1. 12/11/2014 1 Focus on cross-cutting topics of Elios 2 By Jean Roussel & Michel Van Droogenbroek (WP 5) Final Forum meeting (7), DG ENTR, Brussels

2. Plan  Challenges encountered during the process of the Pilot Project  Overview of some key findings/results of the Pilot Project  Focus on 2 recommendations: an Observatory (EQEO) and a Facilitator (EFACI) 2

3. Challenges encountered 3 ChallengesWP ConcernedActions Different concepts of construction insurance throughout Europe WP 3 (with consequences for WP 1 and WP 2) Systematic search for tools to promote the exchange of information and mutual recognition Scepticism of some national actors about an European initiative in construction insurance WP 1 Creation of the “Elios 2-test” status which permits the description of corresponding QS by Elios 2 partners. The QS providers are invited to validate recorded information. PR actions through European and local networks and advertisement on professional websites. WP 2 Stimulate exchange of information between selected key national actors holding information on building pathology

4. ChallengesWP ConcernedActions Conformity/complementari ty of national Quality Signs in relation to the CE marking WP 1 Interaction with representatives of the EC and several stakeholders of the construction and insurance sectors, especially sign providers, in order to focus the debate on the access to insurance. Attempt to better understand the underwriting process. Confidentiality of data on pathology and reluctance to disseminate this data WP 2 Emphasize qualitive data rather than quantitative data. Focus on some eco- technologies based on predetermined criteria. Lack of of guarantees in terms of energy performances WP 3 Comprehensive state of the art of existing guarantees and exchange with major actors in insurance in order to understand their points of view. 4

5. Key results/Trends  Amongst the main trends observed during the Pilot Project Elios 2, some are “in line” with the conclusions of Elios 1  Other ones are somewhat new or different 5

6. Confirmed trends  Diversity of national regimes  Interconnection between construction insurance and its national context  Despite the diversity, similarity of concerns 6

7. New developments (1)  A break in the tendency to implement mandatory insurances 7

8. New developments (2)  Scepticism on the part of some national actors and stakeholders about the European initiatives regarding construction insurance  A kind of contradiction between the European legal framework and the national markets realities 8

9. Conclusion of these trends The necessity to imagine tools improving circulation of information at a European level 9

10. Focus on 2 recommendations  An observatory allowing an exchange of information about the crucial topic of pathology: the EQEO Project  A way to fix the delicate question of the access to insurance for cross border activities: a European Facilitator 10

11. About the EQEO  EQEO: Eco technologies Quality European Observatory  The EQEO is a pilot database making extensive information on some eco technologies available at the European level 11

12. Objectives  To promote the quality of eco- technologies used in the construction sector  To support insurers in their risk assessment and, consequently, to facilitate the access to insurance, especially for SMEs 12

13. EQEO: choice of 3 eco-technologies  Photovoltaic Panels (PV’s)  Ground source heat pumps  Bio material based insulation 13

14. About the EQEO 14

15. EQEO A call for interest from the EC  To the representatives /stakeholders of the insurance and construction sectors  To the possible partners: national actors holding some records or databases about pathology for their markets 15

16. Cross border activities and access to insurance  An unsatisfactory situation according to the staff working document issued by the EC the 31 st of March 2014  Difficulty to assess exactly the problems faced by the services providers  Difficulty, consequently, to identify the causes and remedies to the situation 16

17. Cross border activities : possible tracks of improvement (1)  Organise equivalencies (art. 23.2 Services Directive)  Reduce the diversity of the 28 construction insurance systems (harmonization, best practices, …)  Facilitate the exchange of information on the existing systems and available insurance (links with the Points of Single Contact/PSC, art. 6) 17

18. Cross border activities : possible tracks of improvement (2)  Set up a tool in order to fix the difficulties on a tailored and consensual basis: a European Facilitator for Access to Construction Insurance (EFACI)  Set up constraining mechanisms (e.g. BCT in France) 18

19. European Facilitator for Access to Construction Insurance (EFACI) 5/12/2014 Schematic presentation

20. Cross border activities and access to insurance  An unsatisfactory situation according to the staff working document issued by the EC the 31 st of March 2014  Difficulty to assess exactly the problems faced by the services providers  Difficulty, consequently, to identify the causes and remedies to the situation 20

21. Cross border activities : possible tracks of improvement (1)  Organise equivalencies (art. 23.2 Services Directive)  Reduce the diversity of the 28 construction insurance systems (harmonization, best practices, etc.)  Facilitate the exchange of information on the existing systems and available insurance (links with the Points of Single Contact/PSC, art. 6) 21

22. Cross border activities : possible tracks of improvement (2)  Set up a tool to fix the difficulties on a tailored and consensual basis, a European Facilitator for Access to Construction Insurance (EFACI): Elios 2 recommendation  Set up constraining mechanisms (e.g. BCT in France) 22

23. EFACI: role of the Facilitator an independent Authority, appointed by the EC, in charge of advising and helping the service providers of the construction sector in order to facilitate the access to insurance for their cross border activities 23

24. EFACI: limits of the Facilitator’s role The Facilitator will not be in charge of:  making it compulsory for an insurer to cover a risk  managing the contractual process (guarantees, premium, claims…) 24

25. EFACI: missions and added value 25  deliver to the providers of services an information as appropriate and as complete as possible  set up links with the national actors and with the points of single contact (PSC).  handle residual difficulties on a consensual basis  centralise demands concerning cross border activities in the construction sector, being able to make a reliable assessment of the (potentially) drawback of access to insurance for the Single Market.

26. Liaison Committee EFACI Actors of the insurance sector likely to propose or to find solutions for this access Service providers of the construction sector facing difficulties for access to insurance Role of the Liaison Committee

27. Possible composition of the Liaison Committee 1 representative of the EC 1 (or 2) experts 2 (or 3) representatives of the construction sector 2 (or 3) representatives of the insurance sector 27

28. Thank you for your attention 28