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No SME representative

The President has decided to suspend the reopening of the selection procedures for the position of SME Envoy until after the European elections.
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#LithiumUnites is an Ecocrowd project

The VERE Association offers an aid package against fire risks from lithium batteries, which contains information texts and instructions, information inserts for product packaging, information stickers for the battery compartments of electrical appliances in German language as well as masking tape for the terminals of lithium batteries.
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#LithiumUnites against fire risks

The German recycling infrastructure is being increasingly thinned out, companies are having to close and jobs are being lost, jeopardising the goal of a sustainable circular economy for raw materials. Under the motto #LithiumUnites, the campaign of the sellers and producers organised in the VERE Association brings together all those involved to actively tackle the problem. Find out more and support now!
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EU Representative for SMEs

The EU Representative will work with business organisations to lobby the Commission on the specific concerns and needs of SMEs, in particular to reduce the bureaucratic burden on our companies.
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VERE against quarterly fee

Fortunately, the fees for many services of the EAR foundation could be kept stable or even reduced, which leads to financial relief. One exception is the quarterly fee, which unfortunately had to be increased.
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PC seller insolvent due to UrhG

Mobile phones, tablets, USB sticks and memory cards, smartwatches, hard drives and external burners are also affected. For many companies, the cost burden of copyright fees is enormous. VERE members can join an overall contract and save 20 per cent of the copyright fees due.
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Siegfried & Joy raise awareness for WEEE

The people’s enthusiasm for preserving their future raw materials shows that the efforts of traders, manufacturers, public authorities, service providers and associations certainly make sense.
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ZPÜ demands device levy for cloud services

According to information from our partner law firm Vy, manufacturers, sellers and importers of IT equipment can also be affected if they offer cloud services, e.g. as an additional option. Lawyer Dr. Urs Verweyen of Vy has requested VERE e.V. for support in the matter.
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Evaluation of the EU regulations for electrical appliances

The Association for the Take-Back and Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (VERE) e.V. has taken the opportunity to present an opinion on the EU Commission’s consultation. The statement pays special attention to aspects where the implementation of the WEEE Directive has been particularly difficult, for example achieving the targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
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Save 20 per cent on copyright fees

Members of the VERE association, as distributors of products subject to royalties under the Copyright Act (UrhG), have the opportunity to join an overall agreement and save 20 per cent of the copyright fees due. Currently, you can join overall contracts for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, USB sticks and memory cards, smartwatches, hard drives and external burners through VERE:
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