European Construction Industry Federation
Acronym: FIEC
General Information
Identification Code: 92221016212-42
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: "aisbl" (BE0688.919.140)
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 7/14/2011
Last Update: 1/19/2024
EP Accredited Number: 3
Mission & Interests
Goals: Represent, via the national member federations, construction enterprises
• of all sizes (from builders/ crafts/ one person SMEs through to large firms)
• of all Building and Civil Engineering specialities
• practising all kinds of working methods (whether operating as general contractors or as sub-contractors),
Promote and defend to all institutions, organisations and persons, in particular to the EU institutions and agencies, the specific interests of its members in all areas:
• economic and legal, as a federation of industry and craft enterprises
• social (including training/ education, health & safety), as an employers' federation (only recognised Social Partner/ employers' representative in the Sectoral Social Dialogue in the Construction Industry)
• technical and environmental, dealing with matters linked to energy, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, R&D, innovation, digitalisation and standardisation. (first ever Associate Member of CEN)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Borders and security
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- Institutional affairs
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
- Investment policies, i.e. Juncker Investment Plan (incl. EFSI)
- Infrastructure policy: Connecting Europe Facility, TEN-T, TEN-E
- maintenance of infrastructure
- Fiscal policy (VAT)
- Public procurement (incl.concessions, PPPs and electronic procurement)
- Regional policy (ERDF)
- EU contract law
- Consumer policy
- Late payment
- "Trade secrets" (draft directive on "the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information ("trade secrets") against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure.")
- "SUP" (draft directive on Single-member private limited liability compagnies)
- IPI (International Procurement Instrument)
- Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy)
- Tachograph Regulations - Eurovignette Directive
- Expert Group on eProcurement
- CEN/TC 461 (integrity & interoperability in public procurement)
SOCIAL AFFAIRS :
- "Enforcement of Posting" Directive
- "Initiatives for youth employment in the construction industry" website
- Assessment of all EU Health & Safety legislation
- Respirable Crystalline Silica
- Mobility package
- Fight against undeclared work
- EU Platform for tackling Undeclared Work
- European Labour Authority (ELA)
- Blueprint Project (skills)
TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
- Revision of Technical Report by CEN/TC 135 on scope of EN 1090-1
- Technical information in CE marking
- Contractor's Guide to CE marking under the CPR
- Building assessment framework to measure resource efficiency of buildings
- Circular Economy Package
- Revision of the Waste Directives
- Construction Products Regulation - impact on contractors
- Horizon 2020
- Energy Efficiency and energy performance of buildings
- Climate change policy
- Standardisation - construction products and buildings
- EU Green Deal
- Horizon Europe
- Decarbonisation
- Renovation Wave
- BIM issues
- Construction 4.0
Communication Activities: - Annual FIEC Conference
- Annual statistical report
- Annual Activity report
- Press releases
- meetings with the Commission and European Parliament
- participation in various projects
- FIEC Manifesto - EU Term 2024-2029
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Methodology on road safety assessments & safety ratings#E03686/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100813 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryCommission Expert Group on Machinery#E03676#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3676 #MEMBER #C#IndustryAdvisory Group on Construction Products#E01329#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1329 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryCommission expert group on the Construction Products Regulation Technical Acquis process#E03776#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3776 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryCommission expert group "Industrial Forum"#E03743#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3743 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsStructural metallic products and ancillaries#E03776/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=101533 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryMulti-Stakeholders Expert Group on eProcurement#E03142#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3142 #MEMBER #C#IndustryPrecast Normal/Lightweight/Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products#E03776/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=101532 #OBSERVER #C#IndustrySUBGROUP ON DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES #E01329/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100672 #OBSERVER #C#Industry
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Avenue des Arts, 20 (7th floor)
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Avenue des Arts, 20 (7th floor)
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 3
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 8
Members F T E: 6.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.fiec.eu/fiec/presentation/fiec-members
Organisation Members: In alphabetical order:
• Build-Up Initiative (EU backed initiative to promote energy efficiency in buildings): partner
www.buildup.eu
• Businesseurope: observer in several specific working groups
www.businesseurope.eu
• CEN European Committee for Standardisation: first ever Associate Member
www.cen.eu
• CICA, Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations (world level)
www.cica.net
• DG EMPL, Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee "construction": only recognised Social Partner, representing the employers (construction firms of all sizes)
• DG GROW , participant in High Level Construction Forum
• ECCREDI, European Council for Construction, Research, Development and Innovation
www.eccredi.org
• Construction 2050 Alliance https://euconstruction2050.eu/
• ECTP, European Construction Technology Platform: Member
www.ectp.org
• EEN, European Employers' Network (coordinated by Businesseurope): member
- EHF - European Housing Forum
www.europeanhousingforum.eu
• EIC, European International Contractors (construction activities beyond Europe’s borders)
www.eic-federation.eu
• ESF, European Services Forum: member
www.esf.be
• FAIB, Federation of European and International Associations Established in Belgium,
www.faib.org
• ISO, International Standardisation Organisation: “A-liaison” status
www.iso.org
• Small Business Standards: regular contacts
http://sbs-sme.eu/
• Project www.construction-for-youth.eu
• Project BLUEPRINT https://constructionblueprint.eu/
• Partner of EU OSHA campaigns
• Partner/campaign www.healthy-workplaces.eu
• Partner/campaign
www.moreeubudget4transport.eu
Indirectly, via nominations "ad personam":
• ELA Stakeholders Group