Cosmetica, l'appello di 16 grandi aziende all'Ue per un dialogo strategico

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(Adnkronos) - L’alleanza Value of beauty che riunisce sedici grandi aziende leader nei settori dei prodotti per l’estetica e della cura del corpo, sbarra a Bruxelles per chiedere con voce unanime che la Commissione europea apra un tavolo di confronto sul futuro del settore. La richiesta ha fatto da sfondo alle visite istituzionali nei palazzi delle istituzioni europee, tra cui quella con la presidente del Parlamento europeo, Roberta Metsola, e allo studio commissionato a Oxford Economics sull’impatto socio economico del settore, che produce un fatturato totale di oltre 180 miliardi di euro l’anno e offre lavoro a 3,2 milioni di persone. L’alleanza punta a ottenere più flessibilità sugli obblighi della nuova direttiva europea sulle acque reflue, che sovraccarica in maniera sproporzionata, secondo l’industria, i produttori di cosmetici per la riduzione dei microinquinanti.

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00:00Brussels is coming, the call of 16 big cosmetics companies for the opening of a dialogue on the impact of European legislation on the sector.

00:13From the L'Oreal Group to Givaudan, from IFF to Bayersdorf, all gathered in the Value of Beauty Alliance.

00:20Now they ask that the European Union take a step back on various legislative acts.

00:25First of all, the new Directive on the Treatment of Refluent Waters, which from 2028 will extend to producers the responsibility and costs of reducing micro-pollutants.

00:35An unfair legislation, says the industry, because it limits the pollution control only to cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies.

00:43Our message is to make sure that policy makers and whoever is involved in writing the regulations to the European Community

00:51is aware of the impacts that the regulations have on such an important industry.

00:57An industry that produces a pile in Europe of over 180 billion, which employs more than 3.2 million people.

01:04Among other things, 12% have less than 25 years, which compared with the European average of 8% means that it is an industry that also employs young people,

01:11which gives work force to the young people of the European Community.

01:14In a context where economic turbulence is the order of the day, companies ask for a strategic dialogue on the sector,

01:21obtaining the same table of comparison that the European Commission has granted to the sectors of agriculture and automotive.

01:28It is necessary to ensure that the chain of value, beauty and care of the person can maintain its position of leader on the global scene.

01:36The potential of cosmetics makes the European Union the largest exporter of beauty products to the care of the person in the world.

01:43This sector represents 1.5% of the Italian pile, this sector represents 50% of the products that are used in the world,

01:54so Italy must preserve it, protect it and promote it in the various activities

01:59and on this there will be the maximum attention on my part, in the commissions of which I am a member, public health and environment,

02:07so that the Italian system can be further enhanced, which in cosmetics is the world-leading axis.

02:17To sensitize the European Executive led by Ursula von der Leyen, the Alliance approached Brussels with a study on its socio-economic impact,

02:25a sector that has resisted the challenge of sustainable packaging,

02:29has seen its introductions grow by 30% compared to 2013,

02:33with a turn to make equal to the internal product of Lithuania,

02:37and that invests 2.5% in research and development compared to the average of other sectors.

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