Browsing: Single Market

Image by Varun (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission launched three separate investigations Thursday to assess if certain online sales practices prevent consumers from enjoying cross-border choice, in breach of EU…

Photo by Jonathan Billinger (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission gave Europe’s major car rental companies the nod of approval Thursday for new improved practices agreed to improve the treatment of…

The EU Commission brought out a package of measures Tuesday aimed at making it easier for companies and professionals to provide services to…

Photo by Fredrick Onyango (BRUSSELS) – Euro-MPs, debating in committee on a draft update of the EU firearms directive, voted Wednesday to introduce stronger controls on ‘blank-firing’ guns, to prevent…

CE Marking legislation which covers safety requirements for machinery sold within the Single Market BACKGROUNDDirective 2006/42/ EC (The Machinery Directive) Improving the free movement of machinery within the Single Market…

EU CE Marking legislation which covers electromagnetic compatibility of certain products Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the…

A summary of the CE Marking process which is required for certain products to be lawfully sold within the Single Market. What is CE Marking?The CE Mark is a self…

A summary of the new Late Payment Directive aimed at tackling the problem of late payment for goods and services. Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council…

The Low Voltage Directive forms part of the CE Marking system and covers certain low voltage products.  Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December…