ECHA launches the Classification and Labelling Platform

ECHA launches the Classification and Labelling Platform

The new C&L Inventory feature is a web-based discussion forum where C&L notifiers and REACH registrants of the same substance can come together and agree on the classification and labelling of their substance.   The publication of the C&L Platform is...
Position on the Commission proposal to back-load (set-aside) EU ETS allowances

Position on the Commission proposal to back-load (set-aside) EU ETS allowances

In July, the European Commission issued a proposal to postpone the auctioning of an as yet undefined number of CO2 Allowances until towards the end of the third trading period. The purpose is to ensure the ‘orderly’ functioning of the EU ETS. This is likely to be...
New Packaging Directive Annex confirms: industrial cores are not packaging

New Packaging Directive Annex confirms: industrial cores are not packaging

An amendment to Annex I of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive on packaging definitions has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The amendment harmonises the list of products being defined as “packaging”, which now includes rolls,...
Two Teams break through – CEPI applies new method to innovation

Two Teams break through – CEPI applies new method to innovation

CEPI – the Confederation of European Paper Industries – is giving innovation a head start by launching the Two Team Project. It consists of two competing teams that include experts, scientists, manufacturers, suppliers and representatives of the pulp and paper...
Guidance on EU Timber Regulation jeopardises competitiveness of the forest-based sector

Guidance on EU Timber Regulation jeopardises competitiveness of the forest-based sector

On 7 February the European Commission released the long overdue EU Timber Regulation guidance. This non-legally binding document attempts to explain the provisions of the Regulation 995/2010 “laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber...