Certean Signals tracks 3 verified regulatory signals on Economic Operators, most often involving EU Product Safety Regulation, CE Marking and affecting European Union, Germany, Netherlands, France. Coverage runs from 7 October 2026 to 4 November 2026; each signal cites its official source and carries key dates and a confidence level.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, has applied directly in all 27 Member States since 12 August 2026, replacing Directive 94/62/EC. It covers all packaging regardless of material and binds manufacturers, importers, distributors and producers through conformity assessment, EU declarations of conformity, Annex VII technical documentation, Annex V single-use format bans and PFAS restrictions in food-contact packaging. Member States must have penalty frameworks in place by 12 February 2027.
Germany adopted the Third Ordinance Amending the EVPG Regulation on 14 October 2026, published in the Federal Law Gazette as BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 302. It amends the national implementing ordinance under the Energy-Related Products Act (EVPG) and affects ecodesign and energy-efficiency obligations for energy-related products placed on the German market, including product families such as electric motors and household electrical appliances. The instrument is in force at the adopted stage.
The UK national authority has published adopted statutory guidance on the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/1107), as amended by the Product Safety and Metrology (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It covers conformity assessment, marking and placing-on-market duties for ATEX-scope electrical and mechanical equipment supplied in Great Britain, affecting manufacturers, importers and distributors of hazardous area equipment. The guidance states no transition deadline.
