In Germany, the new Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste (VerpackG) will come into effect on January 1, 2019. It will replace the current Packaging Ordinance (VerpackV). The most important change refers to the newly established Packaging Register (Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister). Producer and/or distributors that introduce packaging ...

The four Directives known as the “Circular Economy Package” were published in the EU Official Journal on June 14, 2018. They entered into force on July 4, 2018. From that date, Member States will have two years to transpose the rules into national legislation. The Directives amend the following Directives of European waste legislation: • Directive ...

On 22 May 2018, the European Council adopted four Directives known as the “Circular Economy Package”. The Directives amend the following Directives of European waste legislation: Directive 2008/98/EC on waste Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators ...

End of February 2018, the EU Parliament and the European Council of Ministers approved a geo-blocking regulation that became effective on March 22, 2018. The regulation is binding as of December 3, 2018, following the end of a 9-month transition period. What is geoblocking? Geo-blocking prevents online-users from ordering and buying products or ...