take-e-way News on EPR & Product Compliance

12/11/2024

ElektroG and BattDG under time pressure

The success of both legislative proposals depends on the time remaining in the session and political consensus. A delay could jeopardise the implementation of European requirements - with considerable consequences for sellers, producers and importers.

12/03/2024

France to adapt sorting instructions

The EU Commission criticises the fact that France has not provided sufficient justification for the necessity of these regulations and that less restrictive alternatives would be possible.

12/03/2024

WEEE UK from 2025

The UK Environment Agency is changing its approach to the WEEE Regulations 2013 (as amended). These changes will come into force in 2025 and have been agreed by all UK environmental authorities.

12/03/2024

EU Packaging Regulation passes Parliament

The EU Packaging Regulation is expected to come into force at the beginning of 2025. Only the vote of the Council is required for the final adoption.

11/26/2024

Amazon ends EPR mediation

Your contract for EPR services with Amazon (Registration and Filing program) will be terminated on 31.12.2024.

11/26/2024

ElektroG amendment in the Bundesrat

The idea of making producers contribute to the costs of taking back, collecting and properly disposing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) at recycling centres was met with approval.

11/20/2024

Battery Law Implementation Act passed

The new regulations in the BattDG transpose the EU Batteries Regulation into national law and concern, among other things, the conformity of batteries, due diligence obligations in the supply chain and procedures for changing restrictions on substances.

11/20/2024

EU Packaging Regulation Date postponed

The corrigendum procedure stipulates that the PPWR is deemed to have been adopted if no parliamentary group or at least 36 MPs demand a vote within 24 hours.

11/06/2024

Warning for electricity storage systems

Failure to register in accordance with the Battery Act or Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act may be considered anti-competitive and may also result in fines being imposed by the Federal Environment Agency.

10/11/2024

ElektroG4 amendment adopted

The German government is accommodating sellers by dropping the originally planned extension of the 0:1 take-back obligation to larger appliances with an edge length of up to 50 centimetres in the cabinet draft. The government is sticking to the other changes.

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