take-e-way News on EPR & Product Compliance

02/26/2026

EPR in France – Most Overlooked Product Categories

LIVE Webinar: Join us on 12 March 2026 at 11:00 AM (CET) for our free live webinar on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in France, where we provide a focused overview of the country’s complex regulatory landscape and the specific obligations facing companies looking to claim space on the French market. Our webinar purposefully provides a detailed overview of selected, often overlooked product categories, ranging from athletic gear to home improvement tools and toys, and their specific regulatory requirements.

02/23/2026

Extended take-back obligations for vapes and e-cigarettes

Stricter requirements for the take-back of old appliances are to be implemented on 1 July 2026. On 1 January 2026, an amendment to the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) came into force, which primarily affects retailers of disposable e-cigarettes and vapes.

02/09/2026

ElektroG licence alone is not sufficient

Despite the fact that producers already license registered brands with corresponding labels, the German Environment Agency views this model as inadequate. The deciding factor being that the devices do not originate directly from the producer. Consequently, producers must also register their brand with the EAR Foundation (German registration board for electronic equipment and batteries).

02/09/2026

Registration required – even for small packaging quantities

Starting 12 August 2026, producers who sell less than 300 kg of packaging in Belgium or less than 50 tonnes of packaging in the Netherlands will also be required to register their company and report the packaging they sell.

02/09/2026

take-e-way is ISO 27001 certified

e-systems has implemented a company-wide information security management system in accordance with ISO 27001.

01/08/2026

OfH required for all batteries

By 15 January 2026 at the latest, battery producers must participate in a producer responsibility organisation (PRO resp. OfH – “Organisation für Herstellerverantwortung”). The EAR Foundation (German registration board for electronic equipment and batteries) must be provided with proof of participation in an OfH for all battery categories, otherwise their registration with the EAR will be revoked. At take-e-way, you will find the right OfH for all batteries.

01/08/2026

OfH for industrial batteries

take-e-way is a producer responsibility organisation (PRO resp. OfH – “Organisation für Herstellerverantwortung”) for industrial batteries that has already been approved by the EAR Foundation and can now be commissioned by producers, sellers and importers of, for example, stationary power storage devices.

12/19/2025

Product Compliance Dates 2026

PPWR, ElektroG, EUDR, BattG, BattDG, EU BattR, GPSR, DPP and Co: Here you will find the important dates for 2026.

11/24/2025

VerpackDG – Packaging Act draft presented

In future, anyone who places packaging on the market will be required to make a financial contribution to packaging prevention. This is provided for in the draft of a new packaging law. The draft also contains higher recycling quotas. This is said to be the biggest reform of German packaging law in 35 years.

11/24/2025

ElektroG amendment coming soon!

The Bundesrat has decided not to convene the mediation committee between the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. The background to this was the handling of e-cigarettes. This means that the amendment to the ElektroG can come into force as planned at the beginning of 2026.

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