On July 22, 2014, the RoHS II legislative Directive becomes mandatory for medical devices, monitoring and control equipment placed on the market in the European Union. Manufacturers, importers and distributors have specific obligations in order to meet the objective of this Directive. One method for achieving a Presumption of Conformity... read more →
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The China standard, GB 3883.2-2012 for Safety of Hand-held Motor-operated Electric Tools - Part 2: Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches was published on Nov. 5th, 2012. It will be in effect on May 1st, 2013 to replace the old version. Details are as follows. 1. For manufacturers that... read more →
Apr
21
Earlier this month, the Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Yixing, Jiangsu province, inspected an export enterprise and found out that the Quality management system certification and environmental management system certification of the enterprise were invalid. The documents were issued by an Australian certification body which is not approved by CNCA.... read more →
Apr
21
The new regime change in South Korea earlier this year (February, 2013) will bring changes to the KC certification scheme. The MKE (Ministry of Knowledge and Economy), the Safety authority, has been changed to MOTIE (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy). The KCC (Korea Communications Commission), the EMC/RF/Telecom authority, has... read more →
Apr
08
China CCC Certification - The Safety Standard for Hand-held Motor-operated Electric Tools (GB 3883.2, 2012), Part 2: Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches was published on November 5th, 2012. Full implementation of this standard will be in effect on May 1st, 2013. Important details are as follows: 1. This... read more →
Apr
01
Compulsory certification Standard GB4706.32-2012 covering Air Conditioning Equipment (Household and similar electrical appliances safety and the special requirements of heat pump, air conditioner and dehumidifier) has been published and will be implemented starting May 1st, 2013. It will replace the current GB4706.32-2004 standard. GB standard GB4706.1-2005 (Safety of Household and... read more →
Apr
01
Five years after the introduction of RoHS, a new European Union RoHS Directive (known as RoHS2) was adopted by the European Council on 27 May 2011. The new Member State RoHS2 Regulations will take effect 18 months after its adoption. However, many companies are not aware of the new RoHS2... read more →
Mar
28
On March 20th, 2013, CNCA （Certification and Accreditation Administration) announced that a "low carbon product certification management interim measures" was formulated jointly with NDRC (National Development and Reform Committee) in China. According to this INTERIM MEASURES, China will build a unified low-carbon product certification system to regulate the low-carbon product... read more →
Mar
28
Electrical devices shipping into India may be required to comply with the new Compulsory Registration Scheme. Compulsory Registration is based on in-country testing lab accredited by BIS. One registration per factory. Please note this registration is a factory based so if the manufacturer has 2 factories then 2 sets of... read more →
Mar
28
Products exporting for the countries above now need a Customs Union (CU) approval in place of the GOST certification for electrical safety. The new CU mark is now in effect, after several delays, and the GOST systems in Russia and Kazakhstan have been formally removed, however existing GOST certificates will... read more →