Europe

European law imposes onerous requirements on products. All manufacturers that market, or intend to market, their products in Europe, are affected by these laws. Indeed, European concepts and legal requirements are driving policies around the world.

Jurisdictions in Europe

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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia European Union Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK Ukraine

Recent Europe Reg Alerts

turkey
August 10, 2010
Updated Subject Report - Batteries in Turkey
European Union Flag
August 9, 2010
European Parliament vote on RoHS and WEEE Directive recasts ...
Spain
August 9, 2010
Updated Subject Report - Batteries in Spain
bulgaria
August 9, 2010
Updated Subject Report - Batteries in Bulgaria
Luxembourg
August 4, 2010
Updated Subject Report - Batteries in Luxembourg
European Union Flag
August 3, 2010
Report for Commission Reviews Options for Capacity Labeling ...
European Union Flag
July 29, 2010
European Union Dashboard
france
July 27, 2010
French law moves step closer to mandatory carbon labeling fo...
eu flags
July 23, 2010
ECHA launches public consultation on draft recommendation to...


Recent Europe Questions


European Union - Restricted Substances Overview
Is there any information or understanding of PDSL (Priority Declarable Substance List) as defined by Areospace & Defense Standard Substance List. Where can I find information on this list?
Answered Sep 08, 2010
Ukraine - Batteries
Articles 17 and 19 in the Ukraine's Law On Chemical Power Sources (Chemical Sources of Current) indicate that there is probably some additional bylaw, which provides more detail regarding the take-bac...
Answered Sep 07, 2010
European Union - Restricted Substances Overview
In regard to EU RoHS, a regulatory alert published March 18, 2010, indicated that the Commission notified the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) “Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee” of a Draft ...
Answered Aug 24, 2010
France - Packaging and Labeling
In the Regulatory Alert: "French law moves step closer to mandatory carbon labeling for products, but does not yet impose labeling obligation", a trial is referred to. Is it already known which produ...
Answered Aug 17, 2010
UK - Product Take-Back
According to the UK WEEE Regulations, can the producer join more than one scheme for B2C products?

Example: Join A scheme for CE products, and Join B Scheme for IT products.
Answered Aug 13, 2010
Turkey - Batteries
In Turkey, are battery requirements valid only for separate batteries/spare parts or also for products including batteries? Can some product categories be exempted (e.g. healthcare), and if so, can al...
Answered Aug 10, 2010
Switzerland - Energy Efficiency
The Swiss Efficiency Ordinance applies to external power supply devices.
Does the scope encompass all external power supply devices whether used with household products or with professional prod...
Answered Aug 09, 2010
European Union - Product Take-Back
What is the minimum size of the "No Trash" logo?
Answered Jul 09, 2010
European Union - Product Take-Back
Our EEE contains a computer box without a monitor, keyboard or mouse. The box contains a CPU, memory and motherboard. The computer box is used as a control device for the product. Is this computer box...
Answered Jul 04, 2010

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