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In 2025, ANEC marks its 30th anniversary of representing the interests of European consumers in technical standardisation and related legislation. Since 1995, we have worked to ensure that standards and legislation protect and benefit all consumers regardless of age or ability. To celebrate this milestone, we will hold a special ANEC General Assembly in June 2025.

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List of meetings 2013

ANEC position paper: Working methods for setting safety requirements in the context of the General Product Safety Directive

ANEC-BEUC Position Paper: Lessons learned from past mistakes - The need for a transparent and simple Energy Label based on a closed A-G scale

List of comments 2013

Joint declaration by ANEC & the ASI Consumer Council on hazardous chemicals in products

ANEC Letter to DG ENV Unit Eco-innovation & Circular economy on Public Consultation on Sustainable Construction

ANEC Position paper on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting

ANEC response to DG ENV consultation on Sustainable buildings consultation

ANEC proposed amendments to the draft Proposal for a Directive of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups COM/2013/0207 final

ANEC Position Paper "CE+ Marking = Experto Crede -trust the expert?"

ANEC comments on the EC Green Paper "Preparing for a fully Converged Audiovisual World: Growth, Creation and Values"

ANEC Position Paper on the EC Communication on the Annual Union Work Programme for European Standardisation

Updated ANEC proposed position on the Technical Requirements for inclusion in standards relating to the Communication of Consumer Information by the Smart Metering Systems to the Consumer Interface (for use by an in-home display)

ANEC comments and proposed amendments for draft EP IMCO report on the proposal for a directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites

ANEC R&T study on Requirements on Lighting (Light Intensity) and Reflectors of Bicycles

ANEC comments on draft EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements for public procurement of ICT products and services in Europe

ANEC presentation to the CSI Conference on Child Restraint Systems

ANEC position in response to public consultation on the Green Paper on a European Strategy on Plastic Waste

ANEC-BEUC comments on European Commission proposal for a Regulation on market surveillance of products

ANEC/BEUC position paper on the European Commission Proposal for a Consumer Product Safety Regulation

ANEC-BEUC Position Paper Consumer interests in the review of the Ecodesign measures for External Power Supplies

ANEC-ORGALIME joint Position Paper "Market Surveillance Regulation: a brave step towards an effective pan-European market surveillance system"

ANEC position on the draft report "Shift, not drift: Towards active demand response and beyond" by THINK, European University Institute

ANEC Position Paper on European Commission Proposal for a Directive on the making available on the market of radio equipment (RED)

ANEC Position Paper on the the European Standardization System Strategy 2020

ANEC Position on the European Commission proposal for additional measures to increase transparency and ensure regulatory oversight on nanomaterials

Accompanying letter to the ELA-EEA-ELCA-EFESME-EPSA-EDF-ANEC-EUCAN survey on vertical accessibility legislation in Europe

ELA-EEA-ELCA-EFESME-EPSA-EDF-ANEC-EUCAN survey on vertical accessibility legislation in Europe

Annex to the call for a pan-European database of accidents and injuries: EU-organisations that have joined the campaign since the launch of the paper

Action needed to protect citizen's health and wellbeing - a pan-European database of accidents and injuries

ANEC Position Paper on Standardisation and other aspects of the European Commission Proposal for a Directive on Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies Websites

ANEC/BEUC comments on the updated Ecodesign and Energy Labelling proposal for vacuum cleaners Updated European Commission drafts of December 2012

ANEC/BEUC comments on the draft voluntary agreement guidelines EC draft Guidelines on self-regulation measures concluded by industry under the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC

ANEC position on the European Commission Green Paper - An integrated parcel delivery market for the growth of e-commerce in the EU

ANEC preliminary Position Paper on Accommodation Safety

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Open letter to EP ENVI Committee: Stakeholders' Response to the EC Communication on the Second Regulatory Review on Nanomaterials

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