The VA switches directorates

The VA switches directorates

Responsibility for the imaging equipment voluntary agreement has switched directorates within the European commission. In an email seen by The Recycler confirms that responsibility for the imaging equipment voluntary agreement (VA) has changed within the European...
European NGOs “firmly reject the proposed update to the voluntary agreement”

DKWU lobbies to have chips included in the VA

DKWU, the Network of the German Remanufactures, has requested that OEM circuitry/chips for cartridges and containers are included as standard spare parts in the VA. DKWU, the Network of the German Remanufactures said that it requests that the OEM circuitry/chips for...
European NGOs “firmly reject the proposed update to the voluntary agreement”

OKI exits Voluntary Agreement

In a letter to the European Commission, the OEM body, EuroVAprint confirms that OKI Europe Limited has withdrawn from the Voluntary Agreement. In a letter to the European Commission and seen by The Recycler, the OEM body, EuroVAprint has advised that OKI Europe...
EuroVAprint responds to UKCRA’s VA position

EuroVAprint responds to UKCRA’s VA position

As the voluntary agreement winds its way towards the latest 9 April deadline, positions and VA details are evolving. But not everyone agrees. In February we published an article about UKCRA’s (United Kingdom Cartridge Remanufacturer’s Association) concerns about the...