Month: September 2022
Latest on the S in ESG: EU proposes ban on products made with forced labour
Emma Bichet and Selma Abdel Qader
Productwise guides through the European Commission’s new initiative to ban the sales, imports and exports of goods made with forced labour.
New far-reaching ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for mobile phones and tablets – don’t miss your chance to provide feedback
Tracey Bischofberger , Emma Bichet and Selma Abdel Qader
The European Commission published two proposals seeking to introduce new ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for mobile phones and tablets. Feedback can be submitted until 28 September 2022.
Productwise Bitesize: The Construction Products Regulation
Jamie Humphreys and Julia Maskell
Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), which sets out the requirements for construction products in the EU.
UK Supreme Court rules on whether a product is defective
Edward Turtle, Tracey Bischofberger and Jack Eastwood
Productwise brings you key takeaways from UK Supreme Court case Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics
UK’s New Pro-Innovation Approach to Regulating AI
Chris Coulter, Jamie Humphreys and Alice Wong
UK publishes policy paper that sets out an ambitious ten-year plan to remain a global AI power
Microplastics, big impact: New EU proposal to restrict microplastics
Selma Abdel-Qader and Emma Bichet
On 30 August 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal to restrict the placing on the market of microplastics, including where they are added to certain products. The restriction will be adopted under the REACH Regulation, which establishes the EU chemicals framework.