Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The HARTING Technology Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial connection technology. Spread around the entire globe, HARTING has some 6,000 employees working at 42 sales companies, 14 production plants and six R&D locations. HARTING connectivity solutions are deployed in numerous branches of industry for the transmission of “data, signals and power”. Areas of application include transportation, electro-mobility, renewable energy generation, automation and mechanical and plant engineering. As a family-owned company, HARTING generated a turnover of EUR 1,1 million in 2024/25.
EU Legislative Interests
Member of DKE - UK 351.1 Fahrzeuge Member of DKE - AK 351.1.12 Digitale-Güterwagen / DAK Member of UNIFE - EC Expert Group Member of CENELEC SC9XB WG44 (DAC)
Communication Activities
Submissions and comments on documents via the UNIFE Members of the EC Expert Group
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Connected Legislation
Stocktaking of the European Year of Rail
Contractual quality requirements for rail freight services
River traffic: information services for inland navigation
Resolution on marine insurance
EU maritime transport policy: strategic goals & recommendations (to 2018)
Resolution on maritime security
Third country cargo shipping activities (codified)
Maritime security resolution
Maritime safety: stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships
Export of toxic waste to Africa
Amendment: Dangerous substances and preparations (Directive 76/769/EEC)
Recast of Directive 88/379/EEC on the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations
Amendment: Restricted substances list (Directive 2011/65/EU)
Regulation on the adaptation of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network
Trans-European multimodal transport network master plan
Streamlining trans-European transport network (TEN-T) realization
Amendment: Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 Annex III
Amendment: Labelling of dangerous chemicals in Austria and Sweden (Directive 67/548/EEC)
Amendment: Dangerous substances (short-chain chlorinated paraffins)
Amendment: Mercury exemption for intravascular ultrasound imaging (Directive 2011/65/EU)
The Accession of the European Community to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as amended by the Vilnius Protocol of 3 June 1999
Urban Mobility
Action plan for long-distance and cross-border passenger rail
Deployment of ERTMS/ETCS rail signalling system
Railway safety and European signalling system
International rail passengers' rights and obligations
Amendment: Railway development (Directive 91/440/EEC)
Safety and interoperability of the EU railway system
Supplement to Directive 2010/40/EU: Free road safety traffic info
Amendment: Common rules for combined transport of goods (Directive 92/106/EC)
Financial assistance for combined goods transport (PACT)
Intermodal loading units
Sport: Players' agents
Rear registration plate lamps for motor vehicles and trailers
Corrigendum: ITS Directive 2010/40/EU (Parking Information Services)
Road transport recording equipment (tachographs)
Sécurité des autocars
Road infrastructure safety
Amendment: Alternative Community driving licence (Directive 91/439/EEC)
Amendment: Safety belts in vehicles < 3.5 tonnes (Directive 91/671/EEC)
Road safety
Statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and trailers
Member State distinguishing signs for vehicles and trailers
EU road accident victims (up to 2010)
Mont-Blanc tunnel accident resolution
Recast: Vehicle roadworthiness tests (speed limiters) Directive 77/143
Amendment to Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences
European road safety 2011-2020
Amendment: Driving licences with driver card functionalities
Road Safety Action Programme: Mid-Term Review