As the EU strives to enhance transparency and support the circular economy, businesses must digitally supply detailed product information and ensure full traceability through every stage of the product’s life cycle by 2027. Consequently, producers, importers and small and medium-sized enterprises are now faced with additional responsibilities concerning data…

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces new requirements, increased costs, and a push for alternative materials – but does not necessarily impose blanket bans.

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Starting 12 August 2026, producers who sell less than 300 kg of packaging in Belgium or less than 50 tonnes of packaging in the Netherlands will also be required to register their company and report the packaging they sell.

When selling electrical appliances, rechargeable batteries and batteries in Germany, there are legal producer registration requirements that finance the disposal of old appliances and batteries. Unregistered products may not be offered or sold. Sellers must check that the product is properly registered before selling it.

Even if packaging does not reach German end users to a large extent, in most cases the system participation obligation for the disposal of packaging waste still applies. Here, you can find out which packaging is subject to system participation in Germany and which is not.

VERE e.V. criticizes the use of tobacco legislation to impose a health-related ban, as this would result in an effective prohibition of all vaporisers in Germany.

In the future, sellers and producers may have to deal with stricter controls. This is due to legal action against a prominent German non-food discounter, where inspections of three of its outlets found that the return of deposit-bearing disposable packaging and payment of deposits were denied.

An EU one-stop shop for Extended Producer Responsibility sounds promising, but carries considerable technical, organisational and financial risks.

VERE opposes the establishment of a central EU-wide reporting platform for Extended Producer Responsibility, arguing that it would weaken national systems, lead to high costs, and create data protection and liability issues by opening the European market to traders from outside the EU.

"EPR under PPWR – What Will Change on August 12, 2026?" is the topic of our free online Compliance Talk on Friday, 20 February 2026, at 10 a.m. (CET) live with our expert Magdalena Barylska from take-e-way. Details: The role of the producer under the PPWR; What will change for transport packaging? When do I need an authorised representative? Packaging…

Conventional smartphones already present sellers and producers with a range of complex requirements, which have been further exacerbated by new eco-design, energy labelling and sustainability regulations. Foldable smartphones are also subject to these regulations and must meet a number of other important requirements. trade-e-bility supports you in staying…