Issue #16, March 2012
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IN THIS ISSUE Message from the President Come to speak at the UEIL Congress 2012! What's new from the UEIL Committees and Sections: EU Policy updates Sponsorship Opportunities Thanks to OATS UEIL Secretariat Editorial Calendar - UEIL Newsletter 2012 |
| Message from the President Dear All, As you all know the Annual Congress of the European Lubricants Industry will take place in Lisbon on 24-26 October. Go to our website www.ueil.org to get all the latest information about the event. The programme committee is actively working on ... Click here to read more |
| Come to speak at the UEIL Congress 2012! In October 2012, leaders in the Lubricants Industry will come together to explore the evolution of the sector over the next several years. This Congress will look into the developments through the regulatory, technological and business perspectives. |
| Competition Committee Cases 12 cases were handled by the Competition Committee in 2011. 9 were successful and 3 are always in process (in the motor vehicles sector and the construction equipments sector). New cases in which uncompetitive behaviors have been detected will be provided soon by the Technical Committee to the Competition Committee. European Commission The Competition Committee met DG Competition in February to evaluate the current situation on the market and the implementation of the new regulation... Click here to know more |
| HSE Committee 2012 will be for the UEIL HSE committee an interesting year. |
| Technical Committee Since the last newsletter, the Committee has met once, in Brussels, on 25 January 2012. Following lengthy discussions with the one major additive supplier with... |
| Taxation Task Force On the fiscal front, the European Commission has agreed (as expected) to include additives (CN 3811) in the control and movement provisions of the Energy Taxation Directive, resulting in the need to use the system Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) in all EU Member States. The issue follows from a recent ECJ decision which clarifies that ... Click here to read more |
GEIR The European Waste Oils Regeneration Industry (GEIR) engages on end-of-waste discussion for waste-derived fuels As part of the Waste Framework Directive implementation, the European Commission’s Joint Research Center is entrusted with responsibility to develop end-of-waste criteria for the different waste streams. The objective of end-of-waste criteria is to remove the administrative burdens of waste legislation for safe and high-quality waste materials, thereby facilitating recycling.The European Waste Oils Regeneration Industry (GEIR) supports EU Sustainable Consumption and ... Click here to read more |
| EU Policy Updates Latest news involve:
Sponsorship opportunities Do you want to increase the visibility of your company in the global Lubricants market? Do you want to sponsor the UEIL Congress 2012? Click here to know more about the various possibilities and get a prestigious opportunity for your company business! Click here to read more |
| Thanks to OATS UEIL wishes to thank OATS for deciding to sponsor this newsletter in 2012. OATS is the lubricants database experts and creators of EARL, the world's leading lubricants recommendations database. It helps leading lube companies to streamline their marketing and technical support. Their new range of expert solutions can meet both global and local needs with availablity in 22 languages. Whatever your role – and whether you're involved in a distribution company, or a local, national, international or global oil producer – their solutions can be specifically tailored to your requirements. Click here to read more |
| UEIL Secretariat After two years supporting UEIL , Jean-Philippe Monod – UEIL Senior Policy Advisor - has decided to pursue new career opportunities. Although we hate to see him leave, we are happy that he has an exciting opportunity ahead of him. UEIL would like to thank Jean-Philippe for his contribution to the lobbying work of UEIL, in particular in the framework of the Block Exemption Regulation campaign last year and now in the taxation campaign. To replace Jean- Philippe, UEIL is glad to announce the arrival of a new team member, Mr Harald Boerekamp, who is now the Senior Policy Advisor for UEIL. Harald brings with him very solid and interesting experience having worked for many years as a Dutch diplomat and for the European Commission. We are all sure his background will prove useful for UEIL. Please join us in welcoming Harald to our association! Click here to know more about us! |
Editorial Calendar - UEIL Newsletter 2012
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