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Revision of the Toy Directive!

Category: product liability , product safety , compliance Industry: consumer goods Author: Miriam Schuh Date: 2021

Currently, Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys (Toys Directive) defines the requirements that toys must meet in order to be placed on the more...

IT Security Act 2.0: BSI publishes new guidance for companies

Category: compliance , cybersecurity Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2021

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published current guidance for companies of special public interest (UBI), specifying the more...

Scammers are Winning: € 41.3 ($ 47.8) Billion lost in Scams, up 15%

Category: data protection , cybersecurity Industry: corporate news Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

Stefan Hessel and Karin Potel helped contributing to the 3rd Global State of Scams Report more...

The new IT Security Act 2.0: an overview

Category: compliance , cybersecurity , product safety Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2021

In addition to new powers for the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the Security Act 2.0 also introduces numerous new IT security more...

Drafts for the new Machinery and AI Ordinance

Category: compliance , product safety , product liability Industry: machine construction Author: Philipp Reusch Date: 2021

The discussions to date surrounding the draft Machinery Ordinance and the associated AI Ordinance, which is also in draft form, have predominantly more...

Need for clinical trials in accordance with the MDR

Category: product safety , product liability , compliance Industry: healthcare Author: Miriam Schuh Date: 2021

With Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) coming into force on 26 May 2021, the requirements for clinical evidence within the CE conformity assessment more...

Supply Chain Cybersecurity

Category: recall management , cybersecurity , compliance , data protection Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

Supply chains are increasingly becoming the focus of cyberattacks. Supply chain cybersecurity is therefore becoming increasingly important more...

Status update on the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

Category: contract law , compliance , product liability , product safety Industry: machine construction, healthcare, consumer goods, mobility Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Thorsten Deeg Date: 2021

Through the Supply Chain Act, companies are to be able to be held responsible for human rights violations within their supply chain more...

Machines without CE marking - the administrative practice in the case of formal non-conformity

Category: product safety , compliance Industry: machine construction Author: Philipp Reusch , Saskia Wittbrodt Date: 2021

Operators of machines that are not formally compliant because the CE marking is missing cannot be obliged to carry out a subsequent conformity more...