The EU Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) rejects simplifications to the CSRD and CSDDD and calls for the existing thresholds for company size to be retained and for almost all proposed changes to be cancelled.

The VERE e.V. expressly welcomes the consideration of the criticism previously expressed by the association regarding the amount of the security deposit for industrial batteries, in addition to the clearly expressed points of criticism. VERE points out, among other things, that the placing of industrial batteries on the market becomes more expensive due to…

The new EU Single Market Strategy focuses on removing the "Terrible Ten", i.e. the ten most harmful barriers reported by businesses, including in particular fragmented rules on packaging, labelling and waste (rank 6) and lack of product compliance (rank 7). Here you will find the most important proposed actions.

The blocking of individual ASINs, warnings under competition law, fines and account blocking can be the result if there is no ElektroG registration or WEEE numbers are incorrectly assigned.

If certain limit values are exceeded, a so-called "declaration of completeness" must be submitted to the Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) by 15 May of the following year at the latest. Failure to submit a declaration of completeness can be penalised with fines of up to 100,000 euros.

MEPs are in favour of a new threshold of 50 tonnes, which would exempt the vast majority (90%) of importers – mainly small and medium-sized enterprises and private individuals – who import only small quantities of CBAM goods.

The ECB warns of the negative consequences of a planned 80 per cent reduction in the scope of the CSRD. According to the ECB, this would restrict access to important information and could have undesirable consequences, such as less information on greenhouse gas emissions.

"Authorised Representative in an EPR and Compliance Context" is the topic on Friday, 20/06/2025, at 10 a.m. live in our free online compliance talk with our expert Magdalena Barylska from take-e-way. You will have the opportunity to talk to other affected parties in person. The event will be held in English due to the extent to which our foreign customers in…

The German battery registration board has published information on the security deposit for batteries depending on battery type, chemical composition, disposal costs and return rate. It can be assumed that the authorised take-back systems will pass on the costs for the security deposit to the system participants.

Updated guidelines, a delegated act to supplement the simplifications and an implementing act to finalise the country benchmarking system should lead to a 30% reduction in administrative costs and administrative burdens for companies when implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Children should be better protected from harmful chemicals such as PFAS, endocrine disruptors and bisphenols. Toys are to have a digital product passport to prevent unsafe toys sold online and offline from entering the EU. The regulation contains stricter rules for online sales in particular and gives inspectors more powers.

The European Chemicals Agency presents a proposal for an EU-wide restriction of certain hexavalent chromium (VI) substances. The aim is to reduce the harmful effects of these carcinogenic chemicals for both workers and the general public.

From the preparation for legally compliant market entry to the energy-efficient recovery of secondary raw materials at the end of the product life cycle, the take-e-way LifeCycle Service covers all requirements for the legally compliant sale and sustainability of PV system components such as photovoltaic modules, inverters and electricity storage systems.…

How can you as a company manage your extended producer responsibility (EPR) efficiently and independently across Europe? Our new case study shows how a furniture and lighting producer successfully expanded into international online retail via marketplaces and mastered the challenging EPR requirements in various countries.

The "Stop the Clock" Directive came into force on 17 April 2025. The member states must transpose it into national law by 31 December 2025.

Hair dryers, carbon monoxide detectors and children's nightwear are affected. In a legal dispute with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Amazon is citing its role as a logistics service provider. In the EU, however, the responsibility of online marketplaces is clearly regulated by the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).

Recent cases from France, Spain and the Netherlands show that a failure to report quantities or a lack of registration might be detected and can have unpleasant consequences.