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2 months ago | 
natlawreview.com | Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton |Keith Bishop |Sheila A. Millar
On February 11, 2025, the European Commission made available its 2025 work program (the “Work Program”). The Work Program sets out the key strategies, action plans and legislative initiatives to be pursued by the European Commission.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Sheila A. Millar |Tracy Marshall
After a process that began back in 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) unanimously approved a revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule or Rule) on January 16, 2025. The Rule was based on comments responding to the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued January 11, 2024. This is the first revision to the COPPA Rule since 2013.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Sheila A. Millar |Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva
Competition Bureau Canada (the Bureau) announced just before Christmas that it is seeking public comments on draft guidelines (the Guidelines) for assessing environmental claims for compliance with Canada’s Competition Act (the Act). The Act was amended in June 2024 by adding two specific provisions to existing general prohibitions for false and misleading representations and unsupported performance claims to address environmental claims.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Sheila A. Millar |Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva |Cheryl Reicin |Ryan Higgins
Competition Bureau Canada (the Bureau) announced just before Christmas that it is seeking public comments on draft guidelines (the Guidelines) for assessing environmental claims for compliance with Canada’s Competition Act (the Act). The Act was amended in June 2024 by adding two specific provisions to existing general prohibitions for false and misleading representations and unsupported performance claims to address environmental claims.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Sheila A. Millar |Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva |Anne E. Callenbach
Skip to main content January 09, 2025 Volume XV, Number 9 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Sheila A. Millar |Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva
California recently became the first state to adopt an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles by adopting Senate Bill 707, the (the RTRA or Act). Specific requirements will become effective in 2026. EPR is a regulatory approach that shifts the burden of recycling and reuse of products away from local governments and consumers to manufacturers for the entire lifecycle of a product.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Sheila A. Millar
California recently became the first state to adopt an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles by adopting Senate Bill 707, the (the RTRA or Act). Specific requirements will become effective in 2026. EPR is a regulatory approach that shifts the burden of recycling and reuse of products away from local governments and consumers to manufacturers for the entire lifecycle of a product.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Sheila A. Millar
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) approved a final rule to implement electronic filing (eFiling) of certificates of compliance (CoC) for imported consumer products that are subject to a CPSC rule, ban, standard, or regulation (Final Rule).
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sheila A. Millar |Tracy Marshall
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule, expanding its prior rules on negative options to include all types of subscription sales. A central element of the rule is a requirement that sellers make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up, meaning offering the so-called “click-to-cancel” mechanism.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Sheila A. Millar
On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission) published a notice extending the comment period for its expansion of the eFiling Beta Pilot Test to October 10, 2024. This extension is referred to by CPSC staff in training materials as the “eFiling voluntary stage” to differentiate it from the initial Beta Pilot Test, which ended in June 2024.
