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In some cases, the OSA will apply to online marketplaces and certain ancillary services – for example, where user-to-user (U2U) or search services are offered – and there are potential implications in respect of products that may be sold to consumers as a result. Claire Temple , Carol Holley , Carolina Ljungwaldh and Mo Swart Cooley / 2 May 2024 Regulation & compliance PFAS Regulation: EPA Designates Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA On April 19, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that designates two PFAS chemicals – PFOA and PFOS – as ‘hazardous substances’ subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as Superfund). The rule will take effect under CERCLA, giving the EPA increased authority to investigate and respond to PFAS contamination and seek recovery of costs associated with cleanup efforts. The EPA sees the new rule as a significant step in its regulation of PFAS. Shawn Skolky and Kathleen Goodhart sskolky / 29 April 2024 Regulation & compliance AI Regulation – Key Developments for Products Stakeholders This blog provides a summary of three recent developments in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe, which will affect all stakeholders who incorporate AI technologies into hardware or software products. Edward Turtle , Pia Pyrtek and Amy Pincott Cooley / 9 April 2024 Events ICPHSO Holds 2024 Annual Meeting and Training Symposium Tracey Bischofberger The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Training Symposium on February 19-22, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Cooley / 22 March 2024 Regulation & compliance EU Reaches Provisional Agreement on Banning Products Made With Forced Labour The EU’s ban on products made with forced labour regulation (FLR) will apply to products which in whole or in part benefited from forced labour. Supplementing the existing EU rules combatting human trafficking, the FLR now will be subject to formal approval and is likely to apply across all EU member states from mid-2027. Emma Bichet and Jack Eastwood Cooley / 14 March 2024 Regulation & compliance EU Right to Repair Laws One Step Closer: Provisional Agreement Reached Fergal Duggan , Tracey Bischofberger and Emerald Hockley Provisional agreement on the text of the proposed Right to Repair Directive was reached by European Union institutions on 1 February 2024. Read on for an overview of what this means for producers, retailers, repairers and other actors in the supply chain, alongside a summary of next steps. Cooley / 5 February 2024 Regulation & compliance EU’s New Environmental Claims Law Gets Green Light Emma Bichet and Anushi Amin On 17 January 2024, the European Parliament approved the text for a new European Union directive aimed at ‘empowering consumers for the green transition’ by banning the use of certain unsubstantiated generic environmental claims in the EU, such as ‘environmentally friendly’, as well as claims such as ‘climate neutral’ based on emissions offsetting schemes. It also regulates the use of sustainability labels and bans certain practices associated with early obsolescence of consumer products. Cooley / 22 January 2024 Regulation & compliance 2023 Was a Year of Reform in Europe – What’s Next in 2024? Rod Freeman and Tracey Bischofberger 2023 was a year of reform – the most active year of regulatory change we’ve seen in the products law space, with impacts that will be felt by product stakeholders for years to come. New requirements will need to be understood, and any required changes to products and processes will need to be planned and implemented. Below is our roundup of some of the highlights. Cooley / 10 January 2024 Regulation & compliance New Product Liability Laws One Step Closer in Europe Edward Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger In an important step forward, last week the European Union reached provisional (political) agreement on the text for the proposed revision of the EU’s Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC (PLD). The PLD establishes a strict liability (i.e., no fault) regime to enable claimants to seek compensation for defective products across the EU, meaning claimants do not need to establish fault to claim successfully. As a result, it is the preferred way of making product liability claims in the EU. The revision is a significant development, as the PLD dates back to 1985 and has been virtually unchanged for nearly 40 years – with only very minor amendments in 1999. Cooley / 21 December 2023 Regulation & compliance EU Reaches Political Agreement on Groundbreaking New Rules for Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Impacting US Companies Emma Bichet and Jack Eastwood On 14 December 2023, the European Union (EU) announced that it had reached political agreement on the new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D). Once adopted, the CSDDD will create new and far-reaching mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence obligations for EU and non-EU companies operating in the EU. 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