trade-e-bility News Archive

06/20/2023

Importers to be liable for defective products

If someone receives a damaged article, the importer or the manufacturer’s authorised representative are to be held liable for it. Companies that take care of the storage or shipping of an order could also be held responsible for cases of damage.

06/20/2023

Sales bans for producers of inverters

For example, Europe-wide distribution bans and fines of up to 100,000 euros can be imposed on producers. Importers and sellers who fail to comply with their obligations can be fined up to 10,000 euros.

06/05/2023

Product Safety Regulation adopted by EU Council

The new regulation will strengthen product safety and consumer protection. It will also make it easier to repair, return or replace unsafe products.

06/05/2023

EU states vote for Digital Product Passport

Sustainable products are to become the standard in the EU. In future, only products that are durable and repairable, as well as reusable and recyclable, and that comply with the regulations for sustainable products will be approved in the EU. A novelty here is the introduction of the Digital Product Passport.

04/27/2023

Triman required in Braille?

Besides labelling via writing and symbols, haptic representation would be a second sensory channel. An extended packaging Triman for all in Braille looms here.

04/12/2023

Have products tested quickly by June

Free riders benefit from low costs because they sell unregistered goods and ignore product compliance? Not for very much longer. As early as June, Amazon will deactivate anyone who cannot show a WEEE registration. Product compliance dashboards have already been set up. Whoever invests in conformity now will be among the new market makers.

04/12/2023

Advertising with CE marking liable to admonition

As misleading advertising with self-evident facts, formulations such as “CE-tested” or “CE-certified” are anti-competitive according to Section 5 (1) sentence 2 no. 3 of the German Unfair Trading Act (UWG) and are liable to an admonition.

03/28/2023

EU to regulate environmental claims and labels

The proposal aims at explicit advertising claims, such as: “T-shirt made from recycled plastic bottles”, “climate-neutral shipping”, “packaging made from 30% recycled plastic” or “ocean-friendly sunscreen”. According to the EU Commission’s proposal, companies that make voluntary environmental claims about their products or services must comply with minimum standards.

03/28/2023

Provisions to promote the repair of goods

The Directive on the Sale of Goods provides that consumers may, for a period of two years, require the seller to repair or replace, free of charge, a piece of merchandise if there are defects which are due to the non-conformity of the item in question with the contract of sale. Manufacturers of goods such as televisions or dishwashers that are subject to the repairability requirements under Union legal acts are obliged to repair a product (depending on the type of product) five to ten years after purchase.

03/28/2023

News regarding the Digital Product Passport (DPP)

One objective of the measure is to provide access to relevant information and to enable the competent national authorities to carry out their duties.

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