Austria and the “Plastiksackerl” Information on the amendment to the Packaging Ordinance regarding the Carrier Bag Ordinance An amendment to the Packaging Ordinance concerning carrier bags, also known as “Plastiksackerl” in Austria, is expected in autumn 2018. This is to enter into force with immediate effect after the rally and is therefore obligatory for all…
The new Portuguese Environmental Protection Agency (APA) has set up a central registration office and is currently adjusting the registrations of WEEE…
This year, a joint central public register for packaging, WEEE (electrical appliances) and batteries was introduced…
Open Scope – also an export topic! As of today, August 15, 2018, the second amendment of the WEEE Directive has entered into force. This introduces the so-called “open scope” in the ElektroG. In the future, all electrical and electronic equipment will be covered, e.g. also electrical furniture or textiles. This means that from now…
Since of the 15.08.2018 the open scope (offener Anwendungsbereich) is into force. Meaning that primarily ALL electrical and electronic equipment has to be registered according to the electronic law…