{"id":18205,"date":"2025-12-08T15:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/?p=18205"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:59:35","slug":"update-for-german-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-act-comes-into-force-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/update-for-german-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-act-comes-into-force-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Update for Ger\u00adman Elec\u00adtri\u00adcal and Elec\u00adtro\u00adnic Equip\u00adment Act Comes into Force in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18205\" class=\"elementor elementor-18205 elementor-18070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c63588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c63588\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20ae15\" data-id=\"e20ae15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc29d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc29d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Novem\u00adber 2025, the Ger\u00adman par\u00adlia\u00adment (Bun\u00addes\u00adtag) pas\u00adsed the <strong>third amend\u00adment to the Elec\u00adtri\u00adcal and Elec\u00adtro\u00adnic Equip\u00adment Act (ElektroG4)<\/strong>. After final appr\u00adoval by the Fede\u00adral Coun\u00adcil (Bun\u00addes\u00adrat), the law is sche\u00addu\u00adled to come into effect on Janu\u00adary 1, 2026. With a coll\u00adec\u00adtion rate of only 38.6%, Ger\u00adma\u00adny is far behind the EU tar\u00adget of 65%. The new amend\u00adment aims to clo\u00adse this gap and mini\u00admi\u00adze fire risks cau\u00adsed by lithi\u00adum bat\u00adte\u00adries.   <\/p><h2>Most Important Chan\u00adges for Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and Retail\u00aders <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9e9ea3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9e9ea3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a07c39\" data-id=\"4a07c39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ea870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ea870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Exten\u00added Take-Back Obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons (from July 1, 2026)<\/h3><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Retail\u00aders of <strong>sin\u00adgle-use e\u2011cigarettes<\/strong> must take back used pro\u00adducts free of char\u00adge at all points of sale\u2014regardless of a new purcha\u00adse.<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The take-back obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon also appli\u00ades to online retail (distance sel\u00adling).<\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Back\u00adground: Built-in lithi\u00adum bat\u00adte\u00adries are often dis\u00adpo\u00adsed of incor\u00adrect\u00adly and cau\u00adse fires in gar\u00adba\u00adge trucks and was\u00adte faci\u00adli\u00adties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7876a3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7876a3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2a66b0\" data-id=\"f2a66b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b825ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b825ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>New Label\u00adling Requi\u00adre\u00adments (from July 1, 2026) <\/h3><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Coll\u00adec\u00adtion and take-back points must be uni\u00adform\u00adly mark\u00aded with a <strong>new, colo\u00adred sym\u00adbol<\/strong> (repla\u00adcing the pre\u00advious black-and-white sym\u00adbol). <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8937a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8937a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2418\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18084\" alt=\"Symbol f\u00fcr Sammel- und R\u00fccknahmestellen f\u00fcr Elektroger\u00e4te\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme.png 2418w, https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme-1024x249.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme-1536x374.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElektrogeraeteRuecknahme-2048x498.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2418px) 100vw, 2418px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97e91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a97e91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Retail\u00aders must dis\u00adplay the sym\u00adbol pro\u00admin\u00adent\u00adly at the ent\u00adrance of a store (at least DIN A4 size). <\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Online retail\u00aders are requi\u00adred to include the sym\u00adbol on pro\u00adduct pages and befo\u00adre check\u00adout. <\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Pro\u00adducts them\u00adsel\u00adves must con\u00adti\u00adnue to bear the crossed-out whee\u00adled bin sym\u00adbol. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3672d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3672d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/durchgestrichene-mueltonne-elektrog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18081\" alt=\"Pictogramm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/durchgestrichene-mueltonne-elektrog.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/durchgestrichene-mueltonne-elektrog-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-800f5af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"800f5af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2055f7\" data-id=\"e2055f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51967e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e51967e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Stric\u00adter Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon Obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons <\/h3><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adzed repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adves must pro\u00advi\u00adde <strong>writ\u00adten infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon<\/strong> with every ship\u00adment and addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly <strong>publish it online<\/strong>. This includes ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions on sepa\u00adra\u00adte coll\u00adec\u00adtion, safe rem\u00adoval of batteries\/lamps, and the risks of lithi\u00adum bat\u00adte\u00adries. <\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Retail\u00aders with take-back obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons must inform con\u00adsu\u00admers even more cle\u00adar\u00adly about return opti\u00adons, bat\u00adtery rem\u00adoval, and safe\u00adty aspects\u2014both on-site and digi\u00adtal\u00adly. