New registration obligation for packaging in Spain

The Spanish packaging law obliges producers to register their packaging. Distributors from abroad must also register through an authorised representative if they sell packaged products in Spain.

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General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 obliges
GPSR Risk Analysis Required

Mandatory for almost every product: According to the GPSR, producers must draw up technical documentation for the products they place on the market. The technical documentation must be based on an internal risk analysis.

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General Product Safety Regulation requires Responsible Person
EU Responsible Person Service for the GPSR and more

Since 16 July 2021, it is against the law to sell products with CE marking without a Responsible Person in the EU. In addition, a Responsible Person must also be specified in accordance with the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.

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Ready for the new Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

Find out which obligations the EU Batteries Regulation places on you and how to deal with them in your specific case. Receive comprehensive information on how to implement your obligations with regard to labelling, battery passport, EPR and due diligence obligations in the supply chain.

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Amazon suspends electronics offers due to WEEE EPR

If you cannot demonstrate to Amazon that you comply with the EPR, Amazon will suspend your non-compliant listings under WEEE on 1 January 2023. This may also affect parts of your WEEE offerings for which there is no valid branded appliance type registration in the EAR foundation’s manufacturer register.
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Criticism of country-specific packaging labelling

In a separate statement, Sweden welcomes Spain’s intention to give a further boost to engaging in the circular economy but emphasises that the draft will make it more difficult to export goods to Spain as companies will need to adapt the packaging of their products to the new, unilateral requirements.
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EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

As is already the case for electrical appliances, batteries and packaging, extended producer responsibility (EPR) is also to be formulated for textiles.
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Packaging Requirements in Germany and Europe

In the free live webinar Packaging Requirements in Germany and Europe we will focus on the new packaging requirements applicable in Germany. The second part presents the registration obligations in other European countries (France, Austria, Spain).
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France: Triman and Info-Tri on textiles

According to the decree n°2021-835 from 29th June 2021, all French take-back systems have to develop a sorting information per waste stream, with the purpose to help the consumers sort their waste correctly. All items of clothing, household linen and footwear brought onto the French market are concerned.
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France: Triman and Info-Tri on furniture

The information for the consumer always consists of the Triman symbol together with the info-tri (sorting information), which have to be displayed together. It applies to household furniture, both to indoor and to outdoor furniture.
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take-e-way takes back 29,290 t of electrical appliances

Together with its partners, take-e-way GmbH has collected 29,290 t of waste electrical and electronic equipment (previous year: 26,628 t) and handed over to certified primary treatment facilities on behalf of their customers for the purpose of preparation for reuse or for feedstock recycling.
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LUCID number deposited with online marketplaces

The law firm IT-Recht-Kanzlei informs that generally online marketplaces, i.e. in addition to Amazon and eBay also etsy, Hood, Kasuwa, Kaufland and others, are obliged from 1 July 2022 to check whether their traders act in conformity with the Packaging Act.
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Publishers and bookshops must register with LUCID

All publishers and bookshops that send packaged goods to end customers must register in the LUCID packaging register. What is also new is that intermediaries or publishing house distributors must ask their customers to register, otherwise neither books nor other goods could possibly be shipped in conformity with the law from 1 July 2022.
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Take-back concept for B2B devices to be deposited by 30 June 2022

There is a risk of fines. The confiscation of undue profits may be a consequence of the violation of the take-back concept.
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