INSIGHTS & EVENTS
Upcoming events
7–9 JUNE 2027 ·
KRAKÓW HOTEL LENART, POLAND
CEIR CONGRESS 2027
KRAKÓW, POLAND - 7 TO 9 JUNE 2027
CEIR Congress 2027 will bring together leaders, national associations, experts and partners from across Europe's taps and valves industry. Together, we will explore the forces reshaping our sector and turn today's global challenges into tomorrow's opportunities.
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INSIGHTS & EVENTS
Latest publications
CEIR - Taps & Valves Europe policy manifesto
JULY 2024

The CEIR - Taps & Valves Europe Policy Manifesto outlines our strategic vision for the European taps and valves industry and the EU, emphasizing on sustainability, innovation, and competitiveness.
CEIR - Taps & Valves Europe, representing the industry's collective voice, aims to engage with EU and international policymakers and stakeholders to drive the sector's growth while addressing key challenges or the society and the planet.
This document highlights our commitment to quality, environmental responsibility, and technological advancement, serving as a roadmap for our future actions.
Key priorities include promoting the creation of efficient innovation ecosystems, ensuring a just green and digital transformation, Water-Smart Strategy, promoting harmonizing standards for quality and safety, advocating for regulatory harmonization and self-regulation initiatives, reskilling workforce and providing financial support for SMEs. Through these initiatives, CEIR - Taps & Valves Europe strives to ensure a sustainable and competitive future for the taps and valves industry in Europe.
Position Papers
2025 - 2026

This section brings together CEIR - Taps & Valves Europe's position papers and white paper on key regulatory and policy topics affecting the taps and valves industry, along with our latest newsletter.
White Paper - Balanced industrial policy and substitution targets for chromium coatings in sanitaryware (September 2025)
CEIR Position on the EU Water Resilience Strategy (March 2025)
CEIR Position on the EU Taxonomy (2026)
Revised Position on New Machinery Regulation Applicability to Valves (March 2026)
UK Mandatory Water Efficiency Label (MWELS) Position (September 2026)
Member documents
CEIR members can request access to the internal document library on SharePoint. Fill in the form and the Secretary General will share the relevant folders with you.

