High quality and high availability of the electric power are today strategic stakes for all the sectors of the economy. A power breakdown can put in danger the process of a company, generating considerable financial costs. The failure of an electric installation can also induce a human risk, for the operators as for the users.

As testified by the “blackouts” experienced by several countries in a recent past, but also by the more minor power shortages, the frequency of the dysfunctions is regularly increasing. This tendency should be still accentuated with the deregulation of the market of electricity and the climate changes, without counting the disturbances generated by the electric installations themselves.

But static electro technical solutions do exist to protect the infrastructures, the buildings and the processes from any electric breakdown. Among these solutions, UPS is one of the most commonly used today.

CEMEP UPS is the Coordinating Committee for the Associations of Manufacturers of static Uninterruptible Power Supplies systems for industrial, commercial and similar use in the European Union.

CEMEP UPS includes the main national trade associations in Europe, representative of the leading manufacturers of UPS.

CEMEP UPS aims to promote and represent in accordance within the framework of the Treaty of Rome and within the framework of the general policy defined by the national federations the common professional interests of its members in all areas of its competencies.

The organization of CEMEP UPS is as follow:

Some words from the new President, Roberto Facci

It is with a great pleasure that I welcome you to this  website and invite you to navigate inside.

CEMEP UPS, the European Coordinating Committee of Manufacturer’s of Uninterruptible Power Supplies, has a key role to play in the protection of the interests and promotion of our European electrotechnical industry, as well as decisive challenges to take in regards to the future evolution of electrical networks.

Today, in our modern world it is all about resources efficiency including energy and its management, for a more sustainable environment. This is not a fashion, but a long term trend that will influence more and more all economical and geopolitical decisions. Carbon footprint, energy policy and economical viability will increasingly be correlated to our ability to better manage the energy, and make it more efficient.

To this extent, CEMEP UPS has a central role to play in Europe and beyond.

By defending our ethical values, promoting greener materials and processes in our industry, CEMEP UPS will work with its best experts towards promoting our vision of a more efficient and highly available electrical word.

Publications

  • Qualification of UPS Manufacturers under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on Batteries
    Position papers - 2026
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  • UPS battery regulation position paper
    Position papers - 2024
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  • Shipping Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) with Lithium Ion Batteries : Implementation of Dangerous Goods Transport Regulations
    Position papers - 2023
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  • The advantages of a manufacturer maintenance contract FR
    Leaflet - 2022
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  • The advantages of a manufacturer maintenance contract EN
    Leaflet - 2021
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  • Static UPS – The high environmental performance solution
    Leaflet - 2021
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  • Environnemental considerations – Focus on UPS
    Leaflet - 2021
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  • UPS European guide EN
    Leaflet - 2021
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  • UPS European guide FR
    Leaflet - 2021
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  • UPS European guide DE
    Leaflet - 2021
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  • RoHS 2
    Position papers - 2015
    Within the frame of the implementation of RoHS 2, the UPS products will be considered for a possible inclusion. The position paper addressing the concerns and recommendations that the CEMEP UPS industry wanted to express.
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  • The WEEE Recast Directive will apply to UPSs.
    Position papers - 2015
    The introduction in the new WEEE directive of an open scope “All EEE ≤ 1000 V AC or 1500 V DC” means that UPSs can be considered in the scope of this revision of the WEEE directive. But the WEEE is still listing some exemptions.
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  • CEMEP UPS Endorser Code of Conduct Data Center
    Code of conduct - 2021
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  • CEMEP UPS Code of Conduct ‘Signing Form’
    Code of conduct - 2021
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  • Tutorial document UPS Code of Conduct
    Code of conduct - 2010
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  • CEMEP UPS Code of Conduct
    Code of conduct - 2011
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  • Operational rules
    Operational rules - 2015
    Operational rules of CEMEP UPS are declined from the Statutes and the internal rules of CEMEP. They highlight only what is specific in the organization of CEMEP UPS.
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