The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Dear members, please be advised that the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation has been amended. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Ben KempJanuary 12, 2026
Sheep and goat pox in Europe Page summary: Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe since September 2022. Change made: Added the outbreak assessment for 17 December 2025. Time updated: 11:02am, 22 December 2025 Export primate samples to Italy: certificate 9065 updated Page summary: Apply online to export primate samples to Italy. Change made: EHC…
Ben KempJanuary 12, 2026
UK REACH: Extending dossier submission deadlines for transitional registrations Page summary: Seeking views on proposals to extend the current UK REACH submission deadlines for transitional registrations. Change made: Added the summary of responses and government response. Time updated: 11:00am, 22 December 2025 Sheep and goat pox in Europe Page summary: Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox…
Ben KempJanuary 12, 2026
This article applies to all four administrations It was set out in the consultation response in 2023 that: If waste does not leave the site where it was originally produced but the waste is deposited, recovered, or treated under an environmental waste permit or licence, then Digital Waste Tracking records will be needed. This is necessary as when the full Digital Waste Tracking service is launched, separate permitted…
Ben KempJanuary 12, 2026
Originally it was to target high carbon raw materials (Steel, Aluminium, Glass etc.). The UK is also looking to establish a similar CBAM, and also wanted to negotiate with the EU to see if a common CBAM area could be expanded to cover the EU and UK: EU to Expand CBAM Carbon Import Tax to Downstream Products to Avoid Production…
Ben KempDecember 22, 2025
Dear members, please let me know via regulatory@bivda.org.uk if you use the following Biocide as a preservative in raw materials or intermediates not exempt under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation. Restriction of this biocidal product would apply to EU and Northern Ireland. The EU is holding a public consultation until 26th Jan 2026 on the possibility to substitute the below…
Ben KempDecember 22, 2025