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FEMA is carrying the
riders' voice to: |
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- European Parliament
- European Commission
* DG Energy & Transport
* DG Enterprise
* DG Environment
- Council of Ministers
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United
Nations' Economic Commission for Europe
*WP29 (Global Technical
Regulations)
*Working Party 1 (Road
Safety)
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FEMA is co-operating
with:
International Co-operation - The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), the Motorcycle Riders' Foundation (MRF), the Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations (FEMA) and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) have set up an International Co-operation Fund with the objective of ensuring an efficient representation of motorcyclists at the United Nations where Worldwide Standards for Bikes and road safety measures are developed. Click on the logos to visit their websites.
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2008 ACHIEVEMENTS:
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A vote at the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) towards
safer guardrail designs
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The positive results of
the OECD Motorcycle Safety Workshop, which
recognized the need to include motorcycles
in transport policy and infrastructure deployment,
along with the importance of safety measures
backed by evidence-based research, and the
key role of rider and driver training.
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The integration of motorcyclists'
needs & wants in the European debate
on Intelligent Transport Systems.
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The integration of motorcyclists
in road safety audits.
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PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS:
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FEMA
established a full-time riders'rights office
at the centre of the EC legislating process
in Brussels;
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FEMA
is well-known by Members of the European
Parliament who praise the motorcycle lobby
for its effectiveness and professionalism;
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FEMA
helped secure modification to a complicated
and expensive 3-stage motorcycle driving
licence proposal in 1990;
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In
1992 FEMA secured exemptions from EC type
approval for one-off producers and for new
parts for existing machines,and preserved
the freedom to modify one's own machine
after point of sale;
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FEMA
lead the opposition that defeated the plans
to impose a blanket ban on new motorcycles
over 100bhp limit in 1994;
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FEMA
has compiled a list of lawyers from different
European countries who give free first advice
to travelling motorcyclists who need legal
help;
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FEMA
has united
24 national motorcyclists' organisations
from 19 European countries, giving to the
opportunity to motorcycling
citizens to promote and defend their interests,
by supporting the work FEMA carries out
"in the corridors";
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In
1995 FEMA secured support from the European
Commission to research motorcycle training
and produce a European Code of Best Practise;
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FEMA
has won its case on various chapters of
the "multi-directive": the right
to be able to carry out servicing without
unnecessary costs, exemption from marking
of parts of larger machines, for the application
of reasonable noise limits thereby protecting
production of air-cooled machines, for the
right of riders to choose the brand of replacement
tyres;
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FEMA has protected and
promoted a free consumer-orientated market
in many other areas.
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| Who's
who? |
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FEMA Committee is formed by the 24 member organisations,
and the President is elected annually. Since february
2009 Gerard Livett is FEMA's President. |
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Gerard Livett
President |
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secretariat is based in Brussels, in the heart of the
European Union institutions. Three persons are working
full time to make sure that riders' interests are looked
after: |
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Aline
Delhaye
General
Secretary |
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Hugo
Roebroeck
Campaigns'
Officer |
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Philip
Vogt
Communication and Policy Assistant
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Christina
Gesios
Administration
Officer |
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