With this email, we would like to inform you about the latest chemicals developments at ECHA and kindly ask you to indicate if any of the following impacts your company by 9 July. Please note that the substances highlighted in yellow are the ones already present in the substance tracker – the latter is linked at the bottom of this…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
Following up on our earlier communications, we confirm that the European Commission has today announced the launch of several initiatives to accelerate the EU's transition to a circular economy and prepare the ground for the Circular Economy Act, expected in 2026. Please find the Commission press release here The initiatives adopted today include modified rules regarding waste shipments, i.e., the launch of…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
MTE have co-signed a letter objecting to the proposed packaging labelling requirements under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The main objections include use of colour, minimum symbol size, but most notably the use of text in the symbols, which would require translation into the different languages of the EU, hindering free movement of goods in the EU. This…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) View article...
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
Release note v 2.15.0 Jun 26, 2025 The new version of EUDAMED 2.15.0 has been deployed. The Information Centre – EUDAMED (Production) provides the full release note document here: EUDAMED Release Note (v2.15) and the full documentation on the release is available as follows: Welcome to the EUDAMED Information Centre. DTX: The XSD schema for this release has the following version: 3.0.16. The release affects the…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
Dear Members, please see below update from MedTech Europe on the EU situation regarding the proposal to include MCCP (Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins), used as a flame retardant, in the EU POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) regulation. This will impact devices placed on the NI market as well as the UK market, but as MCCP would be added under the Stockholm…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
Dear members, this could potentially impact some manufacturers regarding some very specific raw materials derived from animals. I’m aware of at least one material derived from sharks that could be impacted. Council Decision (EU) 2025/1314 of 23 June 2025 on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of proposals for amendments to the appendices to the Convention on International…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025
This is an additional legislation regarding relaxation of tariff codes, which relaxes tariffs, except for Russia and Belarus, but again does not to mixtures, components or products. Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1303 of 23 June 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 on certain agricultural…
Ben KempJuly 4, 2025