCM data retrieval at the PTI (which is a sovereign task). To install a disagreement solution for OBFCM data retrieval at PTI would unnecessary burden, as an identification of the owner of a vehicle is in most member states not part of the PTI. 2) The entities responsible for collecting OBFCM data retrieval at PTI, and the member states should be allowed to analyse and process this data for their own purposes (e.g. own research on the reduction of CO2 emissions), with respect to EU and national data protection legislation.
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Response to Evaluation of the 'New Legislative Framework' for EU legislation on industrial products

24 Nov 2020

The New Approach, established in 1985, reviewed and complemented with the NLF in 2008 has generally proven to be a successful legal framework for the marketing of goods. This model of regulation is one of the cornerstones of the single market. VdTÜV welcomes the commission objectives with view to the evaluation of the New Legislative Framework (NLF). Please consult our detailed position on aspects such as the fitness of conformity assessment procedures, rules for notified bodies, accreditation, CE-marking with view to new product developments or crisis needs attached.
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Response to Sustainable Products Initiative

16 Nov 2020

The TÜV-Association welcomes the Commissions initiative to develop an initiative for more sustainable products and would like to provide feedback on the following issues. Establishing and enforcing EU’s sustainability rules Currently, there is no comprehensive set of requirements for a more sustainable product policy within the EU. Existing instruments are either limited to certain resources (e.g. energy consumption in directive 2009/125/EC on ecodesign) or mostly only apply on a voluntary basis so far (e.g. the EU Ecolabel scheme). The initiative to establish binding sustainability principles and mandatory requirements (improving product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability) for the entire life cycle of products with a far-reaching environmental impact deserves our full support. European policy-makers should ensure the rapid development of mandatory product requirements and consistent enforcement mechanisms. Third-party conformity assessment (e.g. through certification) can ensure that products meet the relevant sustainability criteria, thereby preventing non-compliant products from being placed on the EU market (precautionary principle). Under these conditions, the sustainability labels in the EU will reinforce consumers´ trust to products claims. Moreover, they will raise consumers´ awareness for products sustainability qualities and creating financial incentives for placing sustainable products on the market.This approach also supports market surveillance authorities, which can focus their resources on detecting counterfeit and unsafe products. Establishing EU rules for sustainability labelling The TÜV-Association supports the establishment of EU requirements on mandatory sustainability labelling and the disclosure of information to market actors along the value chain. In order to prevent “greenwashing” by companies and to provide consumers with a trustworthy decision-making aid, European minimum requirements for sustainability labels must be defined and should ensure: 1. that the labelling and information-disclosure rules are based on international standards developed in open and transparent standardization fora. 2. that compliance with the these requirements should be confirmed (e.g. certified or verified) by accredited independent assessment organisations. Official accreditation is the guarantee of reliability and credibility. Only in this way, the necessary trust and awareness can be fostered in products with particularly sustainability qualities. In this context, it is important that nationally regulated labels fulfilling the above-mentioned transparency criteria should still be permitted to be issued as an additional quality sign. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Sustainable corporate governance

8 Oct 2020

The Association of German Technical Inspection Agencies (Verband der TÜV e.V.) welcomes the Commissions initiative to promote a sustainable corporate governance framework at EU level and would like to provide feedback on some core issues. With the globalisation of world trade, the compliance of goods and services with safety and quality standards along the entire supply chain has become a central challenge for all stakeholders involved. Consumers rightly expect that products should meet defined social and environmental standards and that the responsibility of companies should not end at national borders. While there have been ongoing initiatives by different member states, it is evident that only an EU-wide framework can create a level playing field within the European Single Market and avoid a patchwork of national legislations. The TÜV-Association therefore strongly supports a European supply chain legislation as was announced by Commissioner Reynders this year. It is only through mandatory requirements that a high level of human rights and environmental protection can be upheld across the Union. This requires the improvement of the quality of existing standards as well as the development of new standards. The clearer and more transparent the requirements are, the better tracking and tracing of the supply chain can be organised. Equally important to the quality of requirements is the way in which these requirements are enforced in practice. The TÜV-Association believes that an impartial confirmation of conformity with applicable laws, guidelines and standards is particularly crucial to ensure reliable compliance with human rights and environmental standards along the entire supply chain. Independent testing, inspection and certification (TIC) organisations can reliably contribute to documentation of the stages in the process chain of a product or material – for example during on-site inspections and audits, tests in laboratories or calibrations of measuring equipment. The system of accreditation and independent conformity assessment already forms the successful basis for the global exchange of goods and services today. It can equally ensure the necessary transparency and conformity in supply chains. For more information, please consult the attached position paper. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

