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
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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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Packaging Act warning for entertainment software

In addition to the submission of a cease-and-desist declaration with a penalty clause, costs were demanded in almost all cases on the basis of an object value of € 10,000.00, i.e. around € 973.66.

Lawyer Jan B. Heidicker, on anwalt.de, reports numerous written admonitions under competition law. The subject matter of the admonitions is the accusation that the online trader concerned distributes shipping packaging in the field of entertainment software (especially Playstation 2 games) that is subject to registration without actually being registered with the Central Packaging Register Foundation (Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister, LUCID): “In the opinion of the warning party, this constituted a violation of Section 9 (1) of the German Packaging Act (VerpackG), which was to be considered a violation of competition law via the opening clause of the German Unfair Trading Act (UWG). In addition to the submission of a cease-and-desist declaration with a penalty clause, costs were demanded in almost all cases on the basis of an object value of € 10,000.00, i.e. around € 973.66,” said lawyer Heidicker.

The take-e-way consultancy team will be glad to answer any questions you may have on the Packaging Act. Please call +49/40/750687-0 or send an e-mail message to beratung@take-e-way.de.

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