On 13 October 2025, the Council gave its approval on the Toy Safety Regulation. The new EU Regulation, not yet in force, will replace the…
Industries
EU CPR: big changes in construction products compliance
The construction products industry is getting ready for changes as the application date of the new Regulation is getting closer. Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on Construction…
Second postponement of the EU Deforestation Regulation
On 23 September 2025, the European Commission issued a letter to inform about the intention to propose a further postponement of the EU Deforestation Regulation.…
PFAS in the EU: main applications and latest ECHA proposal
Perfluoroalkylated substances, or PFASs, are a vast group of fluorinated compounds. PFASs include thousands of synthetic chemicals with wide industrial and consumer applications. Many PFASs…
How are general products in Great Britain regulated?
The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (UK GPSR) set the rules to make sure consumer products are safe. They outline what businesses must do and…
EU Battery Regulation: identify the producer in the supply chain of portable batteries
The EU Battery Regulation is the regulation for all batteries sold in the Union market, whether old separately, built-in, or supplied with a device. One…
What is the extended producer responsibility in the EU?
The extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a policy scheme which addresses the producer’s responsibility of a product thought its entire lifecycle. In particular, ERP schemes…
France referred to the Court of Justice for Triman logo
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission referred France to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding its Triman logo rules. The procedure…
Deadline alert: new rules for protection against cybersecurity risks from August 2025
The number of devices on the EU market that fall within the scope of the RED Directive have increased significantly over the years. When there…
Industry position on harmonised waste-sorting labels
In July 2025, over 60 European associations have called against the provisional guidelines for EU harmonised waste sorting labels suggested by the European Commission’s Joint…