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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 ...
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Mar 2018
REACH: Strategies and Minimum Criteria for Enforcement of Chemical Regulations published
On 27 , Mar 2018 | In | By Katharina Rehders
ECHA’s Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement recently published its “Strategies and minimum criteria for enforcement of chemical regulations”. The Forum is a network of authorities responsible for the enforcement of the REACH, CLP and PIC regulations in the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Amongst other elements, the document ...
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Mar 2018
Responsible Minerals Initiative: Pilot using Cobalt Reporting Template
On 20 , Mar 2018 | In | By Ute Binder
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has launched a pilot for the collection of due diligence information in the cobalt supply chain. RMI is an initiative involving more than 350 companies and associations helping companies in responsible mineral-sourcing. Using a newly created Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT), the goal is to evaluate its ...
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Mar 2018
Conflict Minerals: New Regulatory Proposal in the U.S.
On 19 , Mar 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. The new regulatory motion calls for the repeal of ...
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Mar 2018
Germany Introduced Revised Copyright Law
On 19 , Mar 2018 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
On March 1, 2018, the new German Law on the alignment of copyright with the current requirements of the Knowledge Society (Gesetz zur Angleichung des Urheberrechts an die aktuellen Erfordernisse der Wissensgesellschaft, UrhWissG) came into force. After careful scrutiny, it became clear that the legal provisions are relevant to the compliance ...
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Mar 2018
Vera Lebedeva: A New Team Member
On 19 , Mar 2018 | In | By Lisa Schmidt
Vera Lebedeva joined 1cc in January 2018 as a Consultant/Compliance Specialist with focus on REACH, RoHS and Conflict Minerals. Vera completed her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), where she additionally learned German. In the course of ...