Amazon's artificial intelligence searches brand websites and checks or saves statements made about products and packaging content as part of the compliance processes. If formulations are recognised on external brand websites that do not comply with the Amazon marketplace regulations, listings may be deactivated.
The first companies affected by the EUDR must be fully prepared for the requirements of the Deforestation Regulation by 30 December 2025. Many companies do not even realise that…
After an initial debate, the German Bundestag referred the bill to the Environment Committee for further discussion. Prior to this, the Federal Cabinet had approved the draft bill…
Various organisations have filed a complaint with the BAFA against a well-known textile discounter for violations of the German Supply Chain Act. On the other hand, the opposition…
In order to adequately safeguard the policy objectives, the mandate ensures that the investigation and assessment obligations are extended if objective and verifiable information indicates that there are negative impacts that go beyond the direct business partners.
Countries such as Austria, where the forest area is growing, would be penalised, while countries with actual deforestation are not classified as high-risk areas. The introduction of a "zero-risk category" is being called for.
The key question is how companies should behave during the transition period, as current law imposes requirements but changes are foreseeable.
Under pressure from the EPP, the EU Commission has suspended the Green Claims negotiations for the time being. However, the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (EmpCo) Directive has already entered into force on 26 March 2024, and its rules must be applied from 27 September 2026.
In future, chemical substances such as those in toys, food and pesticides are to be assessed in a standardised manner. The aim is to recognise risks earlier, reduce the burden on…
The VERE Association welcomes the appointment of Gitta Connemann as the Federal Government's Commissioner for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Today more than ever, SMEs need…
The EU Batteries Regulation (BattR) and the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) stipulate full or partial compliance with REACh requirements. Both legislations require the issuing of a declaration of conformity and thus also the documentation of the measures to implement the respective REACh requirements.
Affected are products of raw materials that fall under the EUDR Regulation: Wood, cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber and soya. A normal risk applies to non-listed countries. Countries with high risk are subject to sanctions by the United Nations Security Council or the EU Council for imports or exports of the relevant raw materials and products.
The core element of the Omnibus IV proposal is a postponement of the date of application of the due diligence obligations under the EU Batteries Regulation by 2 years. This time should give those affected the opportunity to prepare themselves better (e.g. with guidelines) or time to set up notified bodies and recognised systems.
In addition to energy consumption, from 20 June 2025 additional information must be provided on drop resistance, ease of repair and protection against water and foreign objects.
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.
Importers have their own labelling obligations in addition to the producer's labelling. Sellers are responsible for informing the market surveillance authorities via the Safety Business Gateway.
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.
A report by the German government praises the efficient cooperation between the packaging register and the state enforcement authorities in enforcing the Packaging Act (VerpackG). The report makes clear that only around a third of producers who, according to their own information in LUCID, are required to prove system participation have actually done so.…
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.
It is about ecodesign, energy consumption labelling, reparability and recyclability. Consumer electronics, small household appliances, dishwashers, electric motors, chargers for electric vehicles or displays, steel, aluminium, textiles, clothing, furniture, tyres and mattresses are affected.
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.
In one case, violations of the Packaging Act resulted in back payments of at least two million euros for subsequent system participation. In addition, the company faces fines of up to 200,000 euros per violation as well as profit skimming by the responsible state enforcement authority. Please note: The deadline for the declaration of completeness is 15 May.
If you have not commissioned a battery representative and battery registration, your sale in Germany is not safe if your devices contain unregistered batteries or accumulators.
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.