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22. December 2023 Michael Oettinger

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13. April 2026 Michael Öttinger

Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles – Federal Ministry for the Environment Presents Key Points for German Textile Law

With the policy paper published on March 27, 2026, the Federal Ministry for the Environment has, for the first time, outlined the planned national implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the textile sector.

21. March 2023 Prof. Dr. Boris Handorn

“Second amendment” entered into force – New transitional periods for (certain) medical devices under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR)

In view of the structurally too low capacities of the notified bodies, the transitional periods of the MDR will be readjusted once again and extended to the end of 2028 at the latest.

15. June 2022 Dr. Gerhard Wiebe

Agreement on unified charging cables at EU level

The EU Parliament, Council of Ministers and Commission have agreed on a proposal published by the Commission in September 2021 to amend Directive 2014/53/EU (the so-called EU Wireless Equipment Directive). It is expected that from mid-2024 smartphones and devices with compara-ble power requirements will have to have a USB-C charging interface and support the fast-charging protocol USB Power Delivery.

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