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Social Dialogue Plenary

Social Dialogue Plenary. Policy Update October 2013. 1. Forests. 2. Recycled Fibre. 3. Climate & Energy. 4. Competitiveness. 5. Institutions. FORESTS. EU Timber Regulation Legal uncertainty on “operator” National authorities’ role 2015 review (printed products) Forest Strategy

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Social Dialogue Plenary

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  1. Social Dialogue Plenary Policy Update October 2013

  2. 1 Forests 2 Recycled Fibre 3 Climate & Energy 4 Competitiveness 5 Institutions

  3. FORESTS • EU Timber Regulation • Legal uncertainty on “operator” • National authorities’ role • 2015 review (printed products) • Forest Strategy • Weak non-binding document, but • Cascading use, FBI competititveness, Cumulative Cost Assessment, Sustainability criteria • Pan-European LBA • Content very wide and not precise • Tensions around the body “stewarding” the Convention

  4. End-of-waste What is it? • When waste ceases to be waste and becomes raw material/product What is the problem with it? • Commission proposal moves the de facto point of recycling in the paper pulper to an earlier step in the collection phase What are the consequences of that? • Loss of quality (impurities will be counted in percentages rather than parts per million) • Loss of availability for European Industry (open door to exports) • Loss of environmentally sound management of waste (Member States lose control over waste streams) • RECYCLED FIBRE

  5. This is ‘recycled paper’, according to the Commission. We challenge any one to use it in their photocopy machines or to draft a Commission proposal on it….

  6. ETS carbon leakage status • Review of the list = Billion Euro impact • Biomass carbon neutrality • ILUC • Issues on the table: advanced biofuels, sub-targets, eligible feedstocks • 2nd reading process needed • Wood availability at risk • Biomass sustainability criteria • Draft proposal • Negative inter-service • Will it proceed? • 2030 climate White Paper • One climate target vs. one target + subtargets • CLIMATE & ENERGY

  7. Forest-based industries “blueprint” • Not binding (staff working document): • Cascading use • Wood mobilisation and subsidies re-direction (supply-side) • Reference to CEPI Roadmap 2050 • Social challenges identified (age, attractivity, etc.) • RTD, but no reference to the Bio-industries PPP • Stronger focus on Woodworking Industries • Industrial policy 20% GDP target • COMPETITIVENESS

  8. 2014 crossroad • New college of Commissioners • New European Parliament • What composition? • Weight of “Euro-sceptics”? • “Pause” in policy developments in 2014? • INSTITUTIONS

  9. Priorities

  10. Thank you! CEPI aisbl / Confederation of European Paper Industries 250 Avenue Louise, Box 80, B-1050 Brussels Tel: +32 2 627 49 11 / Fax: +32 2 624 81 37 mail@cepi.org www.cepi.org / www.paperonline.org / www.paperforrecycling.eu Follow us : @EuropeanPaper http://www.youtube.com/cepi250 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cepiindustry http://www.linkedin.com/company/cepi http://www.cepi.org/news-feed.xml

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