2024-03-17
A new barrier to more repair and refurbishment of used IT devices. Treatment in MuellundAbfall-5-2023_Lueckefett https://www.lueckefett-law.com/wp-content/uploads/MuellundAbfall-5-2023_Lueckefett.pdf
2018-12-15
… …obliged the EU Commission to set up a product database containing all products, new products and used imported products that must bear an energy label. They must be registered before they are placed on the market for the first time. At the same time, the levels of energy consumption have been reorganized. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/labels-markings/energy-labels/index_de.htm
2018-12-15
All member states have now gained practical experience with the their national implementation of the WEEE Directive 2012 (WEEE = Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). The picture that emerges is not exactly rosy. The conversion to the new 6 collection categories has only caused conversion costs, but no significant environmental impact: in Germany alone, the […]
2018-12-15
In his judgment of 10 September 2015, the European Court of Justice ruled that Articles 7 and 33 of the REACH regulation should be interpreted with the guideline “Once an article always an article”. This means, for example, that the concentration limit of 0.1 mass-% in Article 33 REACH Regulation for an article (=product) consisting […]
2013-05-28
ECHA has now created the database on SVHC in articles announced for 2021. SCIP: Substances of Concern in Products. The information it contains is made available to consumers and recyclers. Suppliers of products (articles) must notify candidate substances in accordance with the information obligation in Art. 33 REACH. https://echa.europa.eu/de/scip https://echa.europa.eu/de/candidate-list-table
