The State of Compliance 2019 report has officially been published, and is now available for download. In May, compliance professionals from around the...
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Three “Fundamental” Questions to Evaluate Corporate Compliance Programs
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has updated its guidance to assist prosecutors in conducting corporate compliance investigations. The guidance wi...
U.S. Increases Tariff Charges on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods
The United States government has increased existing tariff charges impacting goods worth $200 billion USD from 10 to 25 percent. The increase covers n...
Notified Bodies Under the EU Medical Device Regulation: Avoiding Certification Delays
Thousands of medical device companies have until May 2020 to certify their products under the new European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2...
Medical Devices Under Greater Food & Drug Administration Scrutiny
Between 2009 and 2018, the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enacted a number of laws designed to improve the efficiency a...
European Chemicals Agency Database Back to Development
In January 2019, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that the Waste Framework Directive database for substances of very high concern (SVHCs...
CMRT 5.12 Release: What You Need to Know
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) 5.12, the latest version of the organization’s indu...
Quarterly Compliance Trends: Q1 2019
As expected, the regulatory landscape continued to expand in Q1 2019. While the U.S. administration gave American importers many compelling reasons to...
Conflict Minerals Reporting: Best Practices to Meet Your Deadline
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act obligates U.S. publicly-traded companies to demonstrate due diligence in...
Assent Launches Supply Chain Insight Conference
Assent is excited to launch the Supply Chain Insight conference, a world-class networking and education event attended by top experts in product compl...