Industry Guide
Compliance for Manufacturing
Manufacturers face overlapping obligations spanning industrial emissions permits, product safety and design requirements, carbon border pricing, and waste management – covering every stage from production to end-of-life.
Key Regulations
IED II – Industrial Emissions Directive
Requires operators of large industrial installations – including combustion plants, chemical facilities, and waste treatment sites – to hold an integrated environmental permit, apply Best Available Techniques (BAT), and report emissions to air, water, and land to national authorities.
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Replaces the Machinery Directive with updated essential health and safety requirements for machinery placed on the EU market, extending coverage to software-driven, interconnected, and collaborative machines with new conformity assessment obligations.
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Establishes the EU waste hierarchy – prioritising prevention, reuse, and recycling above disposal – and sets binding targets for waste reduction and separate collection. Manufacturers must track waste arising from operations and comply with extended producer responsibility schemes for their products.
→ Learn moreCBAM – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Places a carbon price on imports of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity, and hydrogen to prevent carbon leakage. EU importers must purchase CBAM certificates equivalent to the carbon price that would have been due under EU ETS, and report the verified embedded emissions in their imports.
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Sector-specific obligations that are often overlooked
Right to Repair Directive
Requires manufacturers to offer repair services for covered product categories – including smartphones, tablets, and household appliances – at reasonable conditions, provide spare parts and repair information to independent repairers, and refrain from using software or hardware barriers that obstruct repair.
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Requires manufacturers placing batteries on the EU market – from EV packs to industrial and portable batteries – to declare carbon footprint, meet recycled content targets, conduct supply chain due diligence for critical materials, and comply with end-of-life collection obligations.
→ Learn moreMarket Surveillance and Compliance of Products Regulation
Requires manufacturers and economic operators to cooperate with national market surveillance authorities, maintain technical documentation, and ensure products comply with applicable EU harmonisation legislation. Sets the framework for product checks, corrective actions, and border enforcement across member states.
→ Learn moreEnd-of-Life Vehicles Directive
Sets collection, dismantling, and material recovery targets for vehicles at end of service, requiring manufacturers to design for disassembly, establish take-back schemes, and report on recycling and recovery rates.
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Which of our production facilities require an IED integrated permit and what BAT conclusions apply to our specific industrial sector?
Which of our imported product lines fall under CBAM and what embedded emissions calculation methodology must we apply for each commodity?
What repair service obligations, spare parts availability requirements, and repairability information does the Right to Repair Directive impose on our product categories?
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