The EU has implemented a range of measures to promote the sustainability and competitiveness of the battery value chain.
Batteries play a crucial role across key sectors of the global economy and society, helping to...more
The proposals form part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan and aim to scale up technology and materials for the energy transition.
On 16 March 2023, the European Commission (Commission) formally proposed two legislative...more
The Plan aims to “simplify, accelerate and align incentives to preserve the competitiveness and attractiveness of the EU as an investment location for the net-zero industry”.
On 1 February 2023, the European Commission...more
2/10/2023
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Electricity ,
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Industrial Space ,
Manufacturers ,
Net Zero ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supply Chain
The proposal highlights the growing global focus on companies’ human rights obligations not just towards employees but also towards workers in their supply chains.
On 14 September 2022, the European Commission (the...more
9/16/2022
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Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Manufacturers ,
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Supply Chain ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Throughout 2019, China has been working to update its chemical regulatory regime, proposing far-reaching changes that would make China’s regime resemble EU-REACH and TSCA in the US.
Originally published in Chemical Watch -...more
In recent years, China has taken significant steps in developing its environmental policy. In 2014 China’s Premier Li Keqiang declared a “war on pollution”, which began in earnest in 2017. Since then, regulators have been...more
In August 2015, the French government amended the French Energy Transition Law to include provisions rendering “planned obsolescence” a misdemeanour. In the latest wording of the provisions, article L.441-2 of the Consumer...more
A new European Parliament briefing highlights the benefits of, and difficulties associated with, transitioning the chemicals industry to a circular economy.
The traditional economy typically involves purchasing and using a...more
On 28 April 2017, the European Commission (the EC) published a “roadmap” on the strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment, particularly in the aquatic environment.
Concurrently, the EC launched a 12-week...more
As a world leader in the manufacturing of electronic devices, China is beginning to reform its rules and regulations to ensure that the resulting framework is able to keep pace with the rapid developments now taking place in...more
Leaders from around the world, including 20 heads of state, attended the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on March 14-15. The attendees at the forum agreed on guiding principles for the initiative,...more
Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act on 22 June of this year. This Act, which came into immediate effect, amends the core provisions of the Toxic Substances Control...more
7/5/2016
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Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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EU Single Market ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Importers ,
Manufacturers ,
REACH ,
Registration Requirement ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
SVHCs ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The European Commission published two evaluation and fitness check roadmaps in May this year. These roadmaps will assist the Commission in assessing whether the current legislative framework for chemicals, including REACH, is...more
6/16/2016
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ECHA ,
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Hazardous Substances ,
Health and Safety ,
Manufacturers ,
New Guidance ,
REACH ,
Workplace Safety
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has recently announced a revised version of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 1), which will come into effect on July 1, 2016.
The revised...more
4/8/2016
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China ,
Electronics ,
EU ,
Exemptions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
MIIT Provisions ,
New Guidance ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
RoHS 2