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The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2007.
The WEEE (Amendment) Regulations 2007 have been laid before the UK Parliament...........More
Low Voltage Directive changes lead to increased EMC testing.
The EU Commission has mandated Cenelec to take account of EMC-style phenomena during safety assessments...........More
Final report for EuP working plan now available
The final report to the European Commission on a study to prepare the first working plan for the EuP Directive is now available.......More
Consultation Document on the Implementation of the Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators Directive...
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Barroso: Europe leads the way on sustainability
Europe is leading "from the front" in the drive to create a more sustainable society,.......More
E.U. Commission reports Dangerous Products.
Over the past few weeks five Member States have sent the E.U. Commission reports of at least nine different dangerous electrical products ........More
EU plans to tackle standby
European Union members have discussed plans to reduce the amount of energy used by appliances left on standby ..........More
IEC initiative brings energy to lithium-ion battery safety
By any measure, the photograph of an exploding laptop at a conference in Japan was dramatic..........More
Cobra beer hit with £25k recycling fine
The producers of Cobra beer have been ordered to pay over £25,000 for failing to take responsibility for its waste........More
Business battery recycling service launched.
A new nationwide service which could play an important role in helping the UK meet its EU Battery Directive targets has been launched.........More
IECEE Gulf Region expansion: Saudi Arabia and UAE join IECEE
End of 2007 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates became the first states from the Gulf Region to join the IECEE..........More
English WEEE collection arrangements almost complete
Almost all English waste disposal authorities have now signed up a producer compliance scheme..........More
Electronic Stability Control to improve safety of trucks and coaches
The safety of European registered trucks and tourist coaches will be greatly improved following a decsision to equip new vehicles with electronic stability control systems..........More
Joan Ruddock welcomes collaboration with major retailers.
Further incentives to phase out energy-intensive consumer electronics products will be examined.........More
ITU World Radiocommunication Conference concludes after four weeks.
The WRC-07 have adopted an international treaty to meet the global demand for radio-frequency spectrum. .........More
The six most competitive manufacturing sectors in Europe
The six most competitive manufacturing sectors in the EU-25 are pharmaceuticals, machinery and equipment, aircraft and spacecraft, non-metallic mineral products, printing and publishing, and scientific instruments .........More
Pints and miles will not disappear due to European Commission proposal.
(Editors Comment - Although more a story concerning metrology than Product Compliance, we thought our readers would find it very interesting!)
The United Kingdom and Ireland will be allowed to keep units like the pint of beer........More
Smaller WEEE tackled by Manchester firm
Axion Recycling has invested £500,000 to develop techniques which remove plastics from small electrical items........More
ETS-Lindgren Acquires TILE!™ EMC Software
ETS-Lindgren has announced the acquisition of the TILE!™ software from Quantum Change, Inc. .........More
£1m expansion for Lancashire metal recycling firm
Recycling.co.uk has announced plans to diversify into reprocessing glass and WEEE-derived plastics............More
Guide explains wireless compliance.
A free guide and checklist explains the requirements and routes to compliance under the R and TTE Directive..........More |
