WEEE number – step by step to apply for it Importers, manufacturers and distributors of electronic equipment are bound by a wide range of directives and regulations worldwide. This also includes the application for a WEEE number, which sometimes seems to present companies with an almost insurmountable task. As a service provider in the field…
Directive 2012 19 EU: Implications for producers and distributors of electrical equipment Kettle, dishwasher or torch – electrical appliances can be found everywhere, whether in our homes as kitchen appliances or the PC in the office. And at some point they they break down after use and have to be disposed. In fact, the amount…
Amazon and the extended producer responsibility How to get an EPR number Some traders who sell their products on Amazon have recently received a mail that is causing great uncertainty. The mail is written in English and asks the traders to provide their EPR registration number, as they have been identified as a producer by…
How to handle the obligations of the German Packaging Act with an authorised representative in Germany As a non-German trader or exporter who ships his goods to Germany and does not have a branch office in Germany, this information is particularly important for you. Foreign online traders or importers have long been obliged to implement…
Commercial waste disposal: everything you need to know! Climate change and environmental protection are the big topics of the present and the greatest challenges of our future, affecting not just individual countries, but the entire planet. Extreme weather events, heatwaves, powerful rain and storms: the consequences can already be felt. Protecting the environment is urgently…
The German recycling rate compared to other European countries Saving the environment has greater importance today than practically any other topic. Climate change and the challenges it poses not only affect Germany, but also other European countries: it is a global problem. The Paris Climate Agreement is an expression of this: the first global treaty…
The new German supply chain law comes in 2023 – an overview of the most important points On June 11th, 2021, the German parliament passed the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) – also known as the Supply Chain Act. The new German Supply Chain Act, which will come into force on January 1, 2023,…
Warnings letters regarding the German packaging act are increasing Legal errors are increasingly causing warnings in eCommerce. These are not only annoying but also, first and foremost, expensive. In Germany in particular, a real warning letter industry has emerged with its own warning associations that aim to find errors in online shops. Not only online…
§ 3a UWG and its scope Section 3a UWG is a german regulation that is known only to a few. It comes from the german law against unfair competition or UWG for short. The language of legal norms may often come across as old-fashioned and the concept of honesty is an example of the tenacity…
Everything you need to know about the take-back obligation for packaging in Germany With the introduction of the Packaging Act (VerpackG) and the obligation to take back packaging contained therein, the legislator aims both to reduce the total amount of packaging waste and to make higher recycling rates mandatory. In order to achieve this goal,…
