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Oct 2018
Conflict Minerals: EU Guidelines on Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
On 23 , Oct 2018 | In | By Katharina Rehders
The EU Commission published guidelines on the identification of conflict-affected and high-risk areas and other supply chain risks with respect to the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation 2017/821 on August 17, 2018. Although not legally binding, the guidelines are designed to help EU importers carry out their supply chain due diligence. The overall ...
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Oct 2018
ECHA Published New Candidate List
On 22 , Oct 2018 | In | By Ute Binder
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published an update of the Candidate List under REACH on June 27, 2018: Ten new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) were added to the list. The Candidate List of SVHCs for authorization has gone up to 191 substances. The use of a Substance of Very High Concern in an article may require information obligations ...
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Oct 2018
Saudi Arabia: New Energy efficiency regulation
On 22 , Oct 2018 | In | By Gisa Scheschonka
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation (SASO) published its Board Decision 12922, subject of General Energy Efficiency and Safety Requirements in the Official Gazette on August 24, 2018. Technical Regulation 12922 supersedes the older version, number 946 published on October 14, 2016. The changes mainly affect the energy ...
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Sep 2018
1cc`s Webinar on September 20, 2018: WEEE Open Scope
On 05 , Sep 2018 | In | By Lisa Schmidt
Businesses selling EEE across Europe face considerable change regarding the requirements under the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU. From August 15, 2018, all EEE in scope of the Directive have to be classified according to the new categorization. Furthermore, the ‘open scope’ encompasses further products under the EEE definition and thus these are ...
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Aug 2018
Upcoming EU Copyright Levy Decisions
On 27 , Aug 2018 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
Since 2016, there are ongoing negotiations to amend the EU Directive 2001/29/EC, which is the legal basis for copyright levies. The outcomes of the negotiations, which are intended to expand and modernize this legislation, are until now reflected in a draft under the name “Copyright in the Digital Single Market”. To continue negotiations, one of ...
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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 ...