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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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Personal EU Batteries Regulation Training

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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08/31/2021

Slovenia: The fight against free riders

As we have learned, a take-back system based there is also actively sounding out the market. The aim of this action is to ensure fairer competition and at the same time to draw more attention to the legal obligations.

08/24/2021

Finland: Batteries and accumulators must be registered by 31.12.2021

With effect from 19 July 2021, a comprehensive reform of the Waste Act 646/2011 has come into force in Finland. Extended producer responsibility for batteries and accumulators now also applies to all non-Finnish companies selling portable, industrial or automotive batteries directly to Finnish households or professional end-users.

08/24/2021

Solar roof tiles are electrical appliances

Solar roof tiles are covered by the WEEE Directive throughout the EU. Depending on their dimensions, they are classified as large or small electrical appliances (the edge length is the decisive factor).

08/17/2021

WEEE Germany: Record players (turntables) are subject to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

According to the gfu, sales of turntables were up by eight per cent in the first half of 2021, to just under 63,000 units. Record players belong to the appliance type “small electrical appliances up to max. 50cm” or “large electrical appliances with dimensions over 50cm”.

08/17/2021

Portugal: Registration and Authorized Representative for Electronic devices, Batteries and Packaging

With effect from July 1st, 2021, the Portuguese environmental authority APA announced the early implementation of the official registration of an authorized representative for waste streams other than Electrical and Electronic devices. The product categories that benefit from this go beyond Batteries and Accumulators as well as Packaging. From January 1st, 2022, registration for such products is mandatory in this way.

08/09/2021

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act: Is an adjustment to your publishing information necessary?

As reported by the German IT law firm “IT-Recht-Kanzlei”, an important link has changed due to a restructuring of a governmental website. The discontinued functionality of the previously valid link to the take-back statistics may call for an adjustment to be made to your publishing information.

08/09/2021

Smart home products: Different types of WEEE equipment in the EU

Smart home products are required to be registered in Germany as small appliances as contemplated by the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act and not as small ITC devices. In the other EU member states, smart home products are registered in different device types depending on their function.

07/27/2021

Packaging Act: All deadlines and changes at a single glance

The Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register has now also published on its website an overview of the amendments to the Packaging Act since 3 July 2021 as well as on 1 January 2022 and 1 July 2022. The fact that a proper registration according to the Packaging Act, where required, is not only in the interest of the environment but also suitable for protection against admonitions, as shown by a current report released by the law firm Richard & Kempcke GbR.

07/21/2021

Powerbanks: Which is applicable, the Electrical Equipment Act or the Batteries Act?

All powerbanks (including those with additional functions) are subject to the German Batteries Act as equipment batteries. Powerbanks with additional functions, being electrical appliances (equipment containing batteries) are likewise subject to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act.

07/21/2021

Packaging Act Germany: Free riders become more apparent quicker

An interface now allows retailers and marketplaces to use the taxpayer reference number of producers and online retailers to quickly determine whether they are listed in the register. Free riders become more apparent quicker.

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