European Garden Machinery industry Federation
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | New Machinery Regulation (applicability of its essential requirements that relate to cybersecurity) and Omnibus IV. | — |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | New Machinery Regulation (applicability of its essential requirements that relate to cybersecurity) and Omnibus IV. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
EGMF represents manufacturers of garden, landscaping, forestry and turf maintenance equipment. The members are global companies, European SMEs and National Associations, who represent both major groups and SMEs (France, Italy, Germany, UK, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands). EGMF is an international non-profit association according to Belgian law. EGMF covers a wide range of garden machinery and outdoor power equipment manufactured to international and European standards of quality, safety, ergonomics, environment-friendliness and energy efficiency. EGMF works proactively on a European level with users, manufacturers, distributors, research institutes and the European institutions. EGMF serves as a spokesperson for the manufacturers of garden and outdoor power equipment on pan-European matters. EGMF provides expertise to stakeholders and European institutions on technical, marketing and other issues related to its industry.
EU Legislative Interests
- Machinery Directive (2006/42) - Outdoor Noise Directive (2000/14) - Exhaust Emissions Regulation (2016/1628) - Chemicals policy (REACH, RoHS) - Electric and radio directives (LVD, EMCD & RED) - Market surveillance - Green Deal & Circular economy (Batteries Regulation, Sustainable Products Regulation) - Future harmonised rules on road circulation for NRMM - Industrial policy - Digital policy (AI, cybersecurity, data)
Communication Activities
EGMF Annual Report 2024 https://egmf.org/publication/egmf-activity-report-2024 EGMF Compliance Guides https://egmf.org/policy-issues/#complianceguides EGMF Policy Manifesto 2024 https://egmf.org/publication/egmf-manifesto/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Membership of Orgalim, the Europe's Technology Industries (https://orgalim.eu) Membership in the Alliance for Sustainable Management of Chemical Risk ASMoR (https://asmor.eu/members)
Organisation Members
35 corporate members and 7 national associations; the full list is here: http://www.egmf.org/en/members/companies/