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What do we do

EFIC is the voice, eyes and ears of the European furniture industry. We are active and reactive on questions impacting the industry. We promote our members' views with the European Institutions, with inputs based on their direct experience.

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Advocacy (often through stakeholder coalitions) towards policymakers via different channels. EFIC is a member of several expert/stakeholder groups in the European Commission

Monitoring of policy developments at EU (and national) level in several areas that may affect the furniture industry and providing information to members via different channels

Digesting and analysing policy developments through briefings; creating industry position papers in close collaboration with members

Close relationship to CEN TC 207 via members, especially relevant in the future in connection to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

Wooden Furniture

Stakeholder Groups

DG GROW Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues

DG TRADE Market Access Advisory Committee (MAAC)​

DG GROW Machinery Expert Group

DG GROW High-Level Forum on European Standardisation

DG ENV Deforestation Platform 

DG EMPL Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Furniture and Woodworking 

DG ENV European Union Ecolabelling Board 

​From ECHA:​

ECHA accredited stakeholder

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