by stefanie | Jun 7, 2023 | World Focus
In a letter to the EU, the Right to Repair movement urges for the EU to ban the destruction of perfectly functioning electronics. The destruction of unsold products represents the most wasteful scenario conceivable in a linear economy. All upstream pollution involved...
by stefanie | Apr 19, 2023 | Around the Industry
The EU has agreed on the ‘Chips Act’ regulation to double its global market share in semiconductors by 2030. The act aims to support large-scale capacity building, ensure supply security and resilience, and mobilise €43 billion ($47 billion) in...
by stefanie | Apr 6, 2023 | World Focus
A new EU regulation enables OEMs to block companies buying their products. The EU Regulation 2022/720 of the 10th. May 2022 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to groups of vertical agreements and concerted...
by stefanie | Mar 24, 2023 | World Focus
The European Commission has adopted a new proposal that aims to make it easier and more cost-effective for consumers to repair products rather than replace them, while also incentivizing producers and sellers to develop more sustainable business models. The European...
by stefanie | Mar 23, 2023 | World Focus
The European Commission has proposed the Green Claims Directive to establish minimum norms for companies making “green claims” and prevent misleading marketing practices known as greenwashing. The European Commission has proposed new rules to combat...
