Welcome to the CECIMO webpage on the CECIMO Self-Regulatory Initiative under the Ecodesign Directive for energy using products. Here you will find all the information you will need about the impact of the Ecodesign Directive on the machine tool industry and information about the CECIMO Self-Regulatory Initiative.

The aim of this section is to raise awareness of the new legislation that industry will have to comply with soon. CECIMO’s Self Regulatory Initiative (SRI) aims at helping machine tool builders meet the EU legislative requirements. It is an initiative which aims to increase energy efficiency whilst taking into account the technical characteristics of machine tools.

The CECIMO Self-Regulatory Initiative has already been presented to the authorities and NGOs at the Consultation Forum of the Ecodesign Directive which took place at the European Commission last autumn, on 17 November 2009. The Commission welcomed warmly the CECIMO proposal. However to make it successful, further elaboration is needed.

CECIMO values input from industrial stakeholders as all other interested stakeholders in the formulation of the Self-Regulatory Initiative. We will, therefore, use this website to keep all interested parties informed about CECIMO activities as well as the latest developments around this issue. Please read on to learn more about the CECIMO SRI and find out how you can get involved and provide your input to CECIMO Working Groups which elaborate the concept.