EU product regulations are expanding across every category. CEvidence helps companies of any size understand what applies to their products, who is responsible, and what documentation holds up in practice.
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ESPR, PPWR, BWBR and other frameworks have introduced new obligations across almost every product category. Keeping up requires continuous monitoring, and most companies do not have that capacity in house.
Under current EU law, obligations extend to manufacturers, importers, distributors, and other economic operators. Inside companies, it is often unclear who must provide, review, and document which information, and at what stage.
Evidence scattered across email threads, shared drives and supplier portals is not the same as a structured, traceable compliance record. The difference matters when market surveillance authorities ask questions.
Four areas of work focus on making compliance clear, traceable, and manageable for companies that are building or strengthening their internal compliance capabilities.
For decades, production and consumption in the European Union (EU) have largely followed a linear model: raw materials are extracted, processed into products, placed on the market and ultimately discarded. Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, ESPR) addresses exactly this problem. At the same time, packaging represents a significant share of waste, while batteries depend heavily on critical raw materials and global supply chains involving social and environmental risks.
The shift in European product law is already visible today. With the ESPR and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Batteries Regulation, BWBR), it has already become concrete. With Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, PPWR), the next major step is close.
At the heart of this shift is the move away from a linear product model towards an approach that takes durability, repairability and recyclability into account already at the design stage. Digital product information is becoming a mandatory part of this new system. The Digital Product Passport is a central instrument under the ESPR. The BWBR complements this for batteries through battery-specific digital information requirements, including the battery passport, while the PPWR introduces its own digital labelling and information requirements.
For companies, this means compliance becomes more data-driven, sustainability becomes more verifiable and responsibility across the supply chain becomes more visible. Further requirements are already being prepared. In its 2025 to 2030 working plan under the ESPR, the European Commission identifies textiles, furniture, tyres, mattresses, and iron, steel and aluminium among the priority groups.
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Thomas Frank is a graduate electrical engineer who has spent over 20 years working at the intersection of product testing, certification, and regulatory compliance. He started in the testing and inspection industry, managing laboratory operations, coordinating compliance projects for large retail clients across Europe and Asia, and running conformity assessments across a wide range of product categories.
CEvidence.Consulting was first established in 2016 as an independent advisory practice. After working in a full time regulatory role from 2019 to 2025, Thomas Frank reestablished CEvidence as an LLC in October 2025 with the same focus, a clearer structure, and significantly greater regulatory depth.
During that period, he also completed his certification as a CE Representative with TÜV Süd. The qualification covers conformity assessment procedures, technical documentation, product liability, and the practical implementation of CE processes inside companies. It was completed through a written examination and is refreshed on a regular basis.
From 2019 to 2025, he was part of a specialised regulatory affairs team at a leading European product compliance platform, where he monitored legislation before it entered into force, interpreted regulatory grey areas, structured compliance content for thousands of users across retail, trade and manufacturing, and contributed to the development of compliance data architectures.
With CEvidence.Consulting, Thomas Frank brings that combination of experience directly to companies that want to build or strengthen their internal compliance capabilities. The focus is on regulatory clarity, structured frameworks, and practical guidance that enable teams to work more effectively and make better informed decisions.
CEvidence covers a broad range of EU product legislation. The core focus lies on ESPR, PPWR, CE marking frameworks, and sustainability-related obligations for consumer and industrial products.
This overview reflects the core areas of current focus. Additional frameworks and product categories are covered on request — if your regulatory question is not listed here, get in touch.
CEvidence.Consulting works independently of location. Thomas Frank lives in Davao City in the Philippines and also spends longer periods of time in Europe on a regular basis. Advisory services are provided remotely and, where needed, on site in Europe. He works internationally with companies, with a clear focus on the EU market. CEvidence.Consulting, LLC is registered in the State of Florida, United States.
Short and structured summaries of relevant regulatory developments in EU product compliance. No commentary. No filler. Just what changed, when it applies, and who it affects.
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