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
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
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
EM on EU legislation concerning persistent organic pollutants Page summary: The government’s summary of changes to EU legislation relating to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Change made: First published. Time updated: 2:04pm, 25 November 2025
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
Upcoming EU active substance approval date Apply for product authorisation by the deadline to keep your products on the NI market The following EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR) active substance approval date is coming up: 1 November 2026 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) (CAS 10222-01-2 EC 233-539-7) in product type 6 If you supply biocidal products containing this active substance in the…
Ben KempDecember 10, 2025
Dear members, please see below notification regarding EU ECO Design Regulation Implementation impacting External Power Supplies Note that although External Powers Supplies designed, tested and exclusively marketed for use with medical devices are exempt, External Power Supplies associated with off the shelf IT equipment are not, this includes Off the shelf equipment supplied with IVDs, especially if imported from outside…
Ben KempDecember 10, 2025
Companies can start reporting to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) their annual microplastics releases under the EU’s microplastics restriction. These reporting obligations apply to uses that are exempt from the EU-wide ban. The first reports must be submitted by 31 May 2026 covering estimated emissions for year 2025. Helsinki, 26 November 2025 – The latest releases of our chemical data…
Ben KempDecember 10, 2025
The Draft Circular Economy Strategy launched on 21 October, taking the lead from Scottish Government's commitment to moving from a linear “take, make and dispose” economic model to a circular economy where materials and goods are valued and kept in use for as long as possible. This consultation will be live until 13 January. The next consultation is the Draft…
Ben KempDecember 10, 2025