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Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Extended producer responsibility for packaging: who is affected and what to do Page summary: How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Change made: There’s been a decision to defer extended producer responsibility for packaging fees for one year. This update…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Banned F gas for refilling equipment Page summary: Fluorinated gases (F gas) that you must not use to refill equipment. Change made: Corrected the line ‘This does not apply to military equipment or equipment designed to cool products to temperatures below –50°C.’ to include the minus symbol. Climate change adaptation…

DEFRA have confirmed that the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging fees have been deferred to one year. The one year delay is confirmed in the EPR guidance. This will apply from October 2025.

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. UK REACH authorisation for Lonza Biologics Plc: 30 June 2023 Page summary: Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH. Change made: First published. Authorisation decisions: UK REACH Page summary: Authorisation decisions on the time-limited use of hazardous substances of very high concern under UK REACH. Change made: We updated…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Page summary: Information and resources on the UK’s plans to see antimicrobial resistance contained and controlled by 2040. Change made: Added updated links. Genetically modified organisms: applications, decisions and notifications Page summary: Information about releases of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for research purposes, including lists of applications,…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin.   Government response to the OEP report on post-implementation reviews of environmental laws Page summary: Government response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s report on post-implementation reviews of environmental laws. Change made: First published. Climate change adaptation reporting power: plans for the fourth round Page summary: Seeking views on how…

DEFRA have updated their guidance for packaging EPR to note that large organisations must create an account, starting from August 2023. A large organisation is one that: Has an annual turnover of £2 million or more. Is responsible for supplying or importing more than 50 tonnes of empty packaging or packaged goods in the UK. The EPR guidance can be…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. UK REACH authorisation for Lonza Biologics Plc: 30 May 2023 Page summary: Decision on application for authorisation under UK REACH. Change made: First published. Transitional applications for authorisation under UK REACH Page summary: Information about transitional applications for authorisation under UK REACH. Change made: Updated to show that authorisation has…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Charging arrangements at government-run border control posts Page summary: This consultation seeks views on the government’s plan to introduce a Common User Charge to recover operating costs at government-run border control posts. Change made: First published. Import risk categories for animals and animal products imported from the EU to Great…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Extended producer responsibility for packaging: who is affected and what to do Page summary: How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Change made: Added Welsh translation Packaging data: what to collect for extended producer responsibility Page summary: A guide to…