circular economy,  compliance e AEO,  free trade agreement

Batteries and UN regulations

Luglio 23, 2023 /

The international framework of the draft of  regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive  2006/66/EC, is made by the following regulations:

  • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
  • the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact;
  • the United Nations Environment programme (UNEP) Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products;
  • the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy;
  • the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct;
  • the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

However, it is important to repeat that the AEO approach based on high knowledge of free trade agreements, rules of origine, preferential origin, monitoring of the internal processes and ongoing risks analysis, is the main way to manage the coming obligations of this new legal framework.