Please join us on December 5th at 2:00 PM CET for an in-depth discussion led by industry authorities and legal professionals as they demystify the complexities of the new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and its impact on the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. This comprehensive webinar will cover:Continue Reading What impact will the new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive really have on the pharma and cosmetic industries?
The EU Institutions are currently adding the finishing touches to the new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (“PPWR”) which is expected to be adopted in Q4 2024 or Q1 2025. While many companies are fully preoccupied with preparing for other EU legislation (e.g. the Deforestation Regulation) – companies will ignore the PPWR at their peril. The PPWR contains a host of ambitious legal targets and requirements – which industry will find it difficult to achieve in practice. And the deadlines to comply – are perhaps even more challenging. Companies will need to start preparing for the EU PPWR now, to avoid serious problems – including supply-chain disruption, penalties and litigation – in the future.Continue Reading Do You Sell or Manufacture Products in the EU? Then You Should Be Preparing for the New EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) Now.
More than a year ago, the EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) entered into force. In approximately one year’s time, the EU Batteries Regulation is set to repeal the 2006 Batteries Directive (Directive 2006/66/EC), with some exceptions. During the 2024 summer, a number of the new requirements under the EU Batteries Regulation have begun to apply. With these points in mind, it is an opportune time to take stock of the new requirements being phased-in under the EU Batteries Regulation, consider the most recent requirements which begun to apply last month (August 2024), and assess the significant, and growing, impact the EU Batteries Regulation is having more generally.Continue Reading The EU Batteries Regulation: Taking Stock of the New EU Battery Requirements
Over the 2024 summer, new EU rules entered into force regarding unsold consumer products under the new ESPR (i.e. the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation – Regulation (EU) 2024/1781). The legal obligations themselves are relatively concise and short in number and therefore perhaps easy to overlook. However, companies selling or supplying consumer products in the EU/EEA – particularly companies in the clothing, footwear, apparel, textile and retail sectors – should beware and not underestimate their importance or impact.Continue Reading Companies Selling Consumer Products in the EU (Particularly Clothing, Apparel, and Footwear Companies) Beware: The New ESPR Rules on Unsold Consumer Products Have Now Entered into Force