Category: Regulation & compliance
Regulating online platforms and the sale of unsafe goods: proposed EU Digital Services Act
Edward Turtle, Enrique Capdevila and Tracey Bischofberger
The European Commission has published a draft of the Digital Services Package, which proposes important changes for online platforms, product manufacturers and suppliers.
ICPHSO’s 2020 International Symposium and the European Commission’s International Product Safety Week: sustainability, new tech, COVID-19, recalls and traceability
The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its 2020 International Symposium in October, in conjunction with the European Commission’s International Product Safety Week (IPSW) in November 2020. Below are our highlights.
The new UKNI mark – guidance released on when and how to use it
The UK Government has published guidance on use of the UKNI mark, here’s our summary…
WEBCAST: The Final (Brexit) Countdown
Preparing your business for international trade and product safety & compliance legislation changes come January 1. The reality of the most significant shake-up of UK trade in living memory is fast approaching. Come January 1, 2021, businesses manufacturing, importing and distributing products in the UK will be subject to a […]
Regulating AI: EU proposes legal framework for Artificial Intelligence
Jamie Humphreys and Edward Turtle
European Parliament publishes its proposals for new AI laws.
United Nations starts work to move the needle on International Consumer Product Safety
The United Nations Review Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection Law and Policy has just adopted a “Recommendation to Prevent Cross-Border Distribution of Known Unsafe Consumer Products” – here’s our quick snapshot…
Horizon scanning: European Commission adopts 2021 Work Programme
Edward Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger
The European Commission has adopted its 2021 Work Programme. Measures to improve the sustainability of consumer products feature heavily on the agenda, along with revisions to some key sector-specific product safety rules and an evaluation of the New Legislative Framework for CE-marked products.
EU sets sights on broader environmental liabilities for companies
Jamie Humphreys and Julia Maskell
European Parliament publishes Opinions on liability for environmental damage.
See EU later (part 2) – UK Government releases legislation formalising measures from recent Brexit guidance into law and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol
Tracey Bischofberger, Rod Freeman and Claire Temple
The UK government has just tabled EU Exit legislation to introduce easements outlined in recent guidance on placing products on the market in Great Britain after the transition period ends and certain measures to implement the Northern Ireland Protocol. Further guidance is also on the way. Here’s our snap review…