The EU Parliament reached a consensus this week on the long-awaited proposal for a regulation on batteries and waste batteries that was initially tabled in December 2020. The new Regulation aims at promoting circular economy and reducing the environmental and social impact throughout all stages of the battery life cycle. The most significant ...

Grasping the extent of copyright levy obligations for distant sellers under EU-law and national legislation has always been challenging. The obligation to report distant-sales of certain IT and CE equipment and payment of the respective copyright levies due through online-trade was only taken into account a few years ago. The European Court of ...

Europe's leading event for electronics recycling, the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023 will take place again on 28- 29 June 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany. Our expert Tanja Hermann will be attending this event as well. This two-day event addresses three major topics: battery Recycling, E-waste Recycling, and metal Recycling. Companies from ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updated the REACH Candidate List on 14 June 2023. Two Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) were added to the list due to their hazardous properties. The Candidate List of SVHC for substances that may require authorization in the future, now contains 235 substances that may cause harm to human health or the ...

Save the date June 14 and meet our expert Katharina Frankenbach, who will give a presentation on "RoHS in changing times" at the 63rd working group meeting at the Fraunhofer Institute (IZM) in Berlin. The event presents the attendees with a platform to discuss the current state of legislation on RoHS, REACh, ErP, WEEE and the impact such ...