SGS Issues SafeGuardS on New French Repairability Decrees

 

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS to help stakeholders understand France’s recently published decrees aimed at improving the repairability of motorized DIY and gardening tools, sports and leisure equipment and motorized travel equipment.

 

Decrees No. 2023-293, 294 and 295 were published in the Official Journal on April 22, 2023. Relating to Article 30 of the Climate and Resilience Law, they seek to guarantee the availability of spare parts, including those from the circular economy, in order to enable the maintenance and repair of defined products.

 

Decree No. 2023-292 relates to manufacturers and importers. Decree No. 2023-294 is for professionals offering maintenance and repair services. Decree No. 2023-295 covers consumer information on the conditions of sale of parts from the circular economy in the context of maintenance or repair services.

 

Producers are required to make spare parts available under Article 30 of the Climate and Resilience Law. The law includes a minimum period of availability and requires repairers, outside of any legal guarantee, to offer an alternative to new spare parts that should come from the circular economy.

 

SGS has published SafeGuardS 054.23 to help stakeholders gain a better understanding of the provisions in Decrees No. 2023-293, 294 and 295. It includes a breakdown of what is contained in each decree and has lists containing the products and spare parts that must be made available and for how long.

 

The lists cover:
- Motorized DIY and gardening tools
- Sports and Leisure items
- Motorized personal transport devices

 

Stakeholders are advised to review SGS’s original SafeGuardS 054.23 to learn more.

 

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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full New Reparability Decrees in France SafeGuardS.

 

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Marine Dessaigne
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SGS Publishes Helpful Overview of New EU Restrictions on Lead in PVC

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 055.23 to help stakeholders understand the European Union’s (EU) expansion in lead restrictions to include PVC articles.

Issued on May 8, 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/923 amends the restriction on lead and its compounds to less that 0.1% in PVC polymer and copolymer articles. The update affects entry 63 to Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals’ (REACH).

There are several derogations, including:

  • PVC articles containing recovered flexible PVC allowed until May 28, 2025
  • May 28, 2033 – applies to PVC-silica separators in lead acid batteries
  • Suppliers of PVC articles containing recovered rigid PVC with 0.1% or more of lead authorized to provide the statement ‘Contains ≥ 0.1% lead’ on the article – this statement may be placed on the article packaging if is not possible on the article
  • Articles are exempted if they are within the scope of:
  • Regulation (EC) No.1935/2004 ‘Food contact materials and articles’
  • Directive 94/62/EC ‘Packaging and packaging waste’
  • Directive 2009/48/EC ‘Toys’
  • Directive 2011/65/EU ‘Electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS recast)

For a complete list of derogations, stakeholders are advised to review SGS’s original SafeGuardS 055.23.

The new restrictions will come into effect on November 29, 2024. 

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Restricted Substances Updates for Softlines Businesses Webinar from SGS

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Restricted substances in softlines products: regulatory update’ on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

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