Dear Members, ever wonder where your WEEE compliance fee money goes? Well, here is the answer, it funds Material Focus which was established to promote wider recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Please see links below. Material Focus have a wide range of materials that members can access to promote WEEE recycling either within your own organisation or with…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
Updates from a recent call with APHA: African Swine Fever – Spain There is an ongoing outbreak of African Swine Fever in Spain. The situation is fluid with regard to the scale and duration, but the situation has changed; rather than a Spain-wide ban, there is now a regional restriction in place (focused on the Barcelona region), with no new…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
On Friday 28 November, the annual HTA Work Programme for 2026 was adopted by the Member State Coordination Group on Health Technology Assessment (HTACG). The Work Programme outlines the key activities and strategic priorities of the group for the upcoming year. The HTACG estimates that it will initiate around 50 joint clinical assessments (JCAs) of medicines with new active substances…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
African Swine Fever - update on imports from Spain, 28 November 2025 Dear Trader, On 28 November 2025, Spain notified Defra that cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boar within the Barcelona region. Spanish authorities have instructed their official veterinarians that, at national level, no further export certificates can be signed for affected products…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
Please be informed that the European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy. By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU aims at moving forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and can decrease dependence on…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
New guidance and tools for GOV.UK sanctions content Following the cross-government sanctions review and user requests for clearer guidance, we’ve made improvements and launched new pages on GOV.UK. The licensing considerations for trade sanctions under the Russia regime are now navigable and scannable in a guide that forms part of the statutory guidance: Look up considerations for trade licences under the…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
Dear Members, please see below update from MedTech Europe on Chemicals being reviewed by ECHA. f you use, or have these chemicals in your products please let me know at regulatory@bivda.org.uk sodium bromide (CAS 7647-15-6, EC 231-599-9). Proposed classification: Repr. 1B, Lact., STOT SE 3, STOT RE 1 potassium bromide (CAS 7758-02-3, EC 231-830-3) Proposed classification: Repr. 1B,…
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025