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EucoLight joins forces with 21 organisations, NGOs and European industries, to warn that there cannot be a Green Deal without a strong enforcement framework of EU rules. EU policymakers are now moving ahead with the legislative process and have entered trilogue negotiations on the Ecodesign Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Without an effective and efficient enforcement […]

EucoLight complemented its response to the public consultation questionnaire with a position paper, pointed out several issues that need to be addressed in the context of the revision of the WEEE Directive, while making a series of recommendations. Our recommendations in brief:

EucoLight joins forces with 30 organisations from European industry and NGOs to warn that millions of products sold online including textiles, electronics, furniture, and cosmetics will be able to escape the EU framework on product sustainability currently being negotiated. Some online sellers will undermine the Green Deal by dodging current and future EU legislation without […]

EucoLight responded to the call for evidence for the evaluation of the WEEE Directive making a series of recommendations on the following issues: Scope and WEEE definitions WEEE definitions Subcategories for lighting Same rules for all actors Data transparency and control mechanisms Compliance with extended producer responsibility obligations associated with online sales, the online-free riding […]

EucoLight responsed to the public consultation on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive making a series of recommendations on key priorities:

EucoLight co-signed an open letter with other 85 signatories in order to include broader know your business customer provisions in the Digital Services Act.

Adopted in June 2019, the recast Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) set the contaminant limits that largely determine the treatment of the waste and, in particular for limits in Annex IV, define whether a waste containing specific POP substances should be disposed of in such a way that the POP content is destroyed or […]

EucoLight responsed to the call for evidence for an impact assessment on revision of EU waste framework making a series of recommendations on:​

​​On the occasion of the vote on the Digital Services Act (DSA) in the IMCO committee, Eucolight has prepared a short statement whose purpose is to point out the essential elements that should be reflected in the final version of compromise amendments in order to stop the flow of non-compliant product into the Union.  EucoLight […]

EucoLight joins forces with 29 other city society and industry groups to ask policymakers that the Digital Service Act holds accountable online platforms that facilitate the initiation of transactions between traders and end-users via a strong liability regime and firm obligations. ​ The Digital Service Act is the perfect opportunity to address the access of illegal […]