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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.

03/28/2023

New energy labelling for tumble dryers

The aim is to take into account the technical development in energy consumption over the last 10 years and to bring the classification back from the current A++ to D to the classes A to G.

03/08/2023

Amazon requires proof of product conformity

As of now, it is the responsibility of the seller or vendor on Amazon to ensure in good time that products, including packaging, comply with the legislation applicable. Moreover, product safety and compliance guidelines must be adhered to. It is recommended to upload the requested information by the due date to avoid a possible suspension of your offerings listed on Amazon.

03/08/2023

New ecodesign requirements for tumble dryers

In addition to new limits on standby consumption of the units, lists of spare parts in particular are required to be kept for 10 years after the last unit has been sold.

03/01/2023

PFAS to be regulated more strictly

PFAS are found as active substances e.g. in rainwear, mobile phones and solar panels. Following a proposal submitted by Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, another wide range of PFAS is now to be subjected to regulation.

03/01/2023

Labelling regulations in Europe

In the EU, various labelling regulations for non-food products exist. Currently, the focus is on labelling of packaging. A common idea of labelling has been introduced decades ago, however some countries established their own labelling requirements. Our webinar “Labelling regulations in Europe” on 20 March from 10 a.m. (CET) will provide an overview of the legal environment related to labelling not only for packaging but also additional waste streams.

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