Facing the occupation of funds and additional expenses caused by customers refusal to take delivery of goods, this article elaborates on how to resolve disputes through legal channels, including taking measures in accordance with the Maritime Code, checking contract terms, determining the dispute resolution method, sending letters in advance and conducting due diligence investigations, and paying attention to retaining communication evidence and other strategies, helping you effectively protect your rights and interests.

The latest revision of the RoHS Directive in the EU: An exemption for mercury has been added under specific equipment categories

2024-08-25

The EU made the latest revision to the RoHS Directive on July 11, 2023, adding a mercury exemption for the category of electrical and electronic equipment of industrial monitoring and control instruments. This exemption is due to the fact that it is scientifically or technically infeasible to eliminate or substitute mercury in this specific application. The validity period of this exemption is limited until the end of 2025. This revised directive will come into force on July 31, 2023, and each member state should adopt and publish it by January 31, 2024.

South Koreas Ministry of Environment plans to list lead compounds and benzene as restricted substances

2024-08-24

Recently, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea plans to designate lead compounds and benzene as restricted substances according to the K - REACH Act. This action aims to reduce the use of these two types of chemical substances in specific applications to prevent their potential impacts on the environment and human health. This article will deeply analyze the definition of restricted substances, the impacts of lead compounds and benzene on the environment and health, and the potential impacts of relevant policies on the industry.

The 16th Update of EU Plastic Regulations for Food Contact

2024-08-24

On July 12, 2023, the European Commission issued the amending regulation (EU) 2023/1442 of the plastic regulation (EU) 10/2011 for food contact. The main amendments include revoking two permitted substances, tightening the requirements for phthalate plasticizers, modifying the use requirements of permitted substances and adding new permitted substances. The new regulation came into force on August 1, 2023.

New EU Regulations and Rules on Foreign Government Subsidies

2024-08-24

本文詳細(xì)解讀了2023年7月10日由歐盟委員會正式通過的《關(guān)于可能扭曲歐盟市場的非歐盟成員國政府補(bǔ)貼的規(guī)定》的配套實(shí)施細(xì)則，澄清了申報(bào)提交的要求，歐委會的調(diào)查權(quán)力，限制性承諾的提交以及透明度和報(bào)告義務(wù)的范圍，相關(guān)經(jīng)營者在調(diào)查程序中的程序性權(quán)利等。為企業(yè)應(yīng)對新規(guī)提供了具體指引。

韓國修訂生物制劑等品種許可、審查規(guī)定

2024-08-23

韓國食品藥品安全部（MFDS）于2023年6月26日，向WTO提交了G/TBT/N/KOR/1150號通知，計(jì)劃對《生物制劑等品種許可、審查規(guī)定》進(jìn)行修訂，以加強(qiáng)國內(nèi)生物制劑安全。修訂內(nèi)容包括對新出現(xiàn)的活菌制劑等名詞的定義，適用于設(shè)計(jì)質(zhì)量體系的質(zhì)量審核要求，藥理作用和臨床試驗(yàn)效果資料的“科學(xué)論文引用索引”范圍的擴(kuò)大，變更制造方法時(shí)，改善穩(wěn)定性試驗(yàn)資料的提交條件的更改，MFDS認(rèn)可的自行注射產(chǎn)品的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)管理計(jì)劃的強(qiáng)制性提交程序的新增，以及RNA和DNA疫苗評價(jià)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的建立。鑒于中國是全球第二大生物制劑市場，此次修訂對我國出口企業(yè)有重要影響，企業(yè)需密切關(guān)注并適應(yīng)這些變化。

中國商務(wù)部對歐盟乳制品發(fā)起反補(bǔ)貼調(diào)查

2024-08-23

中國商務(wù)部宣布對原產(chǎn)于歐盟的進(jìn)口乳制品進(jìn)行反補(bǔ)貼立案調(diào)查，調(diào)查基于國內(nèi)產(chǎn)業(yè)申請，旨在解決歐盟乳制品在補(bǔ)貼下對中國市場造成的不公平競爭壓力，調(diào)查期覆蓋2020年至2024年。

關(guān)于對鎵、鍺相關(guān)物項(xiàng)實(shí)施出口管制的公告

2024-08-22

根據(jù)《中華人民共和國出口管制法》、《中華人民共和國對外貿(mào)易法》和《中華人民共和國海關(guān)法》的相關(guān)規(guī)定，中國決定對鎵、鍺相關(guān)物項(xiàng)實(shí)施出口管制，以維護(hù)國家的安全和利益。這項(xiàng)決定已經(jīng)得到了國務(wù)院的批準(zhǔn)，并將于2023年8月1日起正式實(shí)施。

實(shí)施新版強(qiáng)制性產(chǎn)品認(rèn)證規(guī)則，涉及電子產(chǎn)品及安全附件

2024-08-21

在2023年8月1日，中國將開始實(shí)施新版《強(qiáng)制性產(chǎn)品認(rèn)證實(shí)施規(guī)則-電子產(chǎn)品及安全附件》（CNCA-C09-01：2023），此項(xiàng)規(guī)則是對電子產(chǎn)品及其安全附件強(qiáng)制性產(chǎn)品認(rèn)證范圍的調(diào)整優(yōu)化結(jié)果。這一變化代表著中國在電子產(chǎn)品及安全附件領(lǐng)域的監(jiān)管政策正進(jìn)一步優(yōu)化，以適應(yīng)新的市場環(huán)境和技術(shù)發(fā)展趨勢。