10 Sept 2020

The Association of German Technical Inspection Agencies (Verband der TÜV e.V.) welcomes the Commissions Inception Impact Assessment and would like to provide feedback on the core issues raised. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fast evolving technology that can create significant economic and social benefits, but equally entails significant risks to the safety, health and privacy of users. A strong European legal framework is indispensable in order to achieve an ecosystem of trust and to avoid a fragmentation of national rules and initiatives. The TÜV-Association strongly supports an EU legislative instrument stipulating mandatory legal requirements for all AI applications (Option 3c). Essential safety and security requirements should be established for all AI applications, regardless of their risk level or intended use. Moreover, what is needed is a risk-based approach when it comes to the level (and perhaps type) of mandatory requirements. The higher the risk potential of AI systems, the more stringent the mandatory requirements ought to be. The development of a high-risk category, as proposed in the White Paper on AI, is a valuable basis, but should be complemented by additional risk categories. A mere binary distinction between high-risk and ‘other’ applications does in our opinion not sufficiently reflect the diversity of AI applications. Equally important to the level of requirements is the way how these requirements are enforced in practice. The TÜV-Association believes that an ex-ante conformity assessment is the best way to ensure that AI systems comply with all relevant legal provisions before they are placed onto the market. AI applications with a substantial risk level should be legally required to undergo certification by independent conformity assessment bodies. A substantial risk level is given when there is a risk to the health and physical integrity of the user or third parties, their privacy, as well as the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data. For AI applications with a low risk level, the manufacturer/operator should have the choice to demonstrate compliance either through an independent conformity assessment body or through the self-declaration of conformity. In addition, it is important to further develop and refine conformity assessment procedures, in particular vis-à-vis specific aspects of AI, and to link them to existing procedures. For more information, please consult the attached position paper. About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports).
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Response to Review of the general product safety directive

6 Aug 2020

Unfortunately, the initial revision with commission proposal of 2013 was not successful and a missed opportunity. The GPSD needs now even more a fundamental revision to align its provisions with the goods package from 2008 and to update its safety requirements to new developments in markets, distribution channels and technology (security and privacy aspects). We therefore recommend Option 3.
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Response to Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces

31 Jul 2020

VdTÜV: Kommentierung zum gemeinsame europäischen Mobilitätsdatenraum der EU-Datenstrategie, Juli 2020 Die künftige Gesetzgebung im Kontext eines europäischen Mobilitätsdatenraums muss Elemente der Datenverwaltung stärker berücksichtigen, einschließlich ethischer Erwägungen im Zusammenhang mit der Verwendung personenbezogener Daten. In einem europäischen Rechtsrahmen müssen geeignete Maßnahmen definiert werden, um eine effektive Organisation des Datenaustauschs (Datenvalorisierung/-austausch) zu ermöglichen. Dabei ist das Augenmerk besonders auf industrielle IoT-Daten und branchenübergreifende Potenziale zu richten. Insbesondere die Nutzung und weitere Ausprägung von Funktionen auf Basis Künstlicher Intelligenz hängt in besonderem Maß davon ab, wie Datenzugänge gesichert und Datenbereitstellungen verbessert werden können. Die Handhabung selbstlernenden Systeme in hochautomatisierten Fahrzeugen stellt ein neues Paradigma in der Funktionsentwicklung dar, dessen Anforderungen und Auswirkungen neu gedacht werden müssen. Die zukünftige Datenverarbeitung im Fahrzeug muss bereits bei der Konstruktion und Herstellung die Grundsätze „Privacy by Design“ und „Privacy by Default“ berücksichtigen. Nach heutigem Stand der Technik werden im Fahrzeug generierte Daten von Sensoren und anderen integrierten Systemen über eine Mobilfunkschnittstelle/Internet im Fahrzeug exklusiv an die jeweiligen Server/Cloudstrukturen der Fahrzeughersteller übertragen und verarbeitet. Dadurch besteht ein nicht unerhebliches Risiko der Datenmonopolisierung, die gleicher Wettbewerbschancen für alle Marktteilnehmer entgegenstehen. Der Zugang zu Fahrzeugdaten ist seit 2007 in der Fahrzeugtypgenehmigungsverordnung (VO (EG) Nr. 715/2007) der EU geregelt. Der Zugang zu Fahrzeugdaten über drahtlose Schnittstellen wird von der Regulierung bisher nicht berücksichtigt. Die EU-Kommission ist daher angehalten, den Zugang zu Fahrzeugdaten für kommerzielle und nicht-kommerzielle Zwecke zu erleichtern. Eine Erweiterung der Regulierung für den Bereich der nicht-kommerziellen Zwecke (öffentliche Hand, Behörden etc.) muss insbesondere den uneingeschränkten und standardisierten Zugang zu Fahrzeugdaten und -funktionen sowie zur Fahrzeugsoftware sicherstellen. Als pragmatische und zügig umsetzbare Lösung für den Zugriff auf Fahrzeugdaten für nicht-kommerzielle Zwecke und Behörden schlagen wir das Einrichten von TrustCentern vor, die im Namen von zuständigen Behörden hoheitlich tätig werden (siehe beiliegende Anlage) Die Fahrzeugsicherheit wird künftig stark von elektronischen und vernetzten Bauteilen sowie von der im Fahrzeug verwendeten Software abhängen. Damit die Fahrzeugsicherheit auch zukünftig gewährleistet werden kann, müssen im Typgenehmigungsrecht Anforderungen an die IT Sicherheit vernetzter Fahrzeuge sowie an den Over-the-air-Zugang für die technische Fahrzeugüberwachung aufgenommen werden. Generell müssen zudem bereits in den Verordnungen der Fahrzeugtypgenehmigung die Prüfvorschriften der Hauptuntersuchung so verankert werden, dass sicherheits- und umweltrelevante Systeme diskriminierungsfrei überprüfbar sind. Nur so können die Betriebssicherheit umweltrelevanter Systeme und die Verkehrssicherheit über den gesamten Lebenszyklus eines Fahrzeugs gewährleistet werden. Es bedarf neuer Regelungen um sicherheits- und umweltrelevante Software Updates auf bereits in Verkehr befindliche Fahrzeuge aufzuspielen. Hierzu bedarf es eines europaweit einheitlichen Datenpools im Sinne eines europäischen Fahrzeugregisters, welche alle Fahrzeugdaten und die jeweiligen Veränderungen über den Lebenszyklus erfasst und transparent macht.
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Response to Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy

