The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts chemicals and heavy metals in electronic products imported or manufactured for sales in the European Union. In some cases, you can obtain RoHS test reports from your component suppliers.
That said, not all suppliers can provide RoHS test reports that can be traced and validated for a particular component. In such cases, RoHS testing is often necessary.
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You do not need to pay any license or other fees to use the CE mark. That said, the purpose of the CE marking is to demonstrate that your product complies with all applicable EU regulations and directives that require it.
Delivering a product to the point where the CE mark can be affixed requires access to standards, design adjustments, documentation, labelling, and testing. These are also the things that can cost money.
This guide serves as a breakdown of the various costs associated with the CE marking process.
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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) 2025/40 sets requirements applicable only to certain types of entities. In plain language, this means that what you must do to comply with the PPWR differs depending on whether your company is defined as a:
a. Manufacturer
b. Importer
c. Supplier
d. Distributor
It is therefore critical that you understand their respective definitions and can accurately find your place in the PPWR supply chain.
Further, companies can also be defined as producers (in addition to their primary definition), which results in additional extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations applying.
Why should I read this guide?
Read this guide if you want to understand whether you are defined as a producer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, supplier, or other entity. You can read this guide to learn more about PPWR requirements:
Product lab testing is generally required for electronics, batteries, toys, PPE, machinery, and other products which require CE marking. This guide serves as an introduction to testing requirements, processes, and costs relevant to CE-marked products.
Note: Are you trying to determine if an existing product which requires CE marking has valid test reports? Then I suggest that you read this guide as well.
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Children’s clothing imported or manufactured for sale in the EU is subject to strict safety, chemical, labelling, and documentation requirements. In this guide, I explain how the GPSR, EN standards, REACH and other compliance requirements relate to children’s clothing.
Product examples
Note: The video was recorded a few years ago. The written article has since been updated and is more relevant to current requirements.
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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) 2025/40 is applicable from 12 August 2026. That said, the PPWR contains many requirements concerning labelling, documentation, EPR, and other aspects that only start to apply years later.
This guide serves as a timeline for PPWR requirements and their respective dates.
Methodology
Step 1: I mapped out all the articles mentioning a date*
Step 2: I determined if the requirement is relevant to either:
Step 3: The respective PPWR requirements tied to a particular date were added to one of the two tables below
*Note that the table contains the dates identified during this stage. I cannot guarantee that I identified every single article or requirement tied to a specific date.
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Speakers and sound systems sold in the European Union are subject to mandatory product standards, labelling, documentation and testing requirements. This guide serves as an introduction to the requirements that must be met by both manufacturers and importers of speakers and other audio products.
Product examples
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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) 2025/40 requires that companies selling products in the EU appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in the EU member states where they themselves are not established.
In this guide, we explain what EU and non-EU companies must know about the new authorised representative for extended producer responsibility requirements.
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Companies defined as manufacturers under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) 2025/40 must generally ensure that their packaging is compliant with the following areas:
It is therefore essential to determine which company in the supply chain is defined as the manufacturer. This is not always obvious, as certain exemptions apply to companies defined as micro-enterprises.
This guide explains what these exemptions are and how packaging suppliers and companies selling products are impacted by exemptions applicable to micro-enterprises.
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Trying to understand what you must do to comply with the Packaging and Packaging Regulation (PPWR) 2025/40? This guide serves as a practical step-by-step guide to PPWR compliance for manufacturers and importers.
Methodology
1. Article 62 lists the specific documents, labels, and other areas the authorities review to determine if your packaging is non-compliant with the PPWR.
2. As such, I used Article 62 to create a roadmap of what you must actually do to comply with the PPWR in practical terms.
Note: This guide does not cover every single requirement or aspect of the PPWR. Further, we only focus on requirements impacting manufacturers and importers.
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