Since 13 July 2024, all internet-connected devices sold in France must be able to offer parental control functionality. This obligation was established by Studer´s Law in 2022. To better protect minors under the age of 16 on the internet, the law requires manufacturers of connected devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) to install parental control ...

Is your schedule for the implementation of regulatory requirements in France up-to-date? You may find some useful information to reduce your potential compliance gap below. Consumer Information The obligation to provide information on environmental qualities and characteristics of waste generating products towards consumers is not new; however, it ...

The implementation of the Plastic Tax in Italy is postponed yet again. The initial plan was to introduce it on 1 January 2021. However, the date was repeatedly postponed, the last of which was set for 1 January 2024. According to the most recent plans announced by the Council of the Ministers, the new deadline will be 1 July 2024. The objective of ...

As we informed you in our blog in January, companies placing products on the French market are obligated to prepare a 5-year waste prevention and eco-design plan starting 2023. This obligation is applicable to all sectors subject to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and concerns among others electronic and electrical equipment, batteries and ...

Consumers of waste electrical and electronic equipment (B2C), batteries and packaging in France are expected to be better informed about the environmentally relevant qualities and characteristics of those products as of January 1, 2023. This is provided for by Article 13 I of the Circular Economy Act of February 10, 2020, better known as loi AGEC. ...

The Technical Regulation of Eurasian Economic Union TR EEU 041/2017 “On Safety of Chemical Products” is not in force yet (planned entry into force 01.06.2021) but some member states are already well on the way to its implementation. On November 11, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (the authority responsible for the implementation of the ...