29 Jul 2020

Die Digitalisierung hat einen grundlegenden Wandel in der Mobilität eingeleitet, die mit dem Weißbuch Verkehr 2011 so nicht vorhergesehen werden konnte. Intelligente, vernetzte Verkehrssysteme sorgen für mehr Verkehrssicherheit, für eine bessere Klimabilanz des gesamten Verkehrs und am Ende für die Transformation von Fahrern zu Passagieren in einer autonomen Mobilität. Allerdings ist unser Mobilitätssystem aktuell noch weit davon entfernt, die Potenziale der Digitalisierung und Automatisierung voll auszunutzen. Die Rahmenbedingungen für zukunftsfähige Verkehrskonzepte müssen jetzt geschaffen werden, um die digitale Mobilität zu gestalten. Verkehrssicherheit Dem internationalen Safe-System-Ansatz folgend sind tödlich Verunglückte oder Schwerstverletzte im Straßenverkehr nicht der unvermeidliche Preis für Mobilität. Die Verantwortung für das Safe System ist zwischen öffentlichem und privatem Sektor geteilt und bedarf der Koordination. Dabei sind auch internationale Erfahrungen, neue Daten und neue Technologien zu berücksichtigen. Eine zentrale Rolle für die Verbesserung der Verkehrssicherheit spielen digitale und vernetzte Sicherheitssysteme in Fahrzeugen sowie eine intelligente Verkehrslenkung. Kfz-Genehmigung und Überwachung Um sicherzustellen, dass sich nur Fahrzeuge im Straßenverkehr mit korrekter und zuverlässig arbeitender Software bewegen, muss diese zukünftig auch geprüft werden. Dies gilt vor allem im Hinblick auf eine vollumfängliche Sicherheit (Safety und Cybersecurity), Umweltverträglichkeit und die Einhaltung der Datenschutzbestimmungen. Dies erfordert die Weiterentwicklung der unabhängigen Prüf- und Bewertungsverfahren für die Genehmigung von Fahrzeugen und für deren kontinuierliche technische Überwachung (Hauptuntersuchung) über den gesamten Lebenszyklus. Zugang zu Fahrzeug- und Sensordaten Grundlage zur Weiterentwicklung der technischen Prüf- und Bewertungsverfahren ist der diskriminierungsfreie und unabhängige Zugang zu originären Fahrzeugdaten moderner Fahrzeuge auch durch einen digitalen Fernzugriff über drahtlose Schnittstellen. Die notwendigen Diagnoseinformationen müssen berechtigten Dritten zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Digitalisierung von Verwaltungsprozessen Genehmigungs- und Zulassungsrelevante Daten sollten über den Fahrzeuglebenszyklus digital erfasst und für alle am Prozess beteiligten mit regulierten Lese- und Schreibrechten transparent gemacht werden. Dies betrifft vor allem alle Veränderungen am Fahrzeug, die einer Genehmigung bedürfen und der Zulassung von Personen zum Straßenverkehr. Umweltverträglichkeit von Kraftfahrzeugen Die Europäische Kommission kann mit modernen Emissionsvorschrift weltweit vorangehen und die Schadstoff- sowie Treibhausgasemissionen im Straßenverkehr weiter reduzieren. Hierfür müssen die neuen Vorschriften noch mehr als bisher auch die Emissionen über den gesamten Nutzungszeitraum berücksichtigen – wozu eine optimierte, weiterentwickelte Abgasuntersuchung im Rahmen der periodisch technischen Überwachung erforderlich ist. Es fehlt nach wie vor das klare Bekenntnis, dass Emissionsmängel an Kraftfahrzeugen auf dem gleichen Niveau wie Sicherheitsmängel behandelt werden. Schließlich ist deren Schadenspotenzial, wenn auch nicht unmittelbar sichtbar, sogar wesentlich höher. Elektromobilität/Alternative Antriebe Entscheidend für den Erfolg von Elektrofahrzeugen ist der beschleunigte Ausbau einer flächendeckenden öffentlichen Ladeinfrastruktur. Die Entwicklung der Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie sollte weiter vorangetrieben werden. Ihr Einsatz ist sinnvoll, wenn die Elektromobilität mittels rein batterieelektrischer Fahrzeuge an ihre Grenzen stößt. Elektroauto-Batterien müssen einer höheren Recyclingquote unterliegen, um limitierte Ressourcen nicht weiter zu verschwenden. Im Rahmen der Hauptuntersuchung ist eine Funktions- und Wirkungsprüfung der elektronischen Fahrzeugsysteme notwendig.
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Response to A EU hydrogen strategy

