ElektroG 2018: New product categories are valid from now on

The implementation of the changes of the ElektroG 2018 are in progress: On the 26th of October the transition to the new product categories by Stiftung EAR were done.

For each existing product category, a successor category has been defined. We have published an overview showing the old and the new types of equipment. Companies need to check whether the automatic transfer procedure has assigned their products to the correct category, if registrations in new product categories are necessary or if they need to make adjustments to their Registration. 

The decision tree in the figure should help companies to assign their products to the correct categories. You may have to measure the dimensions of your equipment.

If your company’s products have ended up in the wrong categories because they were incorrectly assigned during the automatic transfer procedure, you must submit applications for them to be switched to the new categories by 15th November 2018.