The UK finally agreed a withdrawal ‘deal’ with the EU on the 24th December 2020. Whilst this agreement avoids trade between …
With the Government announcement of the third lockdown for England, starting January 6th, the majority of retail businesses will yet again …
The ERT Awards brings the whole electrical retail industry together to recognise the work of some of the best retailers and …
AMDEA has created an easy-to-use, online toolkit for appliance manufacturers, distributors and retailers to ensure they are customer-ready for 1st March …
The European Commission has published the final report of Eunomia’s Study to Support Preparation of the Commission’s Guidance for Extended Producer …
We reported last month on a proposal to spend several million pounds from the WEEE Fund to help Approved Authorised Treatment …
As we have previously reported the European Commission’s draft Standardisation Request for washing machines, washer-dryers and dishwashers originally included material efficiency …
Switzerland has published its amended Ecodesign and Energy Label regulation on household appliances. It covers dishwashers, washing machines, cooling devices, lighting, …
AMDEA has been notified of a new roadmap for an EU law to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This is in …
Already this year AMDEA has had further conversations with Government Departments on various matters – the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment …
Paul Hide is visiting all AMDEA members individually to establish a comprehensive picture of what each requires from their trade association, …
AMDEA launches 2020 with a new Chief Executive, Paul Hide, at the helm. Paul joins from techUK, the UK’s leading technology …
Our regular readers will remember that last year we supported International Product Safety Week with social media promotion of another of …
The new Energy Labelling Regulations for fridge-freezers, washing machines and washer-dryers, dishwashers, lamps and TVs are all due to be published …
The new Ecodesign Regulations for the six product categories getting new energy labels will also be published on 5 December. The …
AMDEA held another of our Member Briefing events this month. It offered an overview of the next round of Ecodesign and …
In the event of a “no deal Brexit”, EU suppliers in the UK will become importers from a third country. There …
Regular readers will remember the two proposals for new Directives, one for contracts for online and other distance sales of goods, …
The Möbius loop that is Brexit continues with no imminent prospect of any resolution. There has been an acceleration in the …
The annulment of the Energy Labelling Regulation for vacuum cleaners continues to occupy minds as it is not clear how long …
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations aim to ensure that appliances are collected at the end of their life …
Another success story for AMDEA’s Register My Appliance. Thanks to the enthusiastic support of our allies, especially on social media, we …
At the end of last year’s sell-out event (actually it was free, but we did have to turn people away) looking …
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published Strengthening national capacity for product safety: Strategy 2018-2020. This document outlines what …
Every year the Intentional Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) holds an annual general meeting, where all their technical committees meet. As an international …
AMDEA was invited to a stakeholder meeting with the Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and other Government …
AMDEA attended an open evening in Upper Rissington where residents were invited to learn more about the local food waste disposer …
The European energy label for energy using products has been so successful in driving investment in energy saving measures that all …
Following its decision to impose tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels at the beginning of the year, the USA …
The UK Government has announced that the monies accrued from the 2017 Compliance Fee total £8 million. This will be spent …
The revised Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 came into force on 6 April 2018. Primarily designed to safeguard the …
Legislation relating to leaving the EU was passed by the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales/ Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru …
Last month’s event was in two parts: a morning session with external speakers on market surveillance, and an afternoon workshop on …
The European Parliamentary Committees are still consolidating the proposals for new Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations for large white goods. These …
This month the European Commission announced proposals “to ensure that all European consumers fully benefit from their rights under Union law”. …
The term “fulfilment house” was originally just another term for a warehouse, but it is increasingly used to mean storage and …
There are two new proposed EU Regulations governing market surveillance. One of them deals with mutual recognition, which may be more …
The European Commission is asking for views on the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations for refrigeration products, dishwashers, washing machines, televisions, …
Regular readers will know that AMDEA has long been involved with efforts to design and promote qualifications for appliance installers and …
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of cartels. These are seen as …
The Government published its response to the report from the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety, of which AMDEA was …
As we reported last month, 16 January was our third annual ‘Register My Appliance Day’, with support from the Business Minister …
The latest in our occasional series of items describing (safe) alternative uses for domestic appliances relates to another story about toasters. …
From January 2018 UK manufactured cosmetics and personal care products are no longer allowed to contain plastic microbeads. From July it …
Another success story for AMDEA’s Register My Appliance. Thanks to the enthusiastic support of our allies, especially on social media, we …
‘Prize Season’ has launched at AMDEA’s Register my appliance campaign. From November through January 2018, many AMDEA members are rewarding customers …