8 Jun 2020

VdTÜV (Association of Technical Inspection Agencies) advocates technical safety and trust in products, plants and services by independent testing in the European Union. Its international members are the TÜV organizations as well as industrial companies which are affiliated with the objectives and tasks of the association. With its positions on safety and sustainability in the industrialized society, on mobility as well as on products and services, VdTÜV is a sought-after contact for politicians, companies, associations and authorities. The association is committed to adapting rules and standards to the latest technological standards at all times. With its experts, VdTÜV pursues the aim of safeguarding the high level of technical safety within our society and developing secure frameworks for technological change. Strengthening transport within the EU is among the key objectives, which ultimately envisages provision of sustainable, credible and viable investment in efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure, providing safe and intermodal mobility. We trust the attached paper explains fully our views on this roadmap.
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Response to Development of Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses

27 May 2020

VdTÜV (Association of Technical Inspection Agencies) advocates technical safety and trust in products, plants and services by independent testing in the European Union. Its international members are the TÜV organizations as well as industrial companies which are affiliated with the objectives and tasks of the association. With its positions on safety and sustainability in the industrialized society, on mobility as well as on products and services, VdTÜV is a sought-after contact for politicians, companies, associations and authorities. The association is committed to adapting rules and standards to the latest technological standards at all times. With its experts, VdTÜV pursues the aim of safeguarding the high level of technical safety within our society and developing secure frameworks for technological change. Strengthening transport within the EU is among the key objectives, which ultimately envisages provision of sustainable, credible and viable investment in efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure, providing safe and intermodal mobility. Part of the „Green Deal“ published in December 2019 by the European Union was its “Zero Pollution Ambition” that serves as a roadmap starting in 2025 towards a mobility free of emissions. This roadmap is necessary to both reduce the ongoing air pollution within the EU and slow down climate change. The European Commission has the opportunity to become leading in the world regarding reductions of pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions originating from road traffic by applying post Euro-6-/VI-regulations (informally called ‘Euro 7-/VII’). The future post Euro-6-/VI-norm has to be expanded to cover emissions throughout the whole life cycle of operations. To achieve this a further improved periodic exhaust emissions testing is required to take place as part of the periodic technical inspection. Up to the present day, the EU-Commission’s announcements lack the clear commitment to treat emission deficiencies of vehicles with internal combustion engines the same way as a deficiency in the roadworthiness of a vehicle are dealt with today, as their damage potential, although not outright visible, surpasses that of safety issues. Independent of age or mileage, for air quality it is utmost important that motor vehicles meet legal emission thresholds throughout their entire life cycle and not just during the first years of operation. To ensure individual testing and valid evaluation of future motor vehicles it is obligatory to implement vehicle specific emission limits already within the scope of type approval. These limits then have to be complied with throughout the whole life cycle. To achieve this the respective procedure of the EU exhaust type approval have to be updated. Periodic exhaust emissions testing makes a significant contribution to environmental and climate protection, since it ensures that the emission behavior of motor vehicles does not deteriorate significantly over the entire period of use. We trust the attached paper explains fully our views on this inception impact assessment paper.
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Response to EU rules on industrial emissions - revision

