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EUTR

to ensure that companies are approach is often taken to minor receipts etc, and so OP “Serious non-
applying due diligence and failures, with the focus being companies should be able to
maintaining appropriate records. on business improvement, demonstrate compliance with compliance
An Executive Agency for serious non-compliance will minimum disruption.
the Department of Business, be dealt with in a robust but will be dealt
Industry and Skills, the NMO proportionate manner. How BOSS Can Help with in a
has experience in enforcing a The priority is to support
range of European regulations Where The OP well-intentioned and legitimate robust but
and directives. It takes a three- Industry Stands businesses in achieving better
tiered approach to enforcement, The office products industry compliance levels, whilst proportionate
blending business support, is clearly a large consumer of targeting those companies
direct enforcement and a testing paper, and so represents a core who are seeking to gain an manner.”
programme in order to promote priority for the NMO in terms advantage by circumventing
broad-based understanding and of ensuring compliance. Our or ignoring the Regulation. Any
compliance whilst seeking to understanding is that - in most company who is unsure of their
identify those companies which instances – OP companies position under the Regulation
are persistently, deliberately or purchase this from other should get in contact with the
seriously transgressing. companies within the UK or BOSS team or read the FAQs on
The NMO undertakes Europe, rather than importing the NMO website.
regular risk-based compliance directly from third countries. As A key message for businesses
activities in order to assess the such, most firms simply need to working in this area is that
levels of conformity across maintain records of whom they you should feel confident
the UK, whereby specific have purchased products from, in approaching the NMO
technical documentation and and of any other trader that they for advice, without fearing
evidence may be requested have sold it to – up until the over-zealous or draconian
and assessed. In addition, the point of end-use. enforcement.
organisation aims to support It is anticipated that the
those companies who are information required to comply n FOR FURTHER DETAILS
seeking to comply by providing with EUTR is already being CONTACT DALE WALLIS,
them with information and collected and maintained in MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR,
guidance. Whilst a pragmatic the form of contracts, invoices, ON 07736 828450.

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