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Caution: invisible electrical appliances

This topic is relevant for sellers if they themselves have “invisible” electrical appliances in their portfolio that are not recognised as EEE/WEEE due to their nature and have therefore not been registered with the EAR Foundation.
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EU Packaging Regulation vote postponed

Instead of September as previously planned, the vote is now scheduled to take place in the fourth week of October according to the current status.
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Sellers in court

The environmental organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe announces that it will use all legal means to punish violations of the obligation to take back waste electrical appliances.
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EPR registration obligation for balcony power plants

These must be registered in Germany in accordance with the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (WEEE), the Batteries Act and the Packaging Act, and the costs for future recycling must be factored in when such power plants are placed on the market.
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Amazon does not accept WEEE number

If Amazon suddenly stops accepting your WEEE number and delists products, it may be because your devices are registered in the wrong device type and Amazon notices this sooner than you or your competitor willing to take action.
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Authorised representative in Austria required

These changes concern companies without a registered office in Austria that import packaging and single-use plastic products into Austria. For all deliveries to end users, it is mandatory to appoint an authorised representative in Austria; for deliveries to sellers in Austria, pre-licensed imports can be made with an authorised representative based in Austria, but only for companies based within the EU. This regulation has been in force since 1 January 2023.
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Packaging Register examines system participation

The ZSVR platform evaluates millions of packaging data records and text documents fully automatically. In this way, it tracks down recycling free riders and ensures more transparency in the recycling market.
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Battery Regulation in force

Due to the conversion of the previous Battery Directive to the Regulation, the new rules will then apply directly in all Member States without further adaptation.
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EU Packaging Regulation Update

Producers who have to fulfil obligations on minimum recyclate contents in their packaging are to be given preferential access to recycled material.
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Sweden: Packaging Update

The Swedish packaging take-back system FTI will be incorporated into the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) as per 1st January 2024. By 1st November 2023, all producers must have joined an admitted PRO.
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