21 Apr 2020

The TÜV-Association welcomes the Commission’s initiative to consider a revision of the IED. While the use of Best Available Techniques (BAT) has proven successful in defining binding emissions values within the EU, it is equally important to ensure its effective implementation within the member states. The main instrument of conformity assessment, which is stipulated in the IED, are environmental inspections by national authorities. Although inspections provide an overall examination and allow for professional judgement on the inspected objects, we would like to suggest considering additional conformity assessment tools, notably validation and verification. Both validation and verification have been introduced through the new EN ISO/IEC 17029 standard in 2020. They are defined as to be a confirmation of information, which has been declared in claims (i.e. statements, declarations, assertions, reports). - Validation is applied to claims regarding an intended future use or projected outcome (confirmation of plausibility). - Verification is applied to claims regarding events that have already occurred or results that have already been obtained (confirmation of truthfulness). When determining whether the claim by a client can be confirmed, validation/verification bodies gather objective evidence, e.g. by evaluation of data and plans, reviewing documentation, performing alternative calculations, visiting sites or interviewing people. The decision as to whether (or not) the claim conforms with the initially specified requirements is then issued by the validation/verification body as the validation/verification statement. The specified requirements can be general (e.g. applying to claims of “best available” practice or “suitability” as such) or detailed (e.g. applying to claims of “adherence to exact protocols” or “freedom from material misstatements”). Validation/verification bodies can be internal bodies of the organization that provides the claim (first party), bodies that have a user interest in the claim (second party) or bodies that are independent of the person or organization that provides the claim and have no user interests in that claim (third party). Preceding this new generic application of the tool, the activity and recognition of specific validation and verification bodies had been regulated, for instance, in the EU Emissions Trading System (Regulation 600/2012) and the EU actions regarding maritime emissions (Delegated Regulation 2016/2072). Given that both conformity assessment tools apply to information and confirm the reliability of this declared information, they could play a crucial role in assessing the implementation of the BAT Reference Documents (BREFs). Therefore, we strongly suggest the Commission to take these tools into consideration and possibly embed them in a revised IED. ---------------------- About us: The TÜV-Association represents the policy and technical interests of its members, the TÜV organisations, who provide conformity assessment and technical services in almost all sectors of industry and commerce. TÜV stands for neutral and independent conformity assessment, such as testing (e.g. of household appliances, food or medical devices), inspection (e.g. of steam boilers, power plants or lifts), certification (e.g. of management systems or consumer products) and validation/verification (e.g. of greenhouse gas emission projects and reports). Conformity assessment provides objective evidence and impartial attestation that all applicable requirements are fulfilled. Activities and results of conformity assessment bodies therefore provide assurance and give confidence to stakeholders and interested parties. In order to match any application in any sector, there are distinct tools established by the standards series EN ISO/IE17000 ff.: testing, inspection, certification and, as of 2020, validation and verification.
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Response to Driving licence legislation ex-post evaluation

3 Sept 2019

With the number of fatalities amounting to around 25,000 per year in the EU, a lot remains to be done in the field of continuous improving of road safety. In order to achieve this, a package of measures is needed that includes transport infrastructure, vehicle safety and traffic-psychological approaches. VdTÜV says: 3rd Driving Licence Directive leaves room for improvement The directive brought about significant progress, but still leaves room for improvement, especially in the areas of driving licence fraud, aligning licence categories with technical developments and assessing a person’s fitness to drive. Great hopes are placed in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). However, only few consumers have a clear idea what abbreviations such as ABS, ESC and ACC actually stand for. The benefits, functionality and availability of safety technologies and driver assistance systems in vehicles have not yet been adequately addressed in driving education and tests. The requirements of driving education and driving tests must be continuously realigned with the current state of the art in technological progress. Social and demographic developments must also be taken into account. Driving tests must be issued according to the same high standards in all EU countries by institutions entrusted with tasks of public authority. Competition between entrusted institutions should be avoided as this could be detrimental to the quality of driving test The risks posed by alcohol, drugs or medicines in road traffic are often still underestimated. The possibilities for rehabilitation of road users caught driving under the influence vary greatly throughout Europe. In many countries, driving licences are irrevocably suspended with no chance of reinstatement. In other countries, previously convicted road users only have to pass a new driving test after a statutory waiting period and thus once again pose a threat to public safety. VdTÜV recommends: Amend the Driving Licence Directive - preparing people for modern mobility requirements The 3rd Driving Licence Directive must be amended. Many recommendations have already be formulated in the 2017 final report of the European Commission “Implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences”. Driving licence categories must be brought in line with technical developments. Furthermore, driving licence tourism needs to be curbed, e.g. through uniform rules on identity checks and storage of the full data of the driving licence holder. The increasing prevalence of driver assistance systems necessitates instructing drivers on their proper use by means of modern didactic methods. At the same time, drivers still need to remain proficient in all basic driving skills. Driving tests must be revised accordingly. Demographic changes in society and the need to improve road safety make it necessary to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by vehicle automation. Nevertheless, fitness to drive and essential driving skills must be ensured for the full duration of a driver’s life. In the case of serious illness or traffic offences (e.g. driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or other serious traffic offences), driving aptitude assessments and traffic-related medical/psychological interventions should be introduced within the framework of the EU Driving Licence Directive. An EU-wide assessment and rehabilitation system would represent a milestone for road safety. High-risk road users must prove that they no longer pose a threat to road safety before regaining their driving licence. We demand that a medical-psychological assessment be mandated after a drink-driving incident involving a blood alcohol level of 1.1 mg/ml or higher. Furthermore, alcohol interlock rehabilitation programmes should be introduced for drivers with a history of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Response to Smartwatches and connected toys