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d01c88c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d01c88c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc1817\" data-id=\"1dc1817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c7f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c7f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cCoun\u00adter Model\u201d at Muni\u00adci\u00adpal Coll\u00adec\u00adtion Points <\/h3><p>From now on, <strong>old devices<\/strong> may only be accept\u00aded by trai\u00adned per\u00adson\u00adnel. <\/p><p>Goal: To avo\u00adid incor\u00adrect dis\u00adpo\u00adsal and redu\u00adce fire hazards from bat\u00adtery-powered devices. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69fae73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69fae73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15fece1\" data-id=\"15fece1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d956454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d956454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ent\u00adlas\u00adtung bei Mel\u00adde\u00adpflich\u00adten <\/h3><ul><li>Month\u00adly volu\u00adme reports for exports and own take-backs will be redu\u00adced to <strong>annu\u00adal reports<\/strong> (dead\u00adline: April 30 for the pre\u00advious year). <\/li><li>Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders can deci\u00adde whe\u00adther <strong>retur\u00adned used devices<\/strong> are included in the cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon of coll\u00adec\u00adtion volu\u00admes \u2013 this should be an incen\u00adti\u00adve for more indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9c04e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9c04e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42564b5\" data-id=\"42564b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cf5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2cf5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon of the 400 m\u00b2 Thres\u00adhold <\/h3><p>The <strong>actu\u00adal shelf space<\/strong> will be used as a basis for take-back obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons, i.e. the squa\u00adre meters of the actu\u00adal shelf space used, not just the foot\u00adprint. Shelf and ship\u00adping are\u00adas at home and abroad must be con\u00adside\u00adred.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-becbd3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"becbd3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d627ef\" data-id=\"5d627ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6482342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6482342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Amend\u00adment of G4: Why Act Now? <\/h2><p>The chan\u00adges to the \u201cElek\u00adtroG\u201d bring increased admi\u00adnis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adve effort\u2014especially for manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders. Be sure to check whe\u00adther you need to make adjus\u00adt\u00adments in infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adon, take-back, etc. Miss\u00ading dead\u00adlines risks <strong>fines, sales rest\u00adric\u00adtions, and exclu\u00adsi\u00adon from online mar\u00adket\u00adplaces<\/strong>.   <\/p><h2>Con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon <\/h2><p>Das ElektroG4 ver\u00adsch\u00e4rft die Anfor\u00adde\u00adrun\u00adgen an Her\u00adstel\u00adler und H\u00e4nd\u00adler, bie\u00adtet aber gleich\u00adzei\u00adtig B\u00fcro\u00adkra\u00adtie\u00adab\u00adbau bei den Mel\u00adde\u00adpflich\u00adten. Wer sich fr\u00fch\u00adzei\u00adtig vor\u00adbe\u00adrei\u00adtet, ver\u00admei\u00addet Com\u00adpli\u00adance-Risi\u00adken und sichert den rei\u00adbungs\u00adlo\u00adsen Ver\u00adtrieb sei\u00adner Pro\u00adduk\u00adte.  <\/p><p><strong>Noven\u00adtiz sup\u00adports you in the legal\u00adly com\u00adpli\u00adant imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of all Elek\u00adtroG obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons<\/strong>\u2014from regis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon and volu\u00adme report\u00ading to take-back logi\u00adstics. This way, you always remain legal\u00adly com\u00adpli\u00adant.  <\/p><p>\u267b\ufe0f Any ques\u00adti\u00adons? We\u2019re hap\u00adpy to help! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5baace5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5baace5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Cont\u00adact us now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Novem\u00adber 2025, the Ger\u00adman par\u00adlia\u00adment (Bun\u00addes\u00adtag) pas\u00adsed the third amend\u00adment to the Elec\u00adtri\u00adcal and Elec\u00adtro\u00adnic Equip\u00adment Act (ElektroG4). After final appr\u00adoval by the Fede\u00adral Coun\u00adcil (Bun\u00addes\u00adrat), the law is sche\u00addu\u00adled to come into effect on Janu\u00adary 1, 2026. With a coll\u00adec\u00adtion rate of only 38.6%, Ger\u00adma\u00adny is far behind\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environmental-laws","category-industry-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Update for German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act Comes into Force in 2026 - Noventiz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The ElektroG4 will come into force in January 2026. 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