The European Single Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition

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1 The European Single Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITIES AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES NOVEMBER 23 RD / 24 TH, 2016 LIEDERHALLE STUTTGART

2 The Single European Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition Welcome Address 2 Welcome Address of the Minister of Environment Equal competition, high level of consumer protection and ambitious environmental standards are distinguished attributes of the European Single Market. In order to ensure that products comply with the standards defined by law, an organized and preferably extensive surveillance by the authorities is needed. In Baden-Württemberg, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector is the responsible authority for this task. A multitude of rules sets the standards for safety, energy efficiency or the content of pollutants in products. The Market Surveillance Authority ensures that products comply with these standards. This serves to protect the consumer and the environment. In the light of fair competition, it is also important that all market players adhere to the rules. Companies and authorities are faced with the task of constantly staying on top of the highly dynamic developments within the legislative process in Europe. Many regulations are very complex, thus challenging companies to obey them in their entity. I cordially invite you to attend the congress European Single Market Performing between Regulation and Equal Competition and exchange views with actors from government, economy and authorities, also giving you the opportunity to discuss the continued formation of a hands-on legislative process and Market Surveillance. We have compiled a comprehensive program including numerous best-practice examples, especially on current developments in the areas of Ecodesign and TTIP. Franz Untersteller MdL Minister of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg

3 3 The Single European Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition Programme Day 1, Nov. 23 rd a.m. Admission & registration a.m. EQUAL COMPETITION IN THE EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET a.m. Coffee break OPENING Franz Untersteller MdL Minister of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg WELCOME ADDRESS VIDEO CLIP Winfried Kretschmann MdL Minister-President of the German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg a.m. Plenum 2 ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES 1.15 p.m. Lunch break 2.15 p.m. Workshop-Session 3 parallel Forums Forum A Forum B Forum C THE ROLE OF THE RETAIL MARKET IN PRODUCT-COMPLIANCE MARKET SURVEILLANCE AS A GUARANTOR OF EQUAL COMPETITION FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS IN PRACTICE 3.15 p.m. Coffee break 3.45 p.m. Plenum 3 FOCUS ENERGY SAVING AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY 4.45 p.m. Reception by Invitation of the Ministry of Environment of Baden-Württemberg Day 2, Nov. 24 th a.m. Admission & registration 9.00 a.m. Panel Discussion CHANCES AND RISKS OF TTIP: EFFECTS ON THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE? a.m. Coffee break a.m. Plenum 4 THE CURRENT STATE OF MARKET SURVEILLANCE 1.00 p.m. Lunch snack & Get-together

4 The Single European Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition Programme 4 Day 1, Nov. 23 rd a.m. Opening Michael Voigt Untersteller Kretschmann Machnig Jorna Beise EQUAL COMPETITION ON THE EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET OPENING Franz Untersteller MdL Minister of the Environment Climate Protection and the Energy Sector German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg ADDRESS OF WELCOME VIDEO CLIP Winfried Kretschmann MdL Minister-President of the German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg SUCCESSFUL SURVEILLANCE OF EUROPEAN REQUIREMENTS Franz Untersteller MdL Minister of the Environment Climate Protection and the Energy Sector German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg EQUAL COMPETITION: IDEAL AND REALITY Matthias Machnig State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET: OBJECTIVES AND STATEGIES FOR SUCCESS Kerstin Jorna Director Single Market, Policy, Regulation and Implementation DG for Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs European Commission DURING BOTH DAYS OF THE CONGRESS Dr. Marc Beise Head Business Editor Süddeutsche Zeitung a.m. Plenum 2 Schwager Prochaska Albig ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHEMICAL LAW Dr. Harald Schwager Member of the Board of Executive Directors BASF SE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRODUCT SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Dr. Michael Prochaska Member of the Board of Managers STIHL AG IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ECO-DESIGN DIRECTIVE Jürgen Albig Head of Product Management ZIEHL-ABEGG SE