4 Mar 2019

Verband der TÜV (VdTÜV) welcome and support the EU Commission’s initiative to address the issue of cybersecurity and privacy of products. According to Article 169 of the TFEU, the legislator is obligated to ensure a high level of consumer protection. The European regulatory framework must guarantee that the relevant public can sufficiently trust in the security and safety of IoT products such as toys so that innovations gain the necessary acceptance. On the basis of the New Legislative Framework (New Approach), the European legislator regulates a multitude of product sectors. Accordingly, manufacturers may only place products on the market which fulfil “the essential health and safety requirements”. These are specified in greater detail in directives and regulations. The Toy Safety Directive, for example, makes a distinction between general and particular safety requirements in regard to essential safety requirements: - GENERAL safety requirements according to Article 10 (2) Toys, including the chemicals they contain, shall not jeopardise the safety or health of users or third parties when they are used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the behaviour of children. - PARTICULAR safety requirements according to Annex II Manufacturers shall carry out an analysis of the chemical, physical, mechanical, electrical, flammability, hygiene and radioactivity hazards that the toy may present. The manufacturer is thus already obligated under current legislation, for the purpose of fulfilling the GENERAL safety requirements, to take appropriate protective measures to ensure the safe use or condition of the product or installation whenever it is used as intended or in a foreseeable way. This means that the information security aspect of security-related components or functions of products and installations (including software, hardware, sensor technology, connectivity) in the development of protective measures by the manufacturer must be thoroughly considered within the scope of the obligatory safety and risk assessment. The aspect of information security can prove significant for the product features of toys and their potential to cause harm. However, this important aspect is missing in the particular safety requirements set out in Annex II of the Toy Safety Directive. At the same time, the extent to which attention should also be paid to the right to privacy and/or informational self-determination must be considered. The same applies to the particular safety requirements of other sectoral directives and regulations within the New Approach legislation and to the General Product Safety Directive which applies to those consumer products which are not specifically regulated. In the future, the necessary “robustness” of products should be viewed as a prerequisite for a safe and secure IoT product (toy) and be legally defined. VdTÜV therefore welcomes and supports the EU Commission’s initiative to adopt a Delegated Act under the RED to close swiftly regulatory gaps in regard to IT-security and privacy in particular of smart toys. Based on our experience and expertise we support option 4 as it is the most appropriate option to meet the new challenges related to smart toys. Especially children as the most vulnerable users need special protection against data-based abuse. Where the risk potential of the smart product (toy) is significantly increased by the IT components, an independent body (Notified Body) should mandatorily be involved in conformity assessment to ensure uniform application of the legal requirements and to reduce the need for market surveillance interventions of a rather complex nature due to the product inherent technology.
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Response to Revision of the Machinery Directive

8 Feb 2019

VdTÜV and its members welcome and support the EU Commission’s initiative to revise the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Since the Machinery Directive is applied to a large number of consumer and industrial products, it is of the utmost importance that the revision will bring the requirements into line with the New Legislative Framework (NLF), clear up any ambiguities and take adequate account of technical progress in digitalization. Based on our experience operating according to the Machinery Directive during the past decade, we think that option 2 is most adequate to align the Directive with the NLF. Please see detailed arguments in the position paper.
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Response to Technical information necessary for roadworthiness testing, and the recommended test methods

18 Oct 2018

Dear Sir or Madam: we would like give a recommendation to chapter 1 "General" an 2 "Information for testing". From our perspective it should be necessary to add following points: 1. GENERAL I.4. system/items integrity validation data. I.5. system/items condition validation data including detailed output of potential reasons for failure. I.6. system/item-specific supporting measurement data. I.7. system/items-specific supporting routine activation data. 2. INFORMATION FOR TESTING 7.11 Odometer if available – Information needed - Add: milage validation data Pleae, find our justification attached. Kind regards, Richard Goebelt
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Response to Cars correlation procedure — transitional rules on test conditions and results

13 Oct 2018

Dear Sir or Madam: please, find our feedback file attached. Best regard, Rich. Goebelt
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Response to Evaluation of the Toy Safety Directive

1 Aug 2018

Verband der TÜV e.V. is in favour of evaluating the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC to address RECENT TRENDS IN CONNECTIVITY of toys and the PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF NON-COMPLIANCE of toys in the Internal Market. The almost ten-year-old directive does not correspond to the technological developments any longer. As far as new substances, new findings on substances, test methods, limit values etc. are concerned the European legislator in general can provide answers under the roof of the actual directive by amending the annexes. - please see attachment for comprehensive argumentation -
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Response to Towards an EU Product Policy Framework contributing to the Circular Economy

24 May 2018

The economic system and its environment are changing continuously. Against this background, the regulatory framework for the European Single Market – a key factor for European integration, must regularly be put to the test. In this sense the Federation of TÜV (VdTÜV) welcomes the European Commission's plan for an initiative „Towards an EU Product Policy Framework contributing to the Circular Economy“. However, a mere development towards more liberalization will not be sufficient in response to new challenges. Rather, coherent and internationally competitive rules and regulations for the marketing of products and services are required. The NEW APPROACH DEVELOPPED AND IMPLEMENTED OVER 30 YEARS AGO FOR PRODUCT REGULATION AND THE GLOBAL APPROACH FOR THE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT, UPDATED 2008 INTO THE NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK OFFER THE CORRECT SYSTEMATIC APPROACH, which should be taken as a starting point and a framework, within which further development must take place. Sector-specific paths should be avoided in the sense of a coherent regulatory framework for a future-proof European Single Market and enable a high degree of compatibility with regulation in other economic areas. In addition, when revising and drafting single market provisions, further care should be taken to ensure that linguistic ambiguities and possible room for manoeuvre in terms of interpretation should be eliminated and avoided as far as possible in the design of statutory provisions in terms of a uniform application practice across Europe. Again, when designing conformity assessment procedures, the corresponding requirements for the obligations of economic operators should be drafted as clearly as possible, all optimisation potential exhausted and international standards taken into account. As a complement to market surveillance by the member states, testing and certification of products by independent third parties in Europe, which is generally voluntary, is a very effective instrument of prevention in order to maintain the necessary protection level.” please compare general VdTÜV-position "Upgrade the European Single Market with compliant products and services" here: https://www.vdtuev.de/dok_view?oid=622278
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Response to Improving the emissions legislation for Light Duty Vehicles

