The European Commission has contracted the Öko-Institut to review a series of technical exemptions granted under the European Union (EU)’s Restriction...
Get Your Dossiers Ready: SCIP Deadline Passes
SCIP Database Adding Millions of Dossiers Every Week The January 5, 2021, European Union (EU) Waste Framework Directive deadline has passed, and the l...
FCPA Compliance: Managing Third Parties in Your Supply Chain
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits U.S. corporations and individuals from providing a foreign government or official with anything of ...
Enterprises Prepare for the SCIP Deadline at Virtual Seminar
On November 18, 2020, companies from around the globe connected at Assent’s virtual seminar, Compliance Countdown: Your New SCIP Database Requirements...
Conflict Minerals: EU Publishes Long-Awaited List of CAHRAs
On December 17, 2020, the European Commission published the Indicative, non-exhaustive list of Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas under Regulation ...
12 Days of Compliance
The new year is looming, and with it a calendar full of compliance needs. Assent’s Product Marketing Manager, Omar Kahiel, hosted a webinar last week ...
SCIP Database: Gathering Requirements & Pioneering Solutions
Missing supplier data is the most common cause for lost sales and product recalls. That’s why companies are investing in platform technology to manage...
A Guide to CE Marking Certification of Electrical Equipment
CE Marking Electrical Equipment: What You Need to Know A Conformité Européenne (CE) marking is a regulatory standard that verifies certain products ar...
Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases CRT 2.2
Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases CRT 2.2 The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released the Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) 2.2 in October...
2020 — Regulatory Year in Review
The year 2020 has been a roller coaster, delivering a proverbial new “story of the year” seemingly every month. Even focusing exclusively on the regul...