Jörg Galatz

Partner

Jörg Galatz EFS Consulting

Language Skills

German
English

Contact

Jörg Galatz EFS Consulting

Background:

with EFS Consulting since 2004
since 2023 Partner, Focus: Product Compliance and Homologation
certified Product Compliance Officer

Where to meet me away from work::

In Upper Austria on the mountain or at a lake with my family.

What moves me:

My children

“Creating added value for customers through individual solutions in the area of product compliance & homologation moves me and my team.”

Business Areas

Production and Logistics

Information Technology

Marketing & Sales

Compliance and Legal

Competences

Security, Compliance & Legal Data Science

Insights

Upcoming regulatory developments in the field of Material Compliance - EU & USA

Upcoming regulatory developments in the field of Material Compliance – EU & USA

Product compliance deepdive: Dice with check marks and a warning symbol on a blue background.

Deepdive | Different approaches to product compliance – How countries regulate product conformity

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What is product compliance?

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What is the goal of product compliance?

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What are compliance requirements?

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What is product compliance and why is it a challenge for manufacturers?

New vehicle emissions regulation in Peru

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Amendment of Safety Regulation

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Updates to the Technical Regulation for Machinery

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Taiwan’s new Amendment to Commodity Labeling Act

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Vehicle Type-Approval amendments in the UK

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Increasing the total weight of trucks to 44 tons?

Extension of substances listed in the REACH Regulation

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BSMI adaptation of electrical safety specifications

Delegated Regulation regarding chemical substances

Germanys way to autonomous driving

The California Highway Patrol proposes to amend regulations

The Commission of the EU recently published an updated “Blue Guide”

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New EU Battery Regulation is getting closer

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The NHSTA proposes to amend FMVSS 141

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The NHTSA proposes to amend its regulations regarding Event Data Recorders

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Three new UN regulations published in the EU Journal

Updates to radio type approval in Mexico again

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Expansion on Energy Guide labeling requirements

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EU proposes to ban products manufactured using forced labor

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EU Dual-Use Regulation – Update of Annexes

EU Commission announces Euro 7 emissions standard

EU ban on combustion-engine cars starting in 2035

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Long trucks admissible on all roads?

California to allow only zero-emission new cars from 2035

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Colombia sets out to harmonize safety regulations for motorcycles

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Korea harmonizes autonomous driving standards

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More time to apply UKCA marking

New cybersecurity standards for RED Directive

New Average Fuel Economy Standards for USA finalized

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New draft vehicles standards in China

New drafts of EU Regulations on automated driving

New EU ecodesign requirements for household products

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New Mexican standard NOM for commercial information

EU conducts public consultation on revision of REACH

Legal Challenges for European OEMs for the trade in vehicle parts worldwide

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Review of EU emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles

The European Commission to revise Council Directive 96/53/EC

Regulatory foundation laid for autonomous driving

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Germany plans new obligations in the supply chain

Public consultation on the New Legislative Framework

New legal framework in prospect due to the Data Act

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New draft EU Machinery Regulation published

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Switzerland toughens energy efficiency requirements

Regulation changes regarding emissions type-approval

New Emissions Trading System (ETS) for road transport

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New standards for the Low Voltage Directive

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Draft Ministerial Regulation on Vehicles in Thailand

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The UN proposes amendments to UN Regulation No. 157

Four new substances added to the Candidate List

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Public consultation on EAC technical regulations

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Draft Ministerial Regulation on technical regulations in Vietnam

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Ukraine further harmonizes EU directives

New EU draft Regulation regarding Microplastic published

The NHTSA published an updated draft guide

Shipping harbor with cargo ship, trucks, and shipping containers at sunset. New EU product liability directive.

New draft for EU product liability directive

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New Chinese National Standard for tyres

EU Commission announces new EU cyber security requirements

Upcoming developments of the automotive regulatory landscape in the EU and at the UN ECE Part 2