Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The European Caravan Federation (ECF) is the umbrella organisation representing the national organisations of the European Caravanning Industry. Membership of the ECF consists of 17 caravanning federations and numerous national members of the caravanning industry within the EU member states. These members are involved in the production, the sales and the use of touring caravans, motor caravans and mobile homes (known as caravan holiday-homes in the UK) and the supply of specialist parts and services to the industry. The objective of the ECF is to represent the interests of all organisations commercially involved in the caravanning business, particularly manufacturers, and to promote the leisure experience "caravanning" in all its forms. The ECF was established in response to the gradual shift of governmental responsibilities from national to European levels for many of the complex economic, social, technical and legal issues relevant to the caravanning industry. The ECF wi (...)
EU Legislative Interests
EU Type Approval for vehicles and their trailers; At the moment: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles EU Driving Licences
Communication Activities
Gespräche mit verschiedenen Abteilungen der EU-Kommission, wie z.B. - DG Growth (Automotive Unit), Teilnahme an MVWG sowie Facharbeitsgruppen zur Vertretung der Interessen der europäischen Caravaningindustrie - DG MOVE Mobility and Transport: Fortlaufende Gespräche zum EU-Führerscheinrecht, insbesondere Auswirkungen auf PKW-Caravan-Kombinationen und Reisemobile
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
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