5 Apr 2018

Feedback on the Draft regulation: “Improving the emissions legislation for Light Duty Vehicles” from the VdTÜV German Digital RDE Round Robin Project Based on the VdTÜV experience with real round robin chassis dyno emission testing, VdTÜV created the platform for the RDE Digital Round Robin. The need of exchange of experts has become more necessary in the light of rapid changes and in the need of establishing a quality and more robust RDE process. In general we welcome the update of the regulation, the focus on only one new and simpler data evaluation method and the update of the electronic data file reporting. However, we see potential areas to improve the quality of the process and data evaluation. Please find our points added on the attached document. VdTÜV stands for: Neutrality and independence The harmonization of human, technology and the environment! VdTÜV offers to be the platform for: The exchange of experience between Authoritys, OEM`s, Technical Services, Tool Manufacters Clarification of interpretive possibilities of regulations The formulation of proposals for the adjustment of regulations The development of common positions Participants: AUDI, Volkswagen, Bosch Engineering GmbH, DEKRA, FAKT GmbH, TÜV Hessen, TÜV Nord, TÜV Rheinland, AVL, Horiba, Maha, Sensors
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Response to More and better mutual recognition for the single market for goods (revision Regulation (EC)764/2008) (Goods package)

19 Mar 2018

VdTÜV (Verband der TÜV) welcomes the objectives of the EU Commission to make adjustments in both areas of marketing of goods (harmonized rules or according to mutual recognition principle) to improve the functioning of the Single Market. However, VdTÜV considers that the measures proposed in these Regulations are not suitable in order to adequately meet today’s challenges, eliminate the weaknesses and ensure the most comprehensive compliance possible for the traded products. Therefore, VdTÜV sees a considerable need for correction as regards the legislation proposals. In line with the detailed VdTÜV-position we support the submitted summary remarks of our colleagues from CEOC and IFIA as following: 1. The mutual recognition declaration, as established under Article 4, does not create additional trust. 2. Conformity according to national law should be presumed when products have been assessed by an accredited third party.
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Response to Proposal for a Regulation on Enforcement and Compliance in the Single Market for Goods (Goods package)

19 Mar 2018

VdTÜV (Verband der TÜV) welcomes the objectives of the EU Commission to make adjustments in both areas of marketing of goods (harmonized rules or according to mutual recognition principle) to improve the functioning of the Single Market. However, VdTÜV considers that the measures proposed in these Regulations are not suitable in order to adequately meet today’s challenges, eliminate the weaknesses and ensure the most comprehensive compliance possible for the traded products. Therefore, VdTÜV sees a considerable need for correction as regards the legislation proposals. In line with the detailed VdTÜV-position we support the submitted summary remarks of our colleagues from CEOC and IFIA as following: 1. Enlarge the scope in order to align all existing provisions for market surveillance:  The proposal should cover all harmonized products, not only those listed in the ANNEX 1;  The proposal should include the provisions for consumer products still regulated in the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC);  The provisions for market surveillance in regulation 765/2008 shall be maintained. 2. Adopt stricter and more precise requirements for national market surveillance authorities:  Precise and concrete requirements for sampling (Art. 15.1) with the aim to harmonize the intensity of market surveillance controls;  “Adequacy” of resources (Art. 11.4) (e.g. personnel and financial means) of the market surveillance authorities is too vague;  “Adequacy” of sanctions (Art. 61) has to be translated into concrete figures and minimum requirements for sanctions. 3. Due to limited resources, market surveillance authorities should presume conformity of products that have been assessed by an accredited third party. 4. (Art. 20) It should be possible for accredited third-party conformity assessment bodies to be designated as Union Testing Facilities. Maintaining cutting-edge laboratories requires extensive resources in terms of funding and skills. The private sector conformity assessment industry currently provides these accredited independent and impartial services. The proposal to create, design, build, and staff Union Testing Facilities would spend public funds (taxpayer money) to duplicate what already exists in the private sector. There is no funding for such facilities within the current proposals. Further, the previous system of Member State owned Notified Body laboratories was recognized to be unnecessary many years ago, which resulted in privatization of those Bodies. This proposal is a step backward that will not contribute to the improvement in either compliance or market surveillance activities. If the EC is finally serious about making changes to the current inadequate system they should focus on leveraging the private sector resources that currently exist. 5. Increase market surveillance authorities’ reliance on accredited third parties to perform their tasks.
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Response to Evaluation of the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU

