ETRMA response to the consultation on the EU Single Market Strategy for 2025

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has submitted its views to the European Commission's public consultation to further develop the EU Single Market Strategy.

ETRMA had some key recommendations to create a clear and predictable regulatory environment that supports European businesses.

ETRMA would like to contribute with the following key recommendations:

1. Addressing barriers to the free movement of goods and services in the EU Single Market

• Establish a sector-specific regulation for access to in-vehicle data to allow businesses to innovate and create new products and services.
• Introduces wide end-of-waste criteria for tyres.
• Make use of EU regulations instead of EU directives to promote harmonisation across Member States.

2. Addressing regulatory and administrative challenges in the single market and policy actions

• Complementary strategies need to be put in place to ensure a smooth implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
• Harmonisation and Centralisation of reporting obligations.
• Create market incentives and public procurement schemes for high quality and sustainable products such as best-performing tyres and retreated tyres.
• Use the regulatory instruments where needed to boost market uptake of high quality and sustainable products.

3. Initiative for the horizontal governance of the single market and the enforcement of its rules

• Ensure adequate market surveillance on tyres.
• Ensure better cooperation between national market surveillance authorities and customs.
• Impact assessment on the competitiveness of legislative proposals targeting the Single Market.
• Harmonisation of minimum level of penalties at EU level.

Read all the details in our response below.

• ETRMA_Reply Public Consultation on the Single Market Strategy 2025 (pdf)