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12. April 2021 Michael Öttinger

EWKKennzV – Specifications for single-use plastic beverage containers and labeling requirements for certain single-use plastic products

In addition to EWKVerbotsV, which bans the marketing of certain single-use plastic products and all products made of oxo-degradable plastic from July 3, 2021, the EWKKennzV contains new specifications for single-use plastic beverage containers and new labeling specifications for certain other single-use plastic products.

23. February 2021 Michael Öttinger

Draft bill of the Supply Chain Act is available

The introduction of binding due diligence requirements in the areas of human rights and the environment has been discussed at European and national level for several years. Recently, the hotly debated draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) for a national law on corporate due diligence in supply chains (Supply Chain Act) has become available.

17. February 2021 Dr. Florian Niermeier

Corona rapid tests for self-testing

Even the most recent amendment to the law is not a carte blanche for the distribution of Corona rapid tests for self-testing.

14. January 2021 Michael Öttinger

Requirements for the import of conflict minerals entered into force

The relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/821 entered into force on 01.01.2021 and oblige Union importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, their ores and gold to comply with certain due diligence requirements in the supply chain with regard to the origin of the aforementioned minerals and metals from conflict and high-risk areas.

12. January 2021 Michael Öttinger

New requirements of the End-of-Life Vehicles Ordinance came into force

The third amendment to the End-of-Life Vehicles Ordinance (AltfahrzeugV) aligns it with the new European legal requirements on extended producer responsibility stemming from Directive (EU) 2018/851.

27. November 2020 Michael Öttinger

Amendment of the German Packaging Act passed in the Bundestag

With its resolution of 26.11.2020, the German Bundestag passed the law on the First Amendment to the Packaging Act. With this, the long discussed ban of lightweight plastic carrier bags is introduced in a binding manner.

12. October 2020 Martin Ahlhaus

REACH: Implementing regulation for dossier updates published

On 12.10.2020, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1435 of October 9, 2020, on the duties placed on registrants to update their registrations under Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) was published in the Official Journal of the EU. The regulation already enters into force on 11.12.2020.

5. October 2020 Michael Öttinger

SCIP database online from end of October

ECHA has announced to allow mandatory notifications to the SCIP database already from the last week of October.

18. September 2020 Michael Öttinger

Prohibition of the placing on the market of certain single-use plastic products and products made of oxo-degradable plastics

On 17.09.2020, the German Bundestag passed the so-called Disposable Plastics Prohibition Ordinance (EWKVerbotsV), which prohibits the placing on the market of certain single-use plastic products and products made of oxo-degradable plastics in order to prevent environmental pollution, marine litter and to use resources more efficiently.