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The Situation: The EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ("PLD") was adopted nearly 40 years ago and has remained almost unchanged since its inception....more
11/13/2023
/ Burden of Proof ,
Damages ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Defects ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retail Market ,
UK
A similar call also could be carried out for nanomaterials potentially present as residues.
On February 6, 2019, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety ("ANSES") published a call for...more
The Situation: The European Commission ("Commission") has requested that the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") investigate the need for an EU-wide restriction on "intentionally added' micro-plastic particles.
The...more
11/29/2018
/ Chemicals ,
Cosmetics ,
ECHA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Landfills ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
Nanomaterials ,
Public Consultations ,
Public Health ,
REACH
On September 5, 2018, the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") launched a public consultation to include 18 new substances in Annex XIV REACH. REACH, the acronym for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction...more
The Situation: The European Circular Economy Package ("CEP") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 14, 2018.
The Result: According to the European Commission, the CEP should "help European...more
7/5/2018
/ Amended Regulation ,
Circular Economy ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Landfills ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
Municipalities ,
Natural Resources ,
Product Packaging ,
Recycling ,
Waste Management
The Situation: Current EU legislation does not address management of single use plastic products.
The Result: Following its previous example of light-weight plastic carrier bags, the European Commission therefore proposes...more