27 Nov 2017

CEOC-ETICS-IFIA-VdTÜV: THE TESTING, INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION (TIC) FEDERATIONS CALL FOR A RE-VISION OF THE LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE 2014/35/EU CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF LVD PRODUCTS SHOULD BE REVIEWED TO RAISE COMPLIANCE The level of conformity of LVD products in the internal market does not provide assurance that products comply with the requirements for protection of safety and health. In the context of market surveillance, it can be traced over a longer period of time that electrical products are often not compliant. RESPOND TO INCREASED RISK POTENTIAL OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS Through innovation, products in the course of their development, must satisfy new functional expectations. In short, products need new requirements and the European legislator has to adapt the regulatory framework for that. Increasing risks with significant hazards can be observed in the area of mobile products such as battery operated products with increasing energy densities and dangerous electro chemicals used on or nearby the human body (for example: smart phones, tablets, power banks, Power tools, electronic cigarettes) and for laser operated products with high emitted energies (for example, Laser and LED bicycle (ultra) bright light, Lane laser, Laser distance laser pointer, LED (laser) flash light, Laser-LED head lamp). As a consequence of accidents with batteries (esp. Li-Ion) and LED/Laser in mobile devices a review of the directive should consider: 1. To decrease the low voltage limit to 1 V DC / AC or less 2. To assess and to adapt the applicable conformity assessment procedures in accordance with the risk potential of these products (based on the relevant conformity assessment modules). 3. To stipulate that an independent body (Notified Body) will be mandatorily involved New function can particularly be observed in the context digitization and Internet of Things (cyber-security). In the context of the LVD products become increasingly smart and requirements need to be adapted. In reviewing the LVD the European Commission is urged: 1. To include the aspect of information security in safety requirements for products, including smart products, in the respective annexes to swiftly close regulatory gaps. 2. To put the risk potential presented by products through a fundamental reassessment, while taking information security into account. 3. To assess and to adapt the applicable conformity assessment procedures in accordance with the newly determined risk potential of the product (based on the relevant conformity assessment modules). 4. To stipulate that an independent body (Notified Body) will be mandatorily involved where the risk potential of the product is significantly increased by the ICT components. 5. To grant this body suitable access to the product’s source codes/software when the product is to be assessed by a Notified Body. - please see complete position paper attached -
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Response to Review of ENISA Regulation and laying down a EU ICT security certification and labelling

2 Aug 2017

Dear Madam or Sir, VdTÜV - listed in transparency register 45013506457-28 - and its members do actively contribute to the marketing of compliant goods in the Internal Market. Herewith, we would like to give feedback on the roadmap and inception impact assessment for a proposal for a Regulation revising ENISA Regulation (No 526/2013) and laying down a European ICT security certification and labelling framework. In principle, VdTÜV supports Option 3 with respect to the issue of certification. We refer in this context to our recently released position papers: VdTÜV Position: Regulatory improvement for safe and secure IoT products in Europe required http://www.vdtuev.de/en/news_policy_statements/position-paper-2017-safe-and-secure-iot-products-required VdTÜV Position: Information security of smart products in Europe https://www.vdtuev.de/en/news_policy_statements/vdtuev-position-information-security-of-smart-products-in-europe?context=f3bfe3a7b22f4ef0ba8032587774f836 We believe that European Legislator should design and apply consistently the New Legislative Framework (NLF, “New Approach”) as a coherent and internationally compatible regulatory framework for the competitive marketing of products and services. We advocate for applying the NLF, which has been proven to be successful, with sufficient across-the-board consistency. Conformity assessment by independent third parties (Notified Bodies) according to the NLF is preferable to product approval procedures by the state or authorities. Decision 768/2008/EC (Annex II) lists different conformity assessment modules. Depending on the potential risk resulting from the item to be assessed, the European Legislator must define suitable procedures to ensure the conformity of these products to carry out its responsibilities in terms of protection and care and following the principle of precaution. According to this risk based approach, a conformity assessment procedure involving an independent conformity assessment body should be envisaged here. Independent testing is efficient and supports the public sector. Regarding the very limited budgetary resources of the member states, expansion of market surveillance will only be possible to a very limited extent in future. VdTÜV and its members would be pleased to contribute in developing the future regulatory framework ensuring ICT security of specific products and services. Best Regards Daniel Pflumm Director Brussels Office VdTÜV Verband der TÜV e.V. Nr. im EU-Transparenzregister: 45013506457-28 Rue Jacques de Lalaing 4 | B-1040 Brussels T.: +32 (0)2-534.82.77 F.: +32 (0)2-534.31.10 Office in Berlin: Friedrichstraße 136 | D-10117 Berlin T.: +49 30 760095-470 F.: +49 30 760095-471 | M.: +49 (0)151-120.39.693 daniel.pflumm@vdtuev.de www.vdtuev.de twitter.com/vdtuev_news TÜV®
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Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)

15 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

19 May 2015 · Digitilisation of industry, DSM

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

23 Apr 2015 · Network and information security