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Jul 2020

German draft law on the amendment of the battery legislation

On 25 , Jul 2020 | In | By Julia Feuring

On May 20, the Federal Cabinet passed the draft of the amendment to the Battery Law. The draft provides for some changes relevant for battery producers, which we briefly outline below: The draft law reacts to the abolition of the solidarity-based joint take-back system for portable batteries (GRS) and now provides for a purely competitive model ...

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Jul 2020

Prepare for SCIP - additional data and notification dossier required

On 24 , Jul 2020 | In | By Julia Feuring

If your products contain substances of very high concern (SVHC) in a concentration above 0.1 % (w/w) you might have already information and notification requirements. From 5 January 2021 on additional obligations will apply for suppliers of products with a SVHC-concentration above 0,1 % (w/w). Deriving from Article 9 of the EU Waste Framework ...

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Jul 2020

Several European Countries to set taxes on plastic packaging made of virgin plastics

On 24 , Jul 2020 | In | By Gisa Scheschonka

Plastics are important material in the economy. However, they are a huge challenge for waste management, resource efficiency and the environment. Therefore, European policy makers strive to incentivise sustainable plastic design. Taxes and fees are, amongst others, some of the measures that may be introduced to call upon producers to increase the ...

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Jul 2020

1cc offers new Alert Service

On 24 , Jul 2020 | In | By Ute Binder

We have started a new alert service for our registration and reporting customers. It includes up-to-date information regarding your responsible compliance schemes and covers waste topics (WEEE, waste batteries and packaging waste) and countries you´re registered in. If you subscribe to 1cc’s alert service, you receive regular updates regarding the ...

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