Editorial Team Bike Europe

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In 2010 the European regulations on the 'Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances' (REACH) entered its next phase. Already on June 1, 2007 this law entered into force and is being implemented step by step.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Directive 2012/19/EU on waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is aimed at improving the collection and recycling of the said waste. The objective of this Directive is to protect the environment and public health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of WEEE and by reducing overall impacts of resource use thus contributing to sustainable development.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Since 2004, it has become easier for the consumer to determine whether a child's seat for bicycles is safe and of good quality. In that year, a European standard that includes a number of elementary safety aspects has become effective. Compliance is based on self-certification.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Safety Gate is the European Union's alert system for consumer products that show a safety risk. The system was introduced by the General Product Safety Directive of 2001. Previously known as RAPEX, Safety Gate allows rapid exchange of information among member states and the Commission about unsafe products and the measures taken by the member states to deal with that safety problem.