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The EU Representative will work with business organisations to lobby the Commission on the specific concerns and needs of SMEs, in particular to reduce the bureaucratic burden on our companies.
As reported by the EU Commission, the Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU group, Markus Pieper (CDU), has been appointed EU Envoy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) on 31 January 2024. He will report directly to President Ursula von der…
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Fortunately, the fees for many services of the EAR foundation could be kept stable or even reduced, which leads to financial relief. One exception is the quarterly fee, which unfortunately had to be increased.
The new Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act-Battery Act Fee Ordinance (ElektroGBattGGebV 2024) came into force at the turn of the year. As a result, numerous VERE members contacted us about rising fees, in particular the quarterly fee,…
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Mobile phones, tablets, USB sticks and memory cards, smartwatches, hard drives and external burners are also affected. For many companies, the cost burden of copyright fees is enormous. VERE members can join an overall contract and save 20 per cent of the copyright fees due.
In the middle of the Christmas shopping season, the PC industry is unsettled by the insolvency of an established distributor of PC hardware due to claims for copyright…
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The people’s enthusiasm for preserving their future raw materials shows that the efforts of traders, manufacturers, public authorities, service providers and associations certainly make sense.
The WEEE Directive and especially its German implementation, the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), are primarily seen as a risk by sellers and producers of lawyers taking action. However, the numerous free riders are also a real problem…
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According to information from our partner law firm Vy, manufacturers, sellers and importers of IT equipment can also be affected if they offer cloud services, e.g. as an additional option. Lawyer Dr. Urs Verweyen of Vy has requested VERE e.V. for support in the matter.
As our partner, the law firm Vy, reports, the Central Office for Private Recording Rights (ZPÜ) is now also taking action against providers of cloud storage and other cloud…
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The Association for the Take-Back and Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (VERE) e.V. has taken the opportunity to present an opinion on the EU Commission’s consultation. The statement pays special attention to aspects where the implementation of the WEEE Directive has been particularly difficult, for example achieving the targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
The 2012 WEEE Directive…
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Members of the VERE association, as distributors of products subject to royalties under the Copyright Act (UrhG), have the opportunity to join an overall agreement and save 20 per cent of the copyright fees due. Currently, you can join overall contracts for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, USB sticks and memory cards, smartwatches, hard drives and external burners through VERE:
https://www.vereev.com/services/savings-on-copyright-fees-zpue/
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Six out of ten traders feel that the federal government is doing a poor or even very poor job with regard to the industry. Among other things, this is also due to the numerous legal requirements for their own business.
A quarter of SME trading companies currently do not feel prepared for the upcoming Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG, German WEEE conversion). The same applies to the innovations in the Packaging Act. This was…
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At the end of a year 2022 that will be significantly shaped by the topic of “EPR”, we will join you in Berlin/Germany to look into the future of product responsibility directly in front of the Federal Chancellery, free of charge for VERE members, take-e-way and trade-e-bility customers as well as partners, authorities and associations. As the number of places is limited, please register at your earliest convenience.
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As an association especially representing the interests of producers in terms of fair competition, VERE e.V. calls on the EU Commission to intervene and reject the development towards country-specific labelling and regulations that hinder the free movement of goods in the EU's internal market.
On 6 May 2022, the Spanish authorities submitted a draft for a new packaging regulation to the EU Commission. According to the draft, all invoices and…
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