European Garage Equipment Association
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
EGEA, the European Garage and test Equipment Association, is the European association and political representatives in Brussels of the manufacturers of tools and equipment for the repair, servicing and technical inspection of vehicles, as an integral part of supporting the automotive industrial value chain. Together with its 11 national professional associations (AT, BE, DE, FR, IT, NL, PL, SE, UK, CH, NO) and two company members (AVL DiTest and Marinkovic Hofmann), EGEA represents more than 22.000 employees in the garage equipment sector working with the OE and the automotive aftermarket.
EU Legislative Interests
-eCall - C-ITS - Access to Repair and Maintenance Information for Cars (Euro 5/6), Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Euro V/VI), Motorcycles (L-cat) and Agricultural and forestry vehicles (T-cat) - Euro 7 - Machinery Directive (Vehicle lifts) - Roadworthiness Directive - Measuring Instrument Directive - Health and Safety at work - Mobile Air-conditioning Directive - GEAR2030 - Vehicle Type-approval Framework Regulation 2018/858 - Digital single market - Industry 4.0 - Review of standardisation framework in EU - Free flow of data - EU Data Economy - EU industrial policy - Mobility Packages - Data Act - SSL on access to in-vehicle data
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EGEA, together with seven other European associations of the automotive aftermarket, is an active member of the AFCAR Alliance, the Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair in the European Union. Its goal is to safeguard free competition in the automotive market for service, maintenance and repair and to represent independent aftermarket operators in the field of unrestricted access to technical information. EGEA participates in the Right to Repair Campaign (R2RC). Initiated by AFCAR in 2007, this Europe-wide campaign is a major communication tool that aims at maintaining a level-playing field in the automotive aftermarket, advocating for the access to technical information, spare parts, multi-brand diagnostic tools and test equipment, and training needed to ensure quality repair and maintenance services, at affordable prices. More on www.r2rc.eu. EGEA is also an NGO in roster consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. EGEA is member of the FAIB - Federation of EU and international associations.
Organisation Members
https://www.egea-association.eu/members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.