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We are all familiar
with the adage that "failure to know the law is no excuse
in court". However, the legal framework that companies need
to operate in is constantly changing. Much legislation these
days relating to the supply and servicing of products has its
origins in Brussels, due to the need for harmonization across
the European Union. Nevertheless, even where the legislation
is instigated in Brussels, most of the matters that concern us
need to be transposed into UK law.
Keeping abreast
of these changes, collecting the views of industry and then communicating
them to governmental organisations (within Europe as well as the
UK) is one of the things that AMDEA does to support its members.
We are experts on existing
regulation that has a daily impact on companies in the industry
– for instance the Low Voltage Directive and the Sale of
Consumer Goods Directive.
But we also represent our Members in negotiations on proposed
directives and the application of new European law in the UK.
Here are some examples:
- Energy Using Product Directive
– it will impact heavily on your product design;
- General Product Safety
Directive – stricter reporting requirements; powers to order you
to recall product from the consumer;
- Unfair Commercial Practices
Directive – if product delivery or spares and service provision
isn’t as promised, the consumer has new rights; and
- WEEE Directive – we don’t need
to explain the initials, but this is going to be an unfolding
saga for our Members for the next few years.
On this and a range of other
new laws and regulations we keep our Members constantly updated.
If you’re not in AMDEA, you don’t know all that your competitors
know about measures affecting your product.
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