New registration obligation for packaging in Spain

The Spanish packaging law obliges producers to register their packaging. Distributors from abroad must also register through an authorised representative if they sell packaged products in Spain.

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General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 obliges
GPSR Risk Analysis Required

Mandatory for almost every product: According to the GPSR, producers must draw up technical documentation for the products they place on the market. The technical documentation must be based on an internal risk analysis.

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General Product Safety Regulation requires Responsible Person
EU Responsible Person Service for the GPSR and more

Since 16 July 2021, it is against the law to sell products with CE marking without a Responsible Person in the EU. In addition, a Responsible Person must also be specified in accordance with the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.

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Personal EU Batteries Regulation Training
Ready for the new Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

Find out which obligations the EU Batteries Regulation places on you and how to deal with them in your specific case. Receive comprehensive information on how to implement your obligations with regard to labelling, battery passport, EPR and due diligence obligations in the supply chain.

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Notice: As of Q2/2020, public authorities and unfair practices watchdogs are expected to have access to the public section of the EPREL database for products of relevance to energy consumption and lamps

For the second quarter of 2020, access is expected to be possible for end consumers to the public section of EPREL. The market supervisory authorities will then be able at the very latest to have access to the non-public section of the database. Initial test access instances have been made. “Private” market supervisors such as unfair practices watchdogs can check in the simplest manner, namely as final consumers, whether a product can at least be found in the public section. So please make sure that all your energy-related products are correctly and comprehensively registered.

On 5 December 2019, the EU published Regulations 2019/2015 (energy consumption labelling of luminaires) and 2019/2020 (ecodesign requirements for luminaires and separate control gear).

The company take-e-way has occasion to refer to the EPREL database (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) and the obligations and tasks of manufacturers under Regulation 2017/1369 (establishing a framework for energy consumption labelling). This Regulation continues to govern the registration obligations of manufacturers of products of relevance to energy consumption, which also include light sources, i.e. lamps.

Already since 1 January 2019, manufacturers of new products or importers of products of relevance to energy consumption have been required to register them in the product database before placing them on the EU market. Suppliers were required to enter products placed on the market between 1 August 2017 and 1 January 2019 in the database by 30 June 2019. Only products that were placed on the market prior to 1 August 2017 and not after that date could be voluntarily deposited and thus documented in the process.

The new registration dates for 2021 set out in Regulation 2019/2015 on EPREL do not exempt from the obligations of existing EPREL registration until that time. Please be so kind as to check again carefully whether all your energy consumption-related products have been recorded in EPREL. Should you require any assistance in this regards, trade-e-bility GmbH can assist you with all the necessary preparatory work and also take care of registration in the EPREL database on your behalf. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call trade-e-bility on +49/40/75068730-0 or send an e-mail message to beratung@trade-e-bility.de.

For the second quarter of 2020, access is expected to be possible for end consumers to the public section of EPREL. The market supervisory authorities will then be able at the very latest to have access to the non-public section of the database. Initial test access instances have been made. “Private” market supervisors such as unfair practices watchdogs can check in the simplest manner, namely as final consumers, whether a product can at least be found in the public section. So please make sure that all your energy-related products are correctly and comprehensively registered. For general questions on the subject of EPREL, Ms Katharina Ostermann from take-e-way will be pleased to assist you. Phone +49/40/750687-141 or send an e-mail message to beratung@take-e-way.de.

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Sebastian Siebert
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Phone: +49 40 750687-0

beratung@take-e-way.de

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Christoph Brellinger
Head of Marketing & Public Relations

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