NovaLoop GmbH - News

LATEST PROPOSAL FOR AN EU BATTERIES REGULATION: Transition towards a set of rules covering the whole battery life-cycle!

As part of its efforts under the EU Green Deal including the strategic action plan on batteries and the new circular economy action plan, the EU Commission published a proposal to modernize the legislative framework for batteries. Among others, the initiative aims are addressing several interlinked problems: The lack of framework conditions providing incentives to […]
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NovaLoop GmbH - Christmas

SEASON’S GREETINGS

“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry In this spirit, our team would like to thank all our clients and partners for their cooperation and support in a year that presented us all with special challenges, but also offered great opportunities for us […]
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NovaLoop GmbH - Sustainability Compliance

Environmental Claims – Caught between sustainability and regulatory compliance

In 2018, 18.9 million tons of packaging waste was generated in Germany, of which approx. 47% originated from private households (source: Federal Environment Agency). Hence, not only for products but also for packaging, the topics of sustainability and environmental impact are more and more coming into focus for consumers. Especially for product packaging, labels such […]
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NovaLoop GmbH – Webinare

What will move us in 2021 – it is time to make a wish!

Wir leben in einer Zeit der großen Herausforderungen – und auch nach der Corona-Pandemie werden Unternehmen sich auf weitere globale Herausforderungen einstellen müssen! Getrieben durch die Dringlichkeit der Entwicklungen findet das Thema Nachhaltigkeit eine immer stärkere Einbindung in den Unternehmensalltag der Zukunft – bei gleichzeitiger Zunahme entsprechender Regulierungen. Da das neue Jahr schon unmittelbar vor […]
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NovaLoop - Timber Regulation

UPDATE: Fitness check of the EU Timber Regulation

At the end of November, the European Commission closed the public consultation on a fitness check for the EU Timber Regulation (EU) No. 995/2010. In addition to the review of the EU Timber Regulation, the fitness check also serves to reflect on the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005) in […]
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NovaLoop GmbH - EU Plastics Tax

Under the spotlight… EU plastics “tax”

The next long-term budget 2021-2027 outlines a plastics “tax”, applicable from January 1, 2021, which is wildly debated in the media and industry. Within the framework of the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) adopted on 10 November 2020, a plastics tax was agreed upon: from 1 January 2021, contributions from EU Member States will also […]
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BREXIT RoHS REACH NovaLoop

POST-BREXIT – Get yourself an update with our RoHS and REACH overview

UKCA, UK(NI) or CE? According to the changes of the UK RoHS and UK REACH, which entered into effect on BREXIT-date, new labelling and information requirements will apply from January 2021:   NovaLoop LIFE Module offers a solution that is tailored to your products and provides a practical solution for individual labeling and information requirements. […]
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UPDATE FRANCE – New labelling requirements for smartphones, screens and TVs, notebooks are on their way

What´s the reparability-index of your product? On 30 October 2020, France notified the WTO of two draft laws on the reparability index of electrical and electronic equipment. The “Decree on the Reparability Index of Electrical and Electronic Equipment” contains the modalities for application of the Reparability Index and obliges manufacturers, importers and distributors of equipment […]
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NovaLoop GmbH: KKDIK Turkey REACH

Turkey REACH – Important deadlines of the KKDIK are just around the corner!

The implementation of the Turkish REACH legislation goes into the next phase. Since December 23, 2017 Turkey is in the process of implementing the “Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals” (KKDIK). The registration process for substances that are manufactured or placed on the Turkish market, either as such or in mixtures or […]
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Planet Sustainability NovaLoop

We are excited to be part of @Planet Sustainability on Nov. 19th 2020! You are looking for sustainable business solutions? Then visit the virtual Emporium, make an appointment with us and meet also other exciting startups! Get your ticket now at: https://planetsustainability.eventbrite.de/?aff=NovaLoop Planet Sustainability brings together startups with sustainable business solutions and innovators* with decision-making authority […]
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