5 5 The Single European Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition Programme Day 1, Nov. 23 rd p.m. Workshop-Session (3 parallel Forums) Forum A THE ROLE OF THE RETAIL MARKET IN PRODUCT-COMPLIANCE NONFOOD-PRODUCTS IN SPECIALIZED TRADE Tobias König Head of Quality Assurance Nonfood LIDL Stiftung & Co. KG THE POTENTIAL OF COLLABORATION WITH CHINA Dr. Jörg Binding Project Director EU Judges Training in Environmental Law German Society for International Cooperation Dr. Marc Beise Head Business Editor Süddeutsche Zeitung König Binding Beise Forum B MARKET SURVEILLANCE AS A GUARANTOR OF EQUAL COMPETITION MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN GERMANY Joachim Geiß Head of the German Delegation in the Working Group of the European Council Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Thomas Just Head of Division Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration German Federal State of Hesse MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Victoria Griffiths Regulatory Delivery Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN AUSTRIA Dr. Eugen Anwander Institut für Umwelt und Lebensmittelsicherheit des Landes Vorarlberg Josef Kreuzberger Head of Department Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg Geiß Just Griffiths Anwander Kreuzberger

6 The Single European Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition Programme 6 Day 1, Nov. 23 rd p.m. Workshop-Session Forum C FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS IN PRACTICE CONSUMER GOODS FROM THE FAR EAST THE EXPERIENCES OF A TESTING INSTITUTE Kay Grönhardt CEO Intertek Consumer Goods GmbH HOW MUCH DANGER IS THERE IN CONSUMER GOODS? Jürgen Stellpflug Chief Editor Öko-Test-Magazine COOPERATION BETWEEN CUSTOMS AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITIES Dr. Monika Sulzberger Head of Division Generalzolldirektion Boris Böhme Head of Division Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Grönhardt Stellpflug Sulzberger Böhme 3.45 p.m. Plenum 3 Cozigou Turmes Denz FOCUS ENERGY SAVING AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY TAKING STOCK OF THE ECODESIGN REGULATORY EXPERIENCE Gwenole Cozigou Director Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains DG GROW European Commission ENERGY LABEL AND LIFE SPAN OF PRODUCTS A CONTRIBUTION TO RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND AN INFLUENCE ON BUYING HABITS OF CONSUMERS? Claude Turmes MdEP Member of the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy THE MEGATREND ECO-DESIGN FROM A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING POINT OF VIEW Naemi Denz Member of the Executive Management Board Mechanical Engineering Industry Association 4.45 p.m. Reception by Invitation of the Ministry of Environment of Baden-Württemberg

7 7 The Single European Market Performing Between Regulation and Equal Competition Programme Day 2, Nov. 24 th a.m. Panel Discussion Nicole Sturz Mattes Felbermayr Bäumer Pinzler Beise CHANCES AND RISKS OF TTIP: EFFECTS ON THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE? Bernhard Mattes Chairman of the Board Ford-Werke GmbH; President American Chamber of Commerce in Germany Prof. Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr Director of the Ifo Center for International Economics Ifo Institute Hartmut Bäumer Deputy Transparency International Deutschland e.v. Petra Pinzler Editor DIE ZEIT Dr. Marc Beise Head Business Editor Süddeutsche Zeitung a.m. Plenum 4 Ingels Pemp Fischer Scholz Geiß THE CURRENT STATE OF MARKET SURVEILLANCE MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN EUROPE: CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION Hans Ingels Head of Unit Single Market Policy, Mutual Recognition and Surveillance DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs European Commission ONE PRODUCT ONE REGULATION: WISHFUL THINKING? Stefan Pemp Head of Division Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality German Federal State of Lower Saxony; Chairman Committee for Product Safety (AfPS) TRUST IS GOOD BUT CONTROL IS BETTER: MARKET-SURVEILLANCE IN ECODESIGN AND ENERGY LABELLING Dr. Corinna Fischer Senior Researcher Öko-Institut e.v. FIELDS OF ACTION AS SEEN BY MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRIC CONSUMER GOODS Werner Scholz Managing Director Large Domestic Electrical Appliances Division German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AS SEEN NECESSARY BY MARKET SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITIES Joachim Geiß Head of the German Delegation in the Working Group of the European Council Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy 1.00 p.m. Lunch snack & Get-together

8 ORGANISATION: Information about the Congress and the Registration is available at Convent Kongresse GmbH A Member of the ZEIT Publishing Group Senckenberganlage Frankfurt am Main Michael Gassmann Visitor Registration Phone: 0 69 / Fax: 0 69 / info@convent.de