Policy Updates

<p>Around 200 persons participated to SRI Platform that was launched on 16 December. The impression remains as before that the SRI would lead to fragmentation of the market.</p>

<p>Recently EurObserv’ER issued a separate Barometer giving details of the 2019 and 2020 European Heat Pump market.  Aerothermal (air-air, air-water, exhaust air)  and geothermal heat pumps are covered as well as an overview of 21 European manufacturers.</p>

<p>It has been clarified that there is no equivalence between UKCA marking and CE marking. </p>

<p>The meetings of the HLCF have resulted in a Commission Staff Working Document “Scenarios for a transition pathway for a resilient, greener and more digital construction ecosystem”. Until 28 February 2022 can one contribute to the consultation on this document.</p>

<p>The draft of the Regulation and its annex has been adopted by the Commission and will most likely enter into force after the 2-month scrutiny by the European Parliament and Council. Member States can calculate cooling towards their overall renewable targets. </p>

The public consultation on the review of the New Legislative Framework (NLF) is open until 22 March 2022. The NLF deals with conformity assessment modules and the accreditation framework for notified bodies.

<p>The European Commission runs this consultation until 22 March 2022 looking at the conformity assessment modules and the accreditation framework for notified bodies. It would like to know if Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, refurbishment and remanufacturing can be accommodated in the NLF.</p>

A draft interim report was published on the project website at the end of November. The next stakeholder meeting is scheduled for 13 January 2022.

A regulation supplementing the Taxonomy Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). It specifies how to disclose information according to corporate sustainability reporting requirements.

The first delegated act of the Taxonomy Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). It contains the Technical Screening Criteria (TSC) for the first two environmental objectives.

The Commission made available the draft minutes of the Consultation Forum meeting on ventilation units of 30 March. These minutes can be commented upon until 7 January 2022.

The Commission made available the draft minutes of the Consultation Forum meeting on water heaters of 28 September. These minutes can be commented upon until 7 January 2022.