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A European Union (EU) task force has issued a document intended to clarify the...

A landmark piece of European Union (EU) legislation intended to strengthen market surveillance of...

In a move that will have significant consequences for developers of a wide range...

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has updated its list of harmonized standards...

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has updated its list of harmonized standards...

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has released a comprehensive proposal for a...

The European Union’s (EU’s) new regulation for medical devices sold or imported into the...

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has taken steps to update the versions...

The Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) reports that the Commission of the European Union...

This article discusses and contextualizes the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation for the electronics sector. While electrical equipment manufacturers that place products on the EU market are not specifically targeted under the Regulation, the law applies to them if their operations involve importing conflict-implicated metals and minerals into the EU (e.g., for use in manufacturing their products). Regardless, the Regulation raises implications for any electrical equipment manufacturer that distributes and sells products in the EU, specifically when it comes to publicly reporting on uses of conflict minerals. The EU’s proposed “transparency platform” is detailed in this regard.