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For information and review by 21 Oct: Follow-up on Potentially Impactful Substances

Update from MTE Chemicals WG. If any members are impacted they need to let use know. Dear members, I hope this email finds you well. We would like to follow up with you on a few substances on which members were recently consulted on and inform you of the outcomes: Octamethyltrisiloxane (EC 203-497-4, CAS 107-51-7): On…

Ben KempOctober 16, 2024

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EU Commission Warns 17 Member States Over Failure to Implement CSRD Sustainability Reporting Rules

The European Commission announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU member states, opening infringement procedures with the states over their failure to communicate that they have fully transposed the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into their national laws. Find out more here.

Ben KempOctober 2, 2024

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ESPR: COM publishes FAQ document

The EC have issued a FAQ regarding the EU ESPR (ECO Design and Sustainable Products Regulation) which includes MD/IVDs in scope. This replaces the traditional legislation that focused on consumer white goods, and the energy usage and water consumption figures etc. Beyond the fact that we could eventually see ECO Design requirements being placed on the sector for products, the…

Ben KempOctober 2, 2024

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PPWR Stakeholder Consultation

This is an issue with the current Labelling directive, where we are seeing potentially 27 different member approaches and non-harmonised labelling requirements, as a consequence this is causing issues with companies having to place different SKUs of the same product on the different member state markets because of national differences in labelling requirements. The harmonised approach is designed to help…

Ben KempOctober 2, 2024

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For review by 19 Sept: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations

MedTech Europe have set deadline for feedback at 19th September, therefore BIVDA members would need to inform us by the 18th September. Note also the comment from the previous week's update that one of the substances is flagged as having medical or healthcare applications already identified. Octamethyltrisiloxane (EC 203-497-4, CAS 107-51-7) à the proposal lists medical and healthcare applications among…

Ben KempSeptember 11, 2024

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MedTech Europe Views on the European Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Dechlorane Plus

Dear Members, please see this MedTech Europe paper and message below, regarding the inclusion of Dechlorane plus in EU POP’s legislation, this will impact products placed on the EU and Northern Ireland markets. I will also submit this to HSE for their reference, since Dechlorane Plus is being added to the Stockholm convention, and the UK is also a signatory…

Ben KempSeptember 11, 2024

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EU EcoDesign Requirements for Sustainable Products Regulation

Dear members, MedTech Europe Circular Economy Working Group have drafted a guide to the new EU EcoDesign Requirements for Sustainable Products Regulation. IVDs are in scope both directly, and indirectly due to the inclusion of horizontal categories being included that will impact the sector e.g. Iron, Aluminium, other metals, glass, plastic, chemicals, detergents etc. Because this is an internal MedTech…

Ben KempSeptember 11, 2024

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Start of Hungarian Presidency – final Presidency Programme & key dates to remember

Dear Members, please see below update on the the focus of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, impacting chemicals and circular economy workstreams. Dear members, the Hungarian Presidency starts today – please see the final programme of the Presidency here. Its overriding theme is “Making Europe Great Again”. With respect to Sustainability, it confirms the priorities shared earlier in…

Ben KempSeptember 11, 2024

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MedTech Europe: Sustainability and Environment Flash Report, July 2024

Dear Members please see below MedTech Europe update: In July 2024, the reset of the EU Institutions reached its next level: the European Parliament renewed the mandate of MEP Roberta Metsola (EPP/Malta) as President of the European Parliament for another 2.5 years and elected Ursula von der Leyen as EU Commission President for a second term running from 2024 to…

Ben KempSeptember 11, 2024

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MedTech Europe Overview of Annex IV F-Gases Uses in the EU Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation (EU) 2024/573 Applying to Medical Technologies

Please find the document here.

Ben KempSeptember 11, 2024