As the deadline for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU approaches, and Brexit negotiations continue, it is vital for companies to address the challenges to their business. We have identified the key areas that will be impacted by a “no-deal” Brexit and outlined recommendations of what to consider for each…
ECJ ruling on definition of waste in the context of consumer electronics The Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) published a decision on 4 July 2019 concerning the treatment of returned and unsold consumer electronics, including those returned under guarantee, and particularly whether these need to be classified…
Following the start of negotiations between the United Kingdom and the remaining 27 EU Member States, there are two new Brexit-related publications which will be of interest to those manufacturing or selling products on the UK and EU-27 markets.
On 24 January 2017, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade approved the the Conflict Minerals Regulation. This paves the way for the text to be formally adopted by the EU institutions in the coming months.
The last few months have seen a number of noteworthy developments for the regulation of products placed on the EU market. Find out which.
If you manufacture, import or supply products in, to or via the UK in some capacity, you may well already be considering how Brexit may impact the application of product-related laws to your business. In this article we look at what might happen to product laws under the different suggested models for the UK/EU-27 relationship so that you can start considering how your business may be affected.
The EU Commission published an updated version of ‘The “Blue Guide” on the implementation of EU product rules’, the most authoritative EU guidance on the application of product-related directives and regulations to goods destined for the EU market.
On 20 May 2015, a plenary meeting of the European Parliament voted in favour of pursuing a mandatory compliance scheme for conflict minerals. During the plenary meeting, the Parliament voted in favour of amending the European Commission’s draft law so as to introduce a mandatory compliance regime for all importers…