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07/08/09 California RoHS Lighting Requirements to Become Effective on January 1, 2010

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Lighting manufacturers and retailers should note important changes in California’s reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS) legislation that will prohibit persons from manufacturing products that do not meet requirements on or after January 1, 2010...Read more

06/08/09 Additional EuP Implementing Measures Published

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Additional Implementing Measures were published in July under Directive 2005/32/EC on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products (EuP). While the Directive does not directly introduce binding requirements for specific products, it does define conditions and criteria for...Read more

06/08/09 NEWSBYTE: UL Standards Update

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has announced the availability of these standards, standards revisions and standards proposals for electrical and electronic equipment and components...Read more

06/08/09 NEWSBYTE: FCC Seeks Comments on Spectrum for Medical Body Area Networks

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comment on a proposal to allocate a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum for the deployment and operation of Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs)...Read more

06/08/09 NEWSBYTE: IEC Standards Update

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents...Read more

06/08/09 NEWSBYTE: IEC Standards Update

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents...Read more

27/07/09 New Exemptions for the RoHS Directive on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

The European Commission published two decisions in June 2009 to amend and extend the list of exemptions for RoHS (Directive 2002/95/EC). Under Decision 2009/428/EC, the exemption for Lead in RIG Faraday rotators is only granted until December 2009...Read more

24/07/09 NEWSBYTE: Updated China EMC Standards Effective September 1

The Certificate and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) of the People’s Republic of China has released transition information regarding its new standard, GB9254-2008, Information Technology Equipment—Radio Disturbance Characteristics—Limits and Methods of Measurement...Read more

24/07/09 NEWSBYTE: U.S. DOE Modifies Testing for Some Electric Motors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has amended its testing requirements for certain types of electric motors, incorporating by reference updated versions of three industry standards...Read more

24/07/09 NEWSBYTE: U.S. DOE Modifies Testing for Lamps

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has amended its testing requirements for certain types of lamps, incorporating by reference updated versions of four industry standards...Read more

20/07/09 NEWSBYTE: U.S. CPSC Seeks to Extend Data Collection Requirements for Garage Door Openers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking comments regarding its plan to extend the collection of certain data from manufacturers and importers of automatic residential garage door operators...Read more

20/07/09 European Union to Establish Sound Limits for Personal Music Players

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In a Decision issued in June 2009, the EU Commission established exposure limits for recorded, generated or broadcasted sound created by personal music players equipped with headphones or earbuds...Read more

20/07/09 NEWSBYTE: U.S. CPSC Seeks to Extend Data Collection Requirements for Electrical Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking comments regarding its plan to extend the collection of certain data from manufacturers and importers of toys and other children’s articles...Read more

20/07/09 NEWSBYTE: U.S. CPSC Seeks to Extend Data Collection Requirements for CB Antennas

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking comments regarding its plan to extend the collection of certain data from manufacturers and importers of citizen band base station antennas...Read more

13/07/09 NEWSBYTE: IEC Standards Update

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents...Read more

13/07/09 NEWSBYTE: DOE Issues Energy Standards Framework for Battery Chargers, Power Supplies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a “Framework” document for the future development of energy conservation standards for battery chargers and Class A external power supplies...Read more

13/07/09 NEWSBYTE: EU Commission Releases May RAPEX Stats on Unsafe Consumer Products

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has released statistics for May 2009 on notifications of unsafe consumer products (including electrical and electronic products) that have been processed through the EU’s rapid information system (RAPEX)...Read more

13