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Regulatory and compliance

European Parliament publishes amendments to EU Product Safety Regulation

Significant narrowing of the scope and application of the General Product Safety Regulation is proposed
Corporate

Predictions 2022: What could be in store for US and international business?

Businesses will be readying themselves for growth and transformation in a year in which the world hopes to move on
Regulatory and compliance

The EU steps nearer to tougher regime to fight environmental crime

New legislation to assist in the discovery and prosecution of serious environmental offences will deliver on ambitious European Green Deal
Decarbonisation

Legislative timetable of the new measures for spare parts

New measures and obligations regarding spare parts have been mainly specified in law n°2020-105 of 10 February 2020 on the
Decarbonisation

The obligation to incorporate recycled materials

Under the French Environmental Code, in order to achieve waste prevention and management objectives set by national law or European
Decarbonisation

Prohibition on the destruction of unsold non-food products

A ban initially limited to food products The ban on the destruction of unsold food products was introduced by Law
Decarbonisation

New disclosure requirements towards consumers

Concerns about the information provided to consumers regarding the environmental characteristics or impacts of products are not new. Provisions relating
Decarbonisation

Private copy levy and refurbished devices

On July 1, 2021, a decision by the committee for the private copy levy (“Commission pour la rémunération de la
Decarbonisation

Shaky bridge between exhaustion of intellectual property rights and the refurbishing of electronic products

The carbon emissions involved in the production of smartphones and tablets are significant. As "consuming better" has become a major
Banking and finance

Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK

Highly unusual cost-reduction move demonstrates shifting dynamics
Tech, Media and Comms

Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google dismisses data protection class action

The judgment that overturns the Court of Appeal's ruling and disallows a collective claim for 4.5m iPhone users will come
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities | Report

Identifying impactful, scalable and investable technologies to drive urban decarbonisation. Download here.