Consortium & Key contacts

The study will be carried out by a consortium that spans a broad spectrum of expertise including technological know-how and environmental engineering, economical and environmental assessment, market and consumer analysis, and worldwide contacts, thus guaranteeing a proper scientific performance of the foreseen tasks.

The consortium for this study consists of the following partners:
      

The following members of BIO Intelligence Service can be contacted for any technical questions relating to the study:

Shailendra Mudgal, Benoît Tinetti, Eric Hoa, and Guillaume Audard of BIO IS - Tel: +33 1 53 90 11 80

Answers to most policy related questions or how the results of this preparatory study will be used by the European Commission can be found on:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/ecodesign/eco_design_en.htm.

Further questions can be addressed to TREN-ECODESIGN(at)ec(dot)europa(dot)eu

For questions about the site, please contact the webmaster.

BIO Intelligence Service - Project Leader - Active since 1989 in research and consultancy in the field of environmental and health information on products, BIO's expertise is widely recognised in France and in Europe. A pioneer in the life cycle assessments and ecodesign, BIO offers a range of services to decision makers in private and public sectors to aid effective policy making. In the context of the Ecodesign Directive of the European Commission, BIO has been involved in 18 of the 27 preparatory studies since 2006. In addition, BIO is actively engaged in various initiatives related to the Integrated Product Policy (IPP) of the European Commission and also provides its rich expertise in impact assessment, multi-criteria analyses (especially economic and environmental dimensions) of relevant policy instruments.

ERA Technology Ltd - Project Partner - ERA Technology Ltd operates as an independent technology engineering consultancy. Since its founding in 1925, ERA has supported government and the electrical and electronics industry worldwide. ERA works in two key areas: regulatory compliance / technical consultancy, and advanced electrical product design. ERA has previously carried out extensive work for the European Commission and UK government on RoHS implementation including studies on exemptions, and potential inclusion of Categories 8 and 9 in scope. ERA consults on RoHS, WEEE, REACH, EuP and other product regulations, and runs a popular and respected annual conference in this area. See www.era.co.uk/conference2009/.