Rachel MacLeod
Baker McKenzie
Articles
Sustainability Drives New "Right to Repair" Rules for Household Products in Latest Update to EU Ecodesign Legislation
European Union - November 4 2019 On 1 October 2019, the European Commission (EC) adopted a package of Ecodesign measures which, for the first time, include requirements for…
ECJ ruling on definition of waste in the context of consumer electronics
European Union - August 27 2019 The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") published a decision on 4 July 2019 concerning the treatment of returned and unsold consumer…
Europe: EU Commission proposes new regulation for sustainable batteries
European Union - March 11 2021 On 10 December 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for a new Sustainable Batteries Regulation ("Regulation"), as part of its…
United Kingdom and European Union: Separate product safety reform initiatives continue with no guarantee of alignment
European Union, United Kingdom - November 30 2021 The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has published its response to the recent call for evidence on…
New European Due Diligence Guidance Published to Address Forced Labor in Supply Chains
European Union, OECD, United Kingdom - July 28 2021 On 12 July the European Commission and the European External Actions Service (EEAS) published guidance on “due diligence for EU businesses to address…
