Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our newsletter, frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law and Procedure; providing bite-size updates on EU and UK law, procedure, and policy. Take a moment to reflect on the key developments from the end of 2024.
The updates covered in this quarter’s edition include (among others):
- UK REACH Update: The Health and Safety Executive Publishes Final Restriction Opinion For Lead in Ammunition
- Private Members’ Bill on Binding Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
- UK Nations Move to Ban Disposable Vapes
- Consultation Response on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Government Consults on Zero Emissions Vehicles
- Environment Agency Guidance on Appeals Process
- Office for Environmental Protection Publishes Investigation of Defra, the EA and Ofwat
- Deposit Return Scheme Regulations for England and Northern Ireland Laid in Parliament
- “Greenwashing”: Advertising Standard Authority Rules Against Wizz Air Hungary Ltd
- Defra Publishes Illustrative Fees for Producers of Packaging in the UK
- Could the Environmental Impact Assessment Regime Be Overturned?
- EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Sees Progress
- EU Deforestation Regulation Application Delayed by One Year
- EU Council Adopts EU Forced Labour Regulation
- British Standards Institution Releases New Fire Safety Standard
- Publication of EU Product Liability Directive in Official Journal of the EU
- New EU General Product Safety Regulation – Impact On Exporters And Importers to the EU Market
- Significant Fines From the Health and Safety Executive
