Health Care Without Harm Europe

EU Legislative Interests

Medical Device Regulation implementation; EDC identification criteria; EU strategy on EDCs - Towards a comprehensive European Union framework on endocrine disruptors, and Fitness Check on the EU legislation on endocrine disruptors; Substitution to safer chemicals (in particular: European Chemicals Agency Strategy to promote substitution to safer chemicals through innovation); Chemicals Industry Package; Circular Economy Act; Chemicals strategy for sustainability; Global action on plastics Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment; Climate and energy package; Mercury regulation implementation; Sustainable Food Policy; EU One Health Action Plan against AMR; Public procurement policy; Green Public Procurement; Circular economy package; European Green Deal; Food Contact Materials; Restrictions Roadmap (and focus on PVC and PFAS restriction); REACH Revisions; Zero Pollution Package; Surface water watch list under the Water Framework Directive; Roadmap for reducing packaging waste; New product priorities for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products; Sustainable consumption of goods - reuse and repair; Policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics; Environmental impact of waste management – revision of EU waste framework; Microplastics pollution – measures to reduce its impact on the environment; Sustainable products initiative; Proposal for an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance; Substantiating green claims; Consumer policy – strengthening the role of consumers in the green transition; Non-Financial Reporting Directive; The European Climate Law; Fit for 55 Package; Energy Efficiency Directive; Renewable Energy Directive; Energy Performance in Buildings Directive; EU Adaptation Strategy; Directive on the Resilience of critical entities; Ambient air quality directive; Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action; Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals; Farm to Fork strategy

Communication Activities

Public procurement policies; REACH implementation; Minamata implementation/Mercury regulation; Water Framework Directive; Energy Efficiency Directive; Waste Framework Directive; Medical Devices Regulation - reprocessing of single-use medical devices; Renewable Energy Directive; EU Conflict Minerals Regulations; Single Use Plastics Directive; Policies related Circular Economy package and the European Green deal; The European Climate Law; Fit for 55 Package; EU Adaptation Strategy; Directive on the Resilience of critical entities; Energy Efficiency Directive 2024-02-16 EC public consultation: Restriction on BPA and other bisphenols in food contact material 2024-04-05 ECHA: Call for evidence on aromatic brominated flame retardants 2024-06-28 ECHA (joint) consultation: Call for evidence on aromatic brominated flame retardants, second round EU Manifesto after the EU Elections Meetings oustside EU institutions but related to EU climate policies: Managing the transition to net zero: EU climate policy in a global context organised by Ecologic Institute, 4i Traction (attened by DG CLIMA) (9 June 2024) Europe voted: What next for EU health policy? Organised by Euronews (11 June 2024) Election Breakfast: Unpacking the European Election Organised by Euronews attended by EP member and fromer EC commission member (13 June 2024) “Navigating risks and enhancing resilience: charting Europe’s energy and climate pathways” organized by Friends of Europe attended by DG CLIMA and DG ENER (17 October 2024)

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

HCWH Europe is member of: the European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS), Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe; the Zero Mercury Working Group, the Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement (NSDPP); the European Working Group on Ethical Public Procurement (EWGEPP); EDC-Free Europe coalition; AMR Stakeholder Network; Antibiotic Resistance Coalition; Break Free From Plastics Europe; EC Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW Platform); Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HPWP) [observer]; Antibiotic Resistance Coalition (ARC); Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics; and EU Food Policy Coalition

Organisation Members

https://europe.noharm.org/our-members

Additional Information

Information provided from the Statutory and LIFE audit certificates for the year 2024