Category: Regulation & Compliance
Productwise Bitesize: Basics of CE, UKCA and UKNI marking / conformity assessment
Harriet Jones and Jamie Humphreys
CE marking refers to the obligation on manufacturers to affix the letters “CE” to certain products traded in the European Economic Area (EEA). It serves as a declaration that the product is in conformity with applicable rules and meets certain health, safety and environmental requirements.
Circular economy: new EU and UK measures
Emma Bichet, Fergal Duggan and Jack Eastwood
This article summarises the key proposals in the EU’s Circular Economy Package I, looks at similar initiatives in the UK and provides some practical advice for businesses seeking to understand the potential effects of these initiatives.
UK regulator publishes new Codes of Practice for Product Safety
The UK product safety regulator has published two important new Codes of Practice for Product Safety – read our summary here!
The Amended Transitional Provisions of the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the amended transitional provisions of the new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
Productwise Bitesize: Sale of Goods Directive (EU) 2019/771
Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the Sale of Goods Directive.
First, do no harm: EU proposes new rules on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Max Lees, Juan Nascimbene, Emma Bichet and Fergal Duggan
In this blog, Cooley’s international products and public international law specialists review the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and its practical implications for product manufacturers, and their directors.
What to expect from new EU rules on sustainable products due 30 March 2022
Edward Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger
Proposed new laws on sustainable products are coming in the EU to replace the existing ecodesign framework and introduce digital product passports and new transparency rules on destroying unsold consumer products. Below is our take on what to expect, based on the latest intelligence, under the proposals scheduled to be published on 30 March 2022.
Productwise Bitesize: An update to the “Blue Guide” on the Implementation of EU product rules
Edward Turtle and Carol Holley
Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the update to the “Blue Guide” on the Implementation of EU product rules.
Draft Common Specifications for products without an intended medical purpose
Elizabethann Wright , Jessica Koffel and Alexander Wenzel
Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you an update on the upcoming regulation of groups of products without an intended medical purpose listed in Anne XVI to the MDR.
Productwise Bitesize: The EU’s New Legislative Framework for Products
Edward Turtle and Carol Holley
Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the EU’s New Legislative Framework for products.