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Revising the EU product safety regime - at significant cost to business?
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- March 7 2013
Earlier this month, the European Commission launched its proposals to revise the current safety and market surveillance regime concerning non-food
New directive on WEEE
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- October 22 2012
A new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which replaces the previous regime, came into force on 13 August 2012
Newswatch
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- October 22 2012
The European Commission has released its new consumer agenda, A European Consumer Agenda - Boosting confidence and growth
Consumer Rights Directive finalised and UK Consumer Rights Bill revealed
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- December 5 2011
The Consumer Rights Directive has been published in the Official Journal and will need to be transposed into national law by 13 December 2013
Report on liability for defective products
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 5 2011
The European Commission has released a report on the Product Liability Directive (Directive 85374BBC
European Commission publishes definition of "nanomaterial"
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 5 2011
The European Commission has published a definition of "nanomaterials" in response to a request by the European Parliament for a comprehensive, science-based definition to apply across a range of existing laws
Consumer rights: installed defective goods
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 5 2011
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that businesses that sell defective consumer goods cannot refuse to remove such goods and must provide a replacement and pay refit costs
Changes to product safety legislation foreseen for 2012
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 5 2011
Next year, the rules on general product safety will be revised, as will the EU regulatory regimes for medical devices and tobacco
Annual RAPEX report released
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- July 12 2011
The annual round-up of notifications made to the EU's rapid alert system for dangerous products (RAPEX) during 2010 was recently released by the European Commission
Newswatch
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- July 12 2011
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published new guidance on labelling and packaging rules for substances and mixtures
