COCIR members have always played a driving role in developing the future of healthcare both in Europe and worldwide. COCIR encourages the use of advanced technologies to support healthcare delivery worldwide.

COCIR is a leader in the field of environment and at the forefront of green initiatives with intelligent EcoDesign solutions. COCIR members pro-actively embedded environmental objectives throughout the products life cycles often at design phase of products.

This section shows a list of activities COCIR and its members are driving on the topic of environment.

1.   COCIR Strategic Directions on EuP Directive
•    Our presentation at the CF of 28 May 2008
•    COCIR strategy and action plan (appendix 1 of SRI Doc)
•    SRI Documentation 19 Oct 2009
•    Links to EuP Directive, COM and other official

     references

See related document

2.   COCIR Initiatives in RoHS:
•    Issued Joint Statements
•    Additional exemptions requested
•    Links to RoHS Directive and other relevant official

     references

See related document

3.   COCIR Initiatives on REACH:
•    Guidance for manufacturers
•    BOMcheck
•    Links to REACH Directive and other relevant official

     references

See related document

4.   COCIR contribution to International Standardisation:
•    Ref to IEC 601-1-9
•    For more information:
•    links to our COCIR vision on standardisation,
•    info on COCIR contribution in IEC TC 62 (financing of

     IEC TC secretariat)
•    info on COCIR, a member of CENELEC BT, ABHS
•    info on COCIR, a member of the EXPRESS Panel

     working on reform of EU standardization

     (links to ec europa site)

See related document

5.   COCIR contribution to the recycling economy:
•    GRP version 1 and version 2 issued recently
•    COCIR 1st Industry Standard on Refurbishment

•    Read more: See related document

COCIR member companies were active several years ago in contributing to the elaboration of the internationally-recognized standard for integrating EcoDesign into the product design and development process, so called IEC 60601-1-9: Environmentally Conscious Design of Medical Electrical Equipment. This standard was published in July 2007 and constitutes an important element in the EuP Initiative in which COCIR is involved.