take-e-way News on EPR & Product Compliance

06/20/2023

Single-Use Plastic Fund Act entry into force

On 15 May 2023, the new Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG) was published in the German Federal Law Gazette and has thus come into force step by step since 16 May 2023. Affected products include plastic carrier bags, balloons and tobacco products.

06/20/2023

Netherlands imposes measures on free riders

The Dutch authorities will enhance actions against freeriding in 2023. If you sell or are planning to sell photovoltaic modules in the Netherlands, but have not registered as producer yet, this new development is of high relevance for you.

06/20/2023

Packaging Act admonitions to private sellers

The lawyers demand the submission of a cease-and-desist order and a declaration of obligation, the reimbursement of the costs incurred by the test purchase as well as the reimbursement of the legal fees incurred.

06/05/2023

Register under ElektroG immediately

Operators of electronic marketplaces and fulfilment service providers must check from 1 July 2023 whether manufacturers/retailers have duly registered their electrical and electronic equipment with the EAR Foundation and may otherwise not be allowed to facilitate the offering or provision of their electrical appliances. Check here if you need a WEEE registration in Germany.

06/05/2023

Copyright fees soon also for games?

Games manufacturers have so far not made use of the private copying remuneration from the manufacturers of PCs, smartphones and storage media and have now founded a collecting society through which they can get their legal share in Germany in future.

06/05/2023

Implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive in Poland

On 14/04/2023, the Polish Parliament has passed a law implementing the provisions of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904 into the Polish legal system.

04/27/2023

WEEE admonitions for quartz watches in Germany

The party filing the admonition bases its claims on competition law and demands, in addition to the submission of a cease-and-desist declaration with a penalty clause, the reimbursement of costs on the basis of a value in dispute in the amount of € 4,000.00.

04/27/2023

Assemblers and promotional suppliers are ElektroG producers?

Assemblers, companies that only assemble the electrical and electronic equipment (i.e. computers) with different components, can be producers according to ElektroG. A promotional product supplier can be a producer with a registration obligation if he produces electrical and electronic equipment himself and labels these with his own brand name.

04/12/2023

Amazon EU shops affected by WEEE Germany

“If you don’t take action, your non-compliant ASINs may be deactivated in Germany from 5 June. This means that your listings in other EU shops will also be affected and you will no longer benefit from the advantages of pan-European shipping through Amazon.”

03/28/2023

Amazon demands WEEE registration by 5 June

As of that date, Amazon will begin suspending non-compliant offerings in order to meet the statutory EPR requirements in good time.

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