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Jul 2018
Germany: New Packaging Law Requires Registration with New Packaging Register
On 19 , Jul 2018 | In | By Gisa Scheschonka
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 ...
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Jul 2018
Circular Economy Package Published in the EU Official Journal
On 19 , Jul 2018 | In | By Gisa Scheschonka
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 ...
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Jul 2018
REACH - Future challenges after registration deadline of 31 May 2018
On 19 , Jul 2018 | In | By Katharina Rehders
The final deadline for substance registration under REACH of May 31, 2018 was a mere deadline for registering a specific tonnage band. However, other obligations under REACH will remain unchanged. These include, for example, authorization of substances as well as information requirements in the supply chain. The REACH Candidate list has to be ...
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Jul 2018
WEEE Directive: Open Scope Effective as of August 15, 2018
On 19 , Jul 2018 | In | By Julia Feuring
Businesses affected by the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU have to adapt to considerable changes in the near future: starting August 15, 2018, all EEE within the scope of the Directive has to be classified according to the so-called ‘open scope’. Firstly, the 10 current EEE categories will be replaced by six new categories listed in Annex III of the ...
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Jul 2018
China RoHS II - the countdown is running...
On 19 , Jul 2018 | In | By Katharina Rehders
The first batch of electrical and electronic product types which must comply with China RoHS II Regulations, was published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIT) on March 15, 2018 (Announcement No. 15 of 2018). Importers and manufacturers of the listed products now have a one-year timeline to ensure compliance with the China ...
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Jul 2018
1cc- A New Team Member
On 19 , Jul 2018 | In | By Lisa Schmidt
Sylwia Patron-Ravidà joined the 1cc team as a Consultant with focus on WEEE, Batteries and Packaging compliance issues in March 2018. Sylwia holds a master’s degree in political science from Maria-Curie-Skłodowska-University in Lublin, Poland, and is currently in the final stages of her doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Politics at ...
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May 2018
European Council Adopts Circular Economy Package
On 30 , May 2018 | In | By Gisa Scheschonka
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 ...
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Apr 2018
New EU Regulation for Geo-blocking in Force
On 25 , Apr 2018 | In | By Gisa Scheschonka
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 ...
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Apr 2018
Conflict Minerals: New Regulatory Proposal in the U.S.
On 18 , Apr 2018 | In | By Katharina Rehders
Many public companies in the U.S. are presently subject to disclosure requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The disclosure requirements relate to the use of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. A new regulatory motion calls for the repeal of those ...
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Apr 2018
1cc Webinar on May 17, 2018: WEEE Open Scope
On 18 , Apr 2018 | In | By Lisa Schmidt
Businesses selling EEE across Europe will face considerable change in the near future regarding the requirements under the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU. Starting August 15, 2018, all EEE in scope of the Directive have to be classified according to the new categorization. Furthermore, the ‘open scope’ will encompass further products under the EEE ...