General Members’ Meeting

1. General Members’ Meeting Looking back at 2016 Planning for 2017 Brussels, 3 May 2017

2. Looking back:2016

3. 2016 - OBJECTIVES Horizontal objectives • Effective communications and grow network, • Strong team accross Europe with a united message Key Issues • Toy Safety Directive • Chemicals • Communicating with children • Trade • Circular Economy Package • Fitness Check for the future

4. FITNESS CHECK FOR THE FUTURE

5. 2016 – FITNESS CHECK FOR THE FUTURE Committee Chairs (revived) Rules of engagement Revised Articles of Association adopted April Internal Regulations adopted December Collection of members’ views Sounding of Board members by new Chair Good cooperative spirit Strong commitment of team Clarity on mission & transparency on deliverables Lead v respond ‘new’ challenges General members’ survey

6. 2016 – GENERAL MEMBERS’ SURVEY Overall : United voice; excellent reputation; effective lobbying for the toy sector; well-informed Communications Committee: 90% of respondents are either satisfied or very satisfied Technical Committee: 100% of respondents are either satisfied or very satisfied Policy Committee: difficult to capture general conclusions Internal communications: 87% either satisfied or very satisfied

7. 2016 – GENERAL MEMBERS’ SURVEY Room to improve (practical) : improve meeting facilities Room to improve (structural) : More transparency – easier feedback to members More outreach to stakeholders (as members, as Secretariat) Timing! Expertise: Non-technical experts & knowledge of sector by Secretariat

8. 2016 – FITNESS CHECK FOR THE FUTURE Committee Chairs (revived) Rules of engagement Revised Articles of Association adopted April Internal Regulations adopted December Collection of members’ views Sounding of Board members by new Chair Good cooperative spirit Strong commitment of team Clarity on mission & transparency on deliverables Lead v respond ‘new’ challenges General members’ survey Structure Revised committee structure & names

9. Policy Committee R Hartenstein/ A Vallejo Technical Committee D Scrivens / C Wetterberg Marketing WG R Hartenstein • Communica-tion by Chairs • Members of WG should be ‘experts’ • Provide input and research • Members: technical experts • Provide input and research for messaging, positions and prioritisation of work • prepare external technical meetings Trade WG A Vallejo Crisis comm. Working Group R. Hartenstein IPR WG TBD Chems WG D. Billeret • Coordinate and execute action on issues prepared by other Coms/WGs • Aid nat. associations with external communication when necessary • Sign-off on all TIE positions and messaging • Grow TIE membership Communications Committee Natasha Crookes/Y Le Tallec Value of Play Working Group TBD Corporate members National Associations

10. 4 Technical Committees members: technical experts; provide input and research for messaging, positions and prioritization of work; prepare external technical meetings; initiatives on education of the sector on regulations or self-regulation; feeding into Policy Action Group for decisions on overall external strategy Product Safety & Environment Consumer Engagement Intellectual Property Rights Market Access Crisis comms Working Group R Hartenstein Value of Play Task Force TBC D Scrivens / C Wetterberg (Mattel / LEGO) A Vallejo (Mattel) R Hartenstein (Hasbro) TBC Chemicals WG D Billeret • members: corporate public affairs specialists and DGs of all National Associations • advises Secretariat on external communications & public affairs tools where necessary; • signs off TIE (key) positions and messaging; • advises Secretariat on coordination & execution of actions prepared by the Expert Committees unless the lobbying is purely technical; engages with high-level EU decision makers • assists National Associations with external communication when necessary • helps identify potentially damaging national developments through National Associations Policy Action Group Y Le Tallec / M Moggio (Lego / FJP) Board of Directors D Allmark (Mattel) • decides on overall strategy of TIE • 3 corporate members & 5 National Associations • appoints & discharges Directors • approval of budget, accounts & annual management reports General Members Meeting

11. 2016 - OBJECTIVES Horizontal objectives • Effective communications and grow network, • Strong team across Europe with a united message Key Issues • Toy Safety Directive • Chemicals • Communicating with children • Trade • Circular Economy Package • Fitness Check for the future

12. 2016 HORIZONTAL OBJECTIVES Effective Communications & grow network • Engaging on wide range of issues • Bringing in new expertise • Finding opportunities to be heard • Re-branding – website, #playshapes

15. 2016 HORIZONTAL OBJECTIVES Strong team across Europe with united message • Restrictions e.g. phenol, BPA, aluminium • TIE positions for expert group (restrictions inaccessible substances) • TIE contributions to EU Fitness check on chemical legislations (including the TSD) • TSD guidance document on musical instruments

16. 2016 – KEY ISSUES • Toy Safety Directive • Chemicals Pragmatic approach for Chromium VI Opposed Aniline proposal Support for Guidance preservatives in water-based toy materials Lead migration outcome disappointing • Communicating with children Privacy and Marketing Internal preparation External engagement

17. 2016 – KEY ISSUES (cont’d) • Trade Fighting barriers Exploiting Opportunities • Circular Economy Package 4 legislative proposals and 50+ actions Prioritisation

18. Planning ahead:2017

19. 2017 - OBJECTIVES Horizontal objectives • Effective communications and grow network; • Protecting reputable business Safety IPR Consumer engagement • Strong team accross Europe with a united message; • More expert involvement; • Transparent & timely reporting to members; • Toy sector recognition

20. 4 Technical Committees members: technical experts; provide input and research for messaging, positions and prioritization of work; prepare external technical meetings; initiatives on education of the sector on regulations or self-regulation; feeding into Policy Action Group for decisions on overall external strategy Product Safety & Environment Consumer Engagement Intellectual Property Rights Market Access Crisis comms Working Group R Hartenstein Value of Play Task Force TBC D Scrivens / C Wetterberg (Mattel / LEGO) A Vallejo (Mattel) R Hartenstein (Hasbro) TBC Chemicals WG D Billeret • members: corporate public affairs specialists and DGs of all National Associations • advises Secretariat on external communications & public affairs tools where necessary; • signs off TIE (key) positions and messaging; • advises Secretariat on coordination & execution of actions prepared by the Expert Committees unless the lobbying is purely technical; engages with high-level EU decision makers • assists National Associations with external communication when necessary • helps identify potentially damaging national developments through National Associations Policy Action Group Y Le Tallec / M Moggio (Lego / FJP) Board of Directors D Allmark (Mattel) • decides on overall strategy of TIE • 3 corporate members & 5 National Associations • appoints & discharges Directors • approval of budget, accounts & annual management reports General Members Meeting

21. 2017 – key Workstreams • Toy Safety & Environment • Market Access • Consumer Engagement

22. Toy Safety & Environment

23. Market Access

24. Consumer Engagement

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