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Jun 2024
Right to Repair Directive
On 27 , Jun 2024 | In | By Diana Lippert
The European Parliament has officially adopted the Right to Repair Directive. This directive will soon be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days after its publication. Member states will then have 24 months to incorporate the directive into national law. The directive aims to make repairs more ...
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Jun 2024
Flanders region: Online marketplaces must check EPR registrations
On 26 , Jun 2024 | In | By Ute Binder
Operators of online marketplaces are subject to further inspection obligations: in the future, they will have to check whether their online sellers who offer electrical and electronic products for sale in Belgium are registered to do so. This obligation already applies in Germany, France, and now also in Belgium. So far, however, the legal basis ...
20
Jun 2024
EU: New Measures Against Environmental Crime
On 20 , Jun 2024 | In | By Diana Lippert
Environmental crimes are an extremely lucrative sector of organized crime, ranking fourth in terms of activity. Every year, these crimes cause damage amounting to hundreds of billions of euros, according to European authorities. The existing regulations on sanctions under Directive 2008/99/EC have been insufficient in ensuring compliance with the ...
21
May 2024
Denmark: Registration deadline for packaging ends on 31 August 2024
On 21 , May 2024 | In | By Ute Binder
Denmark will be the last EU country to introduce extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging on 1 January 2025, thereby complying with existing EU law. However, manufacturers who market packaged products in Denmark must already register in the Danish DPA producer register. This is stipulated in the Implementing Regulation on the ...
15
May 2024
Copyright Levies for Game Consoles – the next step
On 15 , May 2024 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
A raid – this is how one reporter describes the publication of new copyright levies for games consoles, digital toys with integrated memory, virtual reality, data glasses with integrated memory ,and media centres ("high-performance multimedia hard drives" or NAS in Austria). From a factual point of view, this is not an inaccurate description of ...
14
May 2024
Conflict Minerals: New Version of Reporting Templates available
On 14 , May 2024 | In | By Monika Srubarova
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) on April 26, 2024 resulted in the newest version (6.4) of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), and the newest version (3.1) of Extended Mineral Reporting Template (EMRT). Primarily designed for the exchange of 3TG conflict minerals data across supply chains to ensure compliance with the U.S. ...
13
May 2024
Producer Responsibility for Refurbishers
On 13 , May 2024 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
Now it is the European platforms and refurbishers themselves who are making a new attempt to oblige sellers to comply with the rules: in a self-disclosure (Back Market) or in stricter terms of delivery (Rakuten, Cdiscount and others), all sellers of refurbished smartphones and tablets are to state whether they pay copyright levies. This applies in ...
12
Apr 2024
Austrian Court Affirms Copyright Levies on Cloud Storage
On 12 , Apr 2024 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
Copyright levies are likely to be paid for cloud services after all – this was recently denied by a German court. The Austrian Commercial Court in Vienna has now ruled against the German company Strato AG (Ref.: 43 Cg 29/19s - 34). The company must provide comprehensive information about the cloud services it has been offering in Austria since 1 ...
04
Apr 2024
Upcoming free 1cc webinars in April and May 2024
On 04 , Apr 2024 | In | By Alisa Maier
Have you already heard about our free webinars 1cc organizes every week in April and May 2024? Register now for our upcoming webinars to save your seat! (*Please click on the image or the link to register now) New EU Battery Regulation: Are you ready to navigate the complexities of the new EU Battery Regulation? 24 April 2024 | 2:00 pm (CET) | ...
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Mar 2024
Denmark to Implement New Packaging Obligation in 2025
On 15 , Mar 2024 | In | By Simon Krizak
Denmark, formerly an outlier without Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations for packaging, is now aligning with EU environmental practices. The upcoming packaging obligation is set to fully come into effect in 2025 with the goal to reduce packaging consumption and enhance the collection, reuse, and recycling of packaging materials. ...