Up to 14 pages of new regulations published bi-monthly and distributed freely.

The Enhesa Flash allows you to test your knowledge and to see whether you are on top of all new regulatory developments.
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Latest issue:

Issue 39 - Apr 2008

New Enhesa office in Washington DC area.
International Auditing Workshop in Rome, Italy.

Product Management

Issues typically addressed under Product Management include the following (as appropriate and regulated):

1. General Product Environment Policy

2. Product Design

Including product review/life cycle analysis (LCA); general chemical restrictions; restrictions on the use of cadmium, mercury, lead, brominated flame retardants, azo-colorants, polychlorinated biphenyls and ozone-depleting substances; noise emissions; energy efficiency; ionising radiation; food-contact materials; restrictions on the use of phosphates; biodegradability of detergents; safety requirements; restrictions on the use of chromium; material coding; restrictions on genetically modified organisms; plant protection products and pesticides, etc.

3. Marketing Conditions

Including supplier registration, product registration, compulsory product certification, packaging, compulsory labelling, user information, import/export restrictions, publicity, construction products, etc.

4. Marketing Facilitator

Including industry initiatives, voluntary labelling, purchasing guidelines, fiscal initiatives, green awards, etc.

5. Distribution

Including packaging.

6. End-of-life

Including general take back and reverse logistics as well as those requirements focused on packaging, vehicles, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, tires and pharmaceuticals; recycling and disposal, both general and focused on packaging, vehicles, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, paper, tyres, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, etc.