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Brexit Updates (WC 15 July)

Create a goods movement reference Page summary: Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service. Change made: Guidance on goods moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland has been updated.   Republic of Guinea-Bissau sanctions: guidance Page summary: Guidance to accompany the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Change…
Ben Kemp
July 17, 2024
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DEFRA Updates (WC 15 July)

Businesses approved to export to the EU Page summary: Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is. Change made: Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.   Keeping sheep and goats in England Page summary: The…
Ben Kemp
July 17, 2024
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EU have updated their regulation regarding mercury-containing products

Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/852 on mercury as regards dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to export, import and manufacturing restrictions Text with EEA relevance. You can find the legislation here.
Ben Kemp
July 17, 2024
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Directive (EU) 2024/1799 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directives (EU) 2019/771 and (EU) 2020/1828Text with EEA

The EU have published their ‘right to repair’ directive. This is regarding consumer devices (listed in Annex II), with MDs and IVDs being out of scope. However we could see the scope widen in the future.   Article 1 Subject matter, purpose and scope   This Directive lays down common rules strengthening the provisions related to the repair of goods,…
Ben Kemp
July 17, 2024
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Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act)Text with EEA relevance.

The EU has published the AI ACT. The legislation can be found here.
Ben Kemp
July 17, 2024
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The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

These regulations amend the Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 to include express provision about the rights of workers, in certain circumstances, to carry forward annual leave into subsequent leave years and the calculation of holiday pay in relation to those rights.
Ben Kemp
July 16, 2024
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For information: RoHS Umbrella Project letter Packs 22-24

Dear Members, please see below the notification from MedTech Europe regarding EU RoHS (but also impacting UK RoHS, as these assessments were kicked off prior to BREXIT). The Umbrella Project coordinates and submits applications for RoHS exemption packs when there is a more general and not specific sectorial exemptions. The main issues are: need for clarification of whether new applications…
Ben Kemp
July 16, 2024
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WHO launched MeDevIS platform with EMDN & GMDN

On 9 July 2024, WHO announced the launch of the first global open-access platform for medical devices: MeDevIS. MeDevIS references two international naming systems for medical devices - the European Medical Device Nomenclature (EMDN), mostly used in European countries for registration in the European database, and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) used in regulatory agencies in Australia, Canada, the…
Ben Kemp
July 16, 2024
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