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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SCIP: Five new chemicals on candidate list

Products such as inks and toners, adhesives and sealants as well as detergents and cleaning agents are affected. Incorrect or omitted SCIP notifications of articles containing SVHC are penalised with a fine of up to 10,000 euros per case.

The European Chemicals Agency ECHA reports that it has added five new chemicals to the candidate list. One of these is toxic to reproduction, three are very persistent and very bioaccumulative and one is toxic to reproduction and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic. They are found in products such as inks and toners, adhesives and sealants as well as detergents and cleaning agents. The ECHA Member State Committee has confirmed the inclusion of these substances on the candidate list. The list now contains 240 entries.

The consequences of the candidate list: Under REACh, companies have legal obligations if their substance - either on its own, in mixtures or in articles - is on the Candidate List. If an article contains a Candidate List substance in a concentration of more than 0.1% (by weight), suppliers must provide their customers and consumers with information on the safe use of the substance. Consumers have the right to ask their suppliers whether the products they buy contain substances of very high concern. Importers and producers of articles must inform ECHA within six months of the inclusion of a substance on the candidate list whether their article contains such a substance. EU and EEA suppliers of substances on the Candidate List, supplied either on their own or in mixtures, must update the safety data sheet they provide to their customers.

According to the Waste Framework Directive, companies must also notify ECHA if the articles they produce contain substances of very high concern in a concentration of more than 0.1% (by weight). This notification is published in ECHA's database for substances of very high concern in articles (SCIP).

Attention, fines for SCIP notification: Incorrect or omitted SCIP notifications of articles containing SVHC are penalised with a fine of up to 10,000 euros per case.

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