Toda la actualidad del sector
(CLEPA) (the European Automotive Suppliers’ Association) and (ACEA) (the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) have jointly adopted a ‘Code of Business Conduct in view of COVID-19’ to support a rapid and smooth restart of the automotive industry.
It intends a successful exit from the corona crisis and this will require timely sharing of critical and appropriate information, making sure that all players in the value chain can plan and act as effectively as possible.
“While the safety and wellbeing of our communities remains first priority, a well-coordinated and timely restart of the sector is of utmost importance to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis for society. The joint automotive business code of conduct will make a real difference in this process,” said Sigrid de Vries, Secretary General of CLEPA
The Code of Conduct therefore contains chapters on health and safety in the workplace, timely communication, contractual requirements and coordination of the restart
Safety in the workplace:
Employees and citizens health and safety are a priority. Therefore, all actors along the value chain must commit to
Provide a safe workplace which meets with the applicable safety norms.
Transparency
The successful overcome of this crisis will require to share timely critical and proper information and allow partners in the value chain to plan and act In the most efficient way. Before and after the process the partners in the value chain are committed to:
Contractual requirements
All actors within their value chain have a shared responsibility in the continuous prosperity of the sector. Therefore, they believe:
This industry can only overcome this crisis if every actor follows the contractual agreements, particularly those referring payments, reception and punctual delivery of orders, investments, tools, tests, development and engineering services and inventory, and doing so,
Preparedness for recovery
The organized restart of production along the value chain in the automotive industry is impossible without a tight coordination. Because of that, they are committed to:
An appropriate start of production capacities, coordinated among all above mention actors and forthcoming partners in a hard sanitary and economic environment. These refers to projects, production plants and also logistic capacities and, if necessary, also the consideration of critical potential necessities of the involved parts.
Fair competition
The necessity of cooperation among industry is acknowledged, however, all actors within the value chain are completely committed with following the applicable competition laws. The following principles will be applied, besides periodic legal review of every information interchange and coordination efforts:
Information commercially sensible (including demand, production capacity, inactivity time or increase of capacities) will be limited to those partners in the same value chain and will not be generally shared when agents compete with each other
“We are committed to emerge from the crisis even stronger, and all partners in the value chain have a shared responsibility in managing the industry re-launch in a sustainable way. The code of business conduct gives manufacturers and suppliers essential guidance on the approach needed to overcome the COVID-19 crisis,” said Eric-Mark Huitema, Director General of ACEA.
As stipulated in the code, COVID-19 represents a global health, societal and economic challenge with severe potential impact on individuals, corporations and countries. The minimization of risks for employees and the community at large should have always a highest priority. Navigating the COVID-19 crisis together in a spirit of partnership, in compliance with the applicable competition laws, yields the best possible results towards protecting individuals and minimizing economic damage.
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