In the past, there have been several unilateral attempts by different Member States to try and address a public perception that …
The new European Data Protection Regulation is already in force and takes effect in May 2018. It was intended that a …
The European Commission is in the throes of evaluating Directive 85/374/EEC on liability for defective products. They are analysing responses to …
AMDEA attended a Defra stakeholder meeting to discuss the European Parliament’s desire for even more stringent waste targets than were originally …
Proposals to revise the international standard ISO 3055:1985 Kitchen equipment – Coordinating sizes have been in discussion for some time but …
The European Commission published the results of its REFIT (review) of consumer legislation. They included an evaluation of the Consumer Rights …
Some of our readers will already know that the European Commission has launched a study to review the Ecodesign and Energy …
The Domino Project is a beneficiary of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and aims to persuade young professionals …
A proposal for a revised European regulation on security of gas supply has been provisionally agreed by MEPs. Essentially the objective …
The Ecodesign review study on the Standby Regulation published its draft final report earlier this year and comments were sought before …
The Ecodesign Preparatory Study on Smart Appliances (Lot 33) has just published its final report on Tasks 1-6. Task 7 will …
A report on developing longer product lifetimes was recently debated by the European Parliament’s IMCO Committee. This one only had 225 …
On 21 March the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament (IMCO) considered the latest amendments to draft …
The new Government Department for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is consulting on a Green Paper on how the UK should …
The European Commission has proposed changes to the way in which secondary legislation is adopted in the EU. The current system …
Four phthalates are now expected to be formally classified as endocrine-disrupting chemicals under the EU’s REACH Regulation. The Danish Environmental Agency, …
The European Commission’s environmental news service is edited by the University of the West of England. In Issue 482 they reported …
The European Commission has launched a public consultation as part of its evaluation of Directive 85/374/EEC on the liability for defective …
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has chosen 162 substances from its REACH registrations for further scrutiny as part of its annual …
The Directive that restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) has a current exemption for …
Another success story for AMDEA’s Register My Appliance. Thanks to the enthusiastic support of our allies, especially on social media, we …
In 2016 AMDEA was the first ever winner of the British Standards Institution’s (BSI) new Industry Leadership Award. Our technical team …
Attempts are continuing to try and find workable solutions for compliance with the new Radio Equipment Directive (RED), which should have …
The International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (aka the Nice Classification, because it …
On 10 January 2017 CECED (the European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers) launched its report Home Appliance Europe 2015-2016. The report …
The Netherlands is proposing to stop any new housing being connected to gas grids. Which is potentially a challenge for companies …
Regular readers will remember that we reported on proposals to revise the European VAT Directive. This currently requires all Member States …
BEIS has published its latest statistics on the UK’s “smart” meter installation programme. After the third quarter of 2016, there were …
AMDEA is the first ever winner of the BSI’s new Industry Leadership Award. Stuart MacConnacher accepted the certificate at a ceremony …
The European Commission is embarking on an Evaluation and Fitness Check (REFIT) for EU Regulation 648/2004 aka the Detergents Regulation. This …
The UK Government has published the UK Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the UK Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016. These transpose …
The UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 require producers of equipment to finance the cost of collection, treatment, …
Under the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Waste (WEEE) Regulations 2013 a Local Authority which does not have a contract for …
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provided some guidance for on-line retailers in the run-up to the end of year …
In May the European Commission launched an inquiry into on-line sales of consumer goods and digital content in the EU as …
The new training levy will affect all employers in the UK from 6 April 2017. It is set at 0.5% of …
There are proposals to revise the existing European Directive on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repeal Directive …
One of the challenges of the modern world has been how to standardise electrical connections so that products such as appliances …
Concerns have been expressed to the Commission by some Member States that the proposed guidance on the new Radio Equipment Directive …
We have previously reported on the Government’s decision to impose a levy on larger employers to fund apprenticeships in England. An …
The EU Council of Ministers has been discussing waste water and how to recover more of it. Currently about 17% of …
As part of the EU’s “Fitness Check” of EU consumer and marketing law – evaluating the current Directives for their effectiveness, …
The Guide to the implementation of directives based on the New Approach and the Global Approach (the ‘Blue Guide’) was first …
The European Commission is conducting a public consultation on enforcement and compliance in the internal market for goods. They are asking …
The latest draft of the new framework Energy Labelling Regulation was discussed by the full European Parliament on 7 July. This …
Early in 2012 the European Commission decided to review its data protection rules and last month they published a new European …
One part of the circular economy package is concerned with minimising material usage in new products. Here the idea is to add …
The Ecodesign Preparatory Study on “smart” appliances has been publishing reports as it completes its analyses of the potential for regulation …
Compromise amendments to the draft Energy Labelling Regulation went to the European parliamentary committee for voting on 14 June. The agreed …
The Directive on Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (R&TTED) was revised to become the Radio Equipment Directive (RED). As previously reported, …
The Enterprise Act 2016 is now law. Some provisions will require secondary legislation to implement them. The Act contains a wide …
The recast directives on Low Voltage Equipment (covering safety) and Electromagnetic Compatibility had to be transposed by 20 April. There are …
The European Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has published its final Opinion for the Committee on …
The IEC safety standard 60335-2-25: Particular requirements for microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens has been amended again (as A2) and …
The European Commission published its initial findings from a study of e-commerce. They were somewhat disappointed to find that what they …
The final report of the preparatory review study of the existing Ecodesign and Energy Label regulations for household refrigeration appliances has …
The UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations require the Secretary of State to set targets for household WEEE collections to …
The English version of the Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product legislation was adopted this month and can be …
The Better Regulation Delivery Office and the National Measurement and Regulation Office have been merged into a single Directorate as part …
The ‘UK Assessment of Footprinting Methods’ study ended in March 2015. It was commissioned by Defra to see what environmental footprinting …
The much trumpeted new minimum wage for workers over 25 will be £7.20 per hour from 1 April 2016. The levels …
The EU’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) is to be based in London when it is formally set up next year. Secondary …
The European Commission’s new on-line dispute resolution (ODR) platform for consumers and retailers was formally opened on 15 February. The platform …
The UK position vis a vis the EU’s plans for a Single Digital Market is one of great enthusiasm. BIS believes …
The independent report on the review of the UK’s product recall system and the Government’s response to it were both published …
The revised Low Voltage and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives come into force in April this year. The LVD covers the health and …
AMDEA attended a Defra/BIS Circular Economy Package Stakeholder Workshop in January. The event was organised to consider the European Commission’s Circular …
Regular readers will recall that in 2013 two new European Regulations were proposed in tandem: one to replace the General Product …
The new Radio Equipment Directive (RED) will supersede the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive on 12 June 2016. New …
The latest draft of the proposed new Regulation to replace the Energy Labelling framework Directive of 2010 is now being negotiated …
At the same time as the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directive was being enacted, a parallel On-Line Dispute Resolution Regulation was …
The latest development in the contentious negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is that the EU has …
The CBI has published Consumer demand – the key to a sustainable energy efficiency market. This follows on from a roundtable …
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published its assessment of the 2017 Ecodesign requirements for minimum durability of vacuum …
December has seen the launch of the European Commission’s Circular Economy package of future legislative measures. This is heralded as improving …
Regular readers may remember the long discussions prior to the publication of the Consumer Rights Directive, enacted in the UK mainly …
The Blue Guide is the popular name for the European Commission’s guidance on implementing legislation. It was first published in 2000 …
The Ecodesign Preparatory Study on Smart Appliances was launched last year. The draft reports for Tasks 2, 3 and 4 are …
The new Radio Equipment Directive will come into force in June next year and will replace the previous Radio and Telecommunications …
The International Energy Agency’s Implementing Agreement on Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment (4E for short) was set up in 2007 to help …
Last month we reported that the 2014 Compliance Fee had raised £375,000, a sum which has been added to the revenue …
The European Commission has launched a review study of the horizontal regulation on Ecodesign requirements for electric power consumption on standby/off …
In 2012 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched their Public Attitudes Tracker – an annual survey supplemented by …
Among the European Commission’s summer package of proposed energy-related legislation is a new Energy Labelling Regulation to replace the current Framework …
Notwithstanding the fact that the Consumer Rights Directive was published fairly recently with an acceptance that Member States could not reach …
The Preparatory Studies looking at wet products have now produced several reports and work has included a consumer behaviour study for …
The UK Government is committed to the installation of new energy meters in all homes and small businesses by the end …
This month the European Parliament agreed its position on the proposed “Circular Economy”. The published document covers a wide range of …
The European Commission has published a list of policy areas that it plans to look at in the coming years. Among …
The European Commission’s Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme (REFIT) was set up with the aim of making EU law simpler and …
The HEEST (Household Electrical and Electronic Servicing Training) Forum met again at AMDEA’s office this month to discuss with SummitSkills and …
A new requirement for companies to inform consumers of an appropriate Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) scheme was due to apply from …
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a proposed agreement to cut tariffs and regulatory barriers to trade between the …
As part of the review of existing measures, the EU’s Preparatory Study of household refrigeration products has just published its interim …
The European Commission recently launched its anticipated consultation on its revised proposals for the Circular Economy which closes on 20 August …
AMDEA held another of our popular Members’ Briefing events last month. This one looked at the implications of the Consumer Rights …
The European Commission has drafted a Regulation establishing a common methodology for calculating the weight of electrical and electronic equipment placed …
The Gulf States is a generic name for the area comprising Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United …
After two years of discussions, the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement on a trade …
At the Consultation Forum at the end of April the Commission proposed maintaining the existing exemptions for fans and a 5 …
Earlier this month the European Commission released its official Communication A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe. This differs in some …
The UK’s new Consumer Rights Act will come into force on 1 October 2015 to supersede eight pieces of legislation, including …
While the UK’s Consumer Rights Bill was being debated in Parliament there were proposals for amendments to address product recall issues. …
Amendments are being proposed for the standard BS EN 1116:2004 Kitchen furniture. Co-ordinating sizes for kitchen furniture and kitchen appliances. These …
The new Radio Equipment Directive (RED) will supersede the R&TTE Directive from 13 June 2016. We are expecting the European Commission …
The new F-Gas Regulation applies from 1 January 2015. It limits the total amount of certain F-gases that can now be …
The UK WEEE Regulations 2013 require the Secretary of State to set targets for how much Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment …
The Danish Environment Ministry has published “Ecodesign Directive 2.0: From Energy Efficiency to Resource Efficiency“, a study of how resource efficiency …
There was finally agreement on the ticket touting issue that was being discussed in both Houses of Parliament so the Consumer …
AMDEA has commented on the draft Guidelines for Networked Standby and suggested some domestic appliances examples to DECC (the UK Department …
The European trade body CECED (of which AMDEA is a member) held discussions last autumn with the European Commission to propose …
Defra recently commissioned some research in the recycling of plastic packaging which found that about 4% more packaging was being recycled …
On 15 January 2015 AMDEA launched its new safety initiative and web portal, ‘Register my appliance’ with support from Consumer Affair’s …
During its review of the Energy Labelling and Ecodesign Directives the Commission has been asked to look again at the way …
The latest amendment to the UK Wiring Regulations has been completed and is due for publication on 1 January 2015. This …
As the Consumer Rights Bill makes progress through the UK Parliamentary System the Government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) …
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) was introduced in January 2013 as a means of funding measures to reduce energy consumption, particularly …
The UK’s Smart Metering Implementation Programme has notified the European Commission of a number of amendments to the technical requirements for …
The European Commission is developing guidelines to assist in the implementation of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations for vacuum cleaners, …
It is recognised that the move away from fossil fuels to nuclear and renewable energy will make it increasingly difficult for …
This summer the European Commission is consulting on its stakeholder consultation guidelines. In the past five years there have been approximately …
The final technical report for the Evaluation of the Energy Labelling Directive and certain aspects of the Ecodesign Directive was published …
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has this month published several new reports related to the Household Electricity Survey that …
The European Commission Consumer Rights Directive will be implemented on 13 June 2014. The bulk of the Directive deals with distance …
The amended Low Voltage Directive will be applicable from 20 April 2016 and will require harmonised standards to be listed in …
The number and type of products that come with network connectivity continues to increase. No longer do televisions just have an …
There are two key Directives covering the safety of electrical appliances in Europe – the Low Voltage (LVD) Directive and the …
A new website has been set up for the project to establish the next Ecodesign Working Plan for 2015-2017. The Ecodesign …
In the summer of 2014, there will be new Swiss legislation to implement the latest Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations. This …
The long-awaited Regulation to specify that energy labels should be displayed on-line (with specifications as to format and accessibility) is now …
The HEEST (Household Electrical and Electronic Servicing Training) Forum, which is supported by AMDEA, met again during National Apprenticeship Week. HEEST …
At the end of last year Ofcom published its final statement on proposed amendments to the charging system for non-geographic telephone …
The proposed new Consumer Rights Bill in the UK is speeding through the Parliamentary process and you can see all the …
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations came into force on 1 January 2014. These Regulations implement the revised provisions of …
The European Commission review of the Energy Labelling Directive and specific aspects of the Ecodesign Directive continues. Their consultant is keen …
With the seasonal rises in household energy bills hitting the headlines it is interesting to see the latest statistics. In 2011 …
The globalisation of the market place means that many companies now rely on suppliers in different countries and sell to customers …
AMDEA is supporting an event on 5 December 2013 at the Crystal in London, hosted by Global Action Plan (GAP), to …
On 15 October 2013 the AMDEA FWD Group organised a round table discussion at the prestigious Royal Society, for waste policy …