Blog and press releases

In its key issues paper (Eckunktepapier) dated 27 March 2026, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) has, for the first time, set out in concrete terms how the introduction of extended producer responsibility for textiles in Germany is to be structured. Based on the European requirements of the amended Waste Framework Directive (WFD), this establishes the framework for a future German Textiles Act.
Vanessa Homann, LL.M.
Rechtsanwältin | Associate

The European Parliament approved the Omnibus I package on December 16, 2025. On February 24, the Council of the European Union followed suit, and on February 26, it was published in the Official Journal.
Viktoria Werner
Rechtsanwältin I Associate, Düsseldorf

The Regulation on Circularity Requirements for Vehicle Design and on Management of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVR), which is currently going through the legislative process, aims to promote circular business models in the field of vehicle manufacturing across the EU.
Dr. Felix Holländer
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

On behalf of the Berlin Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment, FRANSSEN NUSSER has prepared a comprehensive expert opinion on the legal challenges and practical solutions for the reuse of construction products by public actors in the state of Berlin.
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

FRANSSEN NUSSER was named ‘Law Firm of the Year for Public Commercial Law’ by the renowned JUVE publishing house on 13 February 2026. According to JUVE, the award is based on the firm's consistent integration of environmental and product law, which sets standards for the circular economy and is recognised ...
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

The EU POP Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 serves to protect the environment and health by restricting the manufacture, use, and disposal of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). It is particularly relevant for water and wastewater management and certain economic sectors.
Gregor Franßen, EMLE
Rechtsanwalt | Partner

According to the Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR), the destruction of the products listed in Annex VII of the ESPR is prohibited. On 9th February 2026, the EU Commission adopted a Delegated Act specifying the destruction ban.
Gregor Franßen, EMLE
Rechtsanwalt | Partner

An amendment to the ProdSG was necessary in order to specify and implement certain regulatory aspects of the new Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Suhayl Ungerer
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

On 15 January, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) presented a draft bill for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on the promotion of the repair of goods.
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

The Act Amending the Construction Products Act and Other Legal Provisions to Comply with Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 Laying Down Harmonised Rules for the Marketing of Construction Products (BauPG) was published today in the Federal Law Gazette.
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

On December 19, 2025, the German Bundestag debated the draft of a third law amending the Unfair Competition Act (UWG-E) introduced by the German government in its second and third readings.
Dr. Jens Nusser, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt | Partner

On 16 December 2025, the Commission published the first work plan for the development of harmonised technical specifications under the (new) EU Construction Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) 3110/2024).
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

On 23 November 2025, the CBAM Implementing Regulation on shipments of goods and processed products to the continental shelf or EEZ of a Member State entered into force.
Mirjam Büsch
Rechtsanwältin | Associate

The European Batteries Regulation entered into force in 2023. Its provisions are taking effect step by step. Since August of this year, the rules of the Batteries Regulation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) have applied. Most recently, the German Batteries Law Implementation Act (Batterie-Durchführungsgesetz, BattDG) was enacted, which serves to implement and complement the Batteries Regulation in Germany.
Dr. Felix Holländer
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia is planning to revise the State Planning Act (Landesplanungsgesetz NRW, LPlG NRW) in order to streamline procedures of spatial planning to reduce their duration while increasing reliability. To this end, it published a draft bill for the 7th amendment to the LPlG NRW on 18 November 2025. In the following, we provide an overview over the most important intended changes.

Marvin Kniebaum, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction have jointly presented a key issues paper on the Building Type E Act (Act on the Civil Law Facilitation of Building Construction).
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

This blogpost provides a legal analysis of the recently reached provisional political agreement between the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on changes to the EUDR. 
David Klusmeyer, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

The EU Commission has published guidelines on the application of the EU general product safety legislative framework by businesses.
Dr. Marthe-Louise Fehse
Rechtsanwältin | Partnerin

With the PPWR, which will apply from 12 August 2026 onwards, the EU legislator is introducing new requirements that packaging (filled/unfilled) must comply with to be marketable in the EU. The relevance of the PPWR for legally compliant distribution of goods can therefore hardly be overestimated, as almost every product is sold and delivered using packaging.
Suhayl Ungerer
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

With the amendment to the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), the EU is bringing change to the textile sector. Probably the most significant change is the introduction of a harmonized system of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textiles.
Vanessa Homann, LL.M.
Rechtsanwältin | Associate

On 5 November 2025, the German Parliament (Bundestag) passed the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Act (KSpTG). The Act is intended to enable the commercial storage and transport of carbon dioxide on an industrial scale.
Mirjam Büsch
Rechtsanwältin | Associate

The new Commission proposal for an amendment to the EU-Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115: Legal assessment of the main proposed changes.
David Klusmeyer, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

After Parliament and Council adopted the regulation simplifying the CO2 border adjustment mechanism, it was published in the Official Journal on 17 October 2025. The amendments entered into force on 20 October 2025.
Mirjam Büsch
Rechtsanwältin | Associate

The Battery Regulation was adopted in July 2023 and entered into force in August 2023. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of regulatory activity surrounding the Battery Regulation. An implementing act pursuant to Art. 76 (5) of the Battery Regulation, which concerns reporting to the EU Commission, is currently in preparation.
Dr. Felix Holländer
Lawyer | Associate

On the 23 September 2025 the EU Environment Commissioner sent a letter announcing the Commission is considering to postpone the date of application of the EUDR for another year. This blogpost summarizes the content of the letter and its consequences.
David Klusmeyer, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt | Associate

On September 11, 2025, the German Battery Law Adaptation Act (Batterierecht-Anpassungsgesetz) was passed by the Bundestag in a version previously amended by the Environment Committee (Umweltausschuss). Here is the most important information about the new act.
Dr. Felix Holländer
Lawyer | Associate

On September 11, 2025, the German Bundestag discussed the draft of a second act amending the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte-Gesetz, ElektroG).
Dr. Felix Holländer
Lawyer | Associate