On the 6th October 2020, Copyswede and the Electronics industry signed a private copying compensation agreement. This new agreement requires importers, manufacturers and retailers to register with and report sales of mobile phones, computers, tablets, game consoles, hard drives and other types of storage media to Copyswede and pay applicable fees.
Companies have committed significant resources in obtaining the data required for their SCIP notifications, including mapping their existing product, component and material classifications to the categories that will be used in the ECHA submission portal. With the deadline for notifications fast approaching, it is now time to consider how this data will be prepared for submission.
A consultation has been launched on UK legislation that would require companies to complete forest risk commodity due diligence checks on their supply chain. The proposed law aims to prevent illegal deforestation.
