Valerie Kenyon

Jul 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Valerie Kenyon |Vicki Kooner

The key trends we have identified in this space include: A real focus on traceability: The introduction of the EU Market Surveillance Regulation enhanced traceability requirements by obliging companies to identify an EU entity in the supply chain before placing products on the EU market. Similar requirements have been introduced by the UK, which now mandates that a UK importer is identified before any product is placed on the Great Britain market.

Feb 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Valerie Kenyon |Vicki Kooner |Katy Milner

The legislators, regulators and consumers’ focus on products and their impact on the environment is nothing new. What is new however is the variety of products now being considered as within the scope of laws aimed at improving the environment – from the moment their development is considered to their end of life. 2024 is undoubtably going to be the year of real change – with the likelihood of extensive, mandatory, product environmental-related legislation coming into play.

Feb 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Valerie Kenyon |Katy Milner |Vicki Kooner

The legislators, regulators and consumers’ focus on products and their impact on the environment is nothing new. What is new however is the variety of products now being considered as within the scope of laws aimed at improving the environment – from the moment their development is considered to their end of life. 2024 is undoubtably going to be the year of real change – with the likelihood of extensive, mandatory, product environmental-related legislation coming into play.

Jan 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sebastian Gräler |Valerie Kenyon |Liam Naidoo

This adds additional layers of compliance on many corporates already facing dramatic changes in the context of supply chain diligence more generally – see Regulation on deforestation-free products (europa.eu). Why non-EU businesses need to take noteThe Deforestation Regulation applies directly to operators and traders established in the EU irrespective of their size. An ‘operator’ is a person who places relevant commodities or products on, or exports them from, the EU market.

Jan 18, 2024 | lexology.com | Liam Naidoo |Valerie Kenyon |Kevin O'Connor |Sebastian Graeler

A new and expansive regulatory regime to tackle global deforestation is being introduced in the EU by the Deforestation Regulation. The Deforestation Regulation entered into force in June 2023 and will have far-reaching effects both inside and outside the EU. It prohibits certain commodities and derived products from the EU market unless they are “deforestation-free”, and introduces extensive due diligence requirements to ensure that products are deforestation-free.