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EucoLight - Publications
17 September 2025

Closing the loopholes: A call for stronger EU rules for safer and fairer eCommerce

EucoLight joins over 60 environmental and consumer protection NGOs, industry, retail and wholesaleorganisations, to call on EU policymakers to urgently address persistent regulatoryloopholes in relation to online trade via online marketplaces.

EucoLight - Publications
10 September 2025

EucoLight answer to the European Commission Call for Evidence: “Simplification of administrative burden in environmental legislation”

EucoLight, the European association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes, commands to the European Commission to seek simplification of administrative burden in the environmental legislation, whilst preserving the objectives of the Green Deal. To this end, EucoLight focusses its recommendations on the following key points aiming at streamlining compliance:

EucoLight - Publications
30 July 2025

EucoLight objects to the European Commission proposal to introduce new tax based on non-collected e-waste

EucoLight, the European association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes, objects to the European Commission plan to introduce a contribution on non-collected e-waste.  On July 16, 2025, the European Commission announced a proposal for the EU’s long-term budget for 2028-2034 (Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)) that introduces a new “own resource” based on the amount of e-waste […]

EucoLight - Publications
16 July 2025
EucoLight - Publications
16 May 2025

Joint Industry Statement on State-run Producer Responsibility Organisations

EucoLight joins over 50 organisations in a joint statement against State-run producer responsibility organisations. The undersigned organisations deplore the recognition of state-run producer responsibilityorganisations (PROs) in the final text of the revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD), a regrettableprecedent also set in the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and Batteries Regulation. The undersigned organisations therefore […]

EucoLight - Publications
18 September 2024

Joint Statement – European stakeholders for a level playing field for online marketplaces and effective enforcement

NGOs and European industries are once again joining forces to urge EU policymakers toprioritise closing legal loopholes in the regulation and enforcement of online tradevia online marketplaces during the 2024-2029 mandate. Online marketplaces play a significant role with a growing number of consumers todayengaging in e-commerce, matching buyers and third-party sellers, attracted by benefitssuch as […]

EucoLight - Publications
28 June 2024

Joint Letter: Call against the inclusion of State-Run Producer Responsibility Organizations in EU legislation

EUCOLIGHT and several prominent European organizations, including EXPRA, CEFLEX, WEEE Forum, EUCOLIGHT, EUROPEN, The Slovak Association for Branded Products, and Flexible Packaging Europe, are publishing a joint letter expressing strong concerns about the recent legitimization of state-run Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) in EU legislation. This concept, recently included in the Batteries and Packaging & Packaging […]

EucoLight - Publications
25 September 2023

JOINT STATEMENT NOT GREEN DEAL WITHOUT A STRONG ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK

EucoLight joins forces with 21 organisations, NGOs and European industries, to warn that there cannot be a Green Deal without a strong enforcement framework of EU rules. EU policymakers are now moving ahead with the legislative process and have entered trilogue negotiations on the Ecodesign Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Without an effective and efficient enforcement […]

EucoLight - Publications
22 September 2023

EUCOLIGHT RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE EVALUATION OF THE WEEE DIRECTIVE

EucoLight complemented its response to the public consultation questionnaire with a position paper, pointed out several issues that need to be addressed in the context of the revision of the WEEE Directive, while making a series of recommendations. Our recommendations in brief:

EucoLight - Publications
20 March 2023

JOINT STATEMENT GREEN DEAL AMBITIONS THREATENED

EucoLight joins forces with 30 organisations from European industry and NGOs to warn that millions of products sold online including textiles, electronics, furniture, and cosmetics will be able to escape the EU framework on product sustainability currently being negotiated. Some online sellers will undermine the Green Deal by dodging current and future EU legislation without […]

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