Category: Legislation Update
New Deposit and Return Scheme in Scotland!
EnvironmentHey, did you know Scotland is doing a deposit on drinks containers? All drinks? Well almost, from 50ml (those miniatures) up to 3 litres made from PET (Polyethylene terephthalate ) glass, steel and aluminium. It does not include milk bottles, yogurt drinks and some opaque juice bottles which are mostly…
Read MoreNew Irish Regulation on POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants)
Legislation UpdateThe European Union (Persistent Organic Pollutants) Regulations 2020 (SI No. 146 of 2020) ensuring Ireland’s compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (recast). Summary These new Irish POPs Regulations aim to ensure compliance in Ireland with the new recast EU POPs Regulation. The EU POPs Regulation is the latest update to…
Read MoreUK and Ireland: COVID-19 Legislation and Guidance Update
Legislation Update(This blog post covers a sample of legislation & guidance published between 9th April – 13th May) Ireland The Construction Industry Federation has developed a plan and standard operating procedures to COVID-19 public health requirements. The “Construction Sector C-19 Pandemic Standard Operating Procedures” document can be found here. The European…
Read MoreUK and Ireland: COVID-19 – Legislation and Guidance Update
ISO Standards(This blog post covers legislation between 20th March – 8th April) Ireland Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 entered into force on 16 March 2020 and will apply for a period of six weeks. These Regulations will impact on exporters of certain types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and their ability to…
Read MoreThe Covid-19 Emergency in Europe
Health & SafetyThe rapid spread of Covid-19 throughout Europe has led to the unprecedented situation of much of the continent shutting down businesses or business premises, with some countries such as Italy going into full lockdown. There has been a wave of emergency legislation produced in a number of EU member states…
Read MoreUK and Ireland: COVID-19 – What the legislation and guidance is saying?
Health & SafetyIreland The Health Service Executive – Health Protection Surveillance Centre – has published Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for COVID-19, which provides recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the management of suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. Moreover, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Innovation has…
Read MoreREACH and No-Deal Brexit
BrexitWith the prospect of a no-deal Brexit growing larger by the day, it is important for businesses to know what they will need to do in this scenario. In the case of a no-deal Brexit, the EU REACH Regulation will be amended for the UK market only, retaining its key…
Read MoreLegislation Update Ireland: New Ionising Radiation Regulations 2019
Legislation UpdateThe Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2019 (SI No. 30 of 2019) were published on the 8th of February 2019 and transpose Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM (the Basic Safety Standards Directive). The Basic Safety Standards Directive establishes basic safety standards for the protection of the health of individuals…
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