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Packaging Act checklists from the Packaging Register

As ixtenso.de reported on 4 November 2021, the Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register has published five new Packaging Act checklists on its website. The checklists are differentiated according to various questions and target groups.
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As of 1 January 2022, information must be enclosed with the device in written form

All appliances for use in private households covered by the Act, which a manufacturer has in its possession and offers for sale from 1 January 2022 must be issued with written information in accordance with the new Section 18 (4) ElektroG. take-e-way makes manufacturer information available pursuant to Section 18 (4) ElektroG3.
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Amazon: Applying for your EPR number

At present, uncertainties generally arise in relation to what Amazon refers to as “EPR numbers”. These actually are the official registration numbers or membership numbers of the take-back system.
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EPREL: Dealers will be prosecuted without a new label

Our partner law firm IT Recht Kanzlei reports that if a supplier – contrary to an actual obligation – does not provide new labels and product data sheets, distributors can be asked to cease and desist and be admonished if they have not received the necessary support from the supplier due to the latter's refusal and fail to implement the new labelling for products subject to mandatory labelling.
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Climate protection report available for download

As an e-systems group of companies (take-e-way, get-e-right, trade-e-bility), we wish to make our own active contribution to climate protection. Our motto “Acting Consciously” was born out of this motivation. Under this motto, we would now like to record our CO2 emissions annually and develop measures to contribute to climate protection. On this page, we present you with our climate protection report and our contributions to climate protection:
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EU Authorised Representative: frequently asked question

You need an authorised representative in an EU member state? Via get-e-right GmbH, take-e-way offers you an authorised representative for WEEE, batteries and packaging in Germany, as well as for WEEE in France, for companies without own branch office in these two countries. In addition, get-e-right provides the EPREL authorised representative under Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for the entire European Economic Area as well as the authorised representative established in the European Economic Area as contemplated by the Product Safety Act (EU-REP). With the aid of our international partner network, we can offer you an authorised representative for electrical appliances, batteries and packaging throughout Europe. If you are interested, please call our consultants at +49/40/750687-0. Here you will find selected areas in which we are directly active:
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EPREL: Sell-off of devices without energy label

The federal retail association Bundesverband Technik des Einzelhandels e.V. (BVT) has issued a reminder that as of 2 December 2021, electrical appliances – without the new EU energy label – may no longer be sold. If the appliance is too old and the manufacturer cannot provide you with a new EU energy label on request, you should sell it off quickly, according to a BVT recommendation.
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Finland: Battery and Packaging Registration

As we informed you in our news article of 24 August 2021, a comprehensive reform of the Waste Act 646/2011 came into force in Finland on 19 July 2021. Foreign online retailers will need registration not only for electrical appliances, but from now on also for batteries and packaging.
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Italy: Guide to environmental labelling available

Legislative Decree No. 116/2020 imposed a strict labelling obligation on manufacturers and distributors of packaging in Italy. The interpretation of the decree, provided by CONAI (the national consortium for packaging) in the form of a guide, is now also available in German. You will even find the English version here.
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WEEE UK: The Future of the DTS - Status Update

As a retailer selling more than £100,000 worth of electrical goods and running a retail store or other establishment (including showrooms) in the UK, you must offer your own take-back of electrical goods from private households on a one-to-one, like-for-like basis. The authorities are increasingly enforcing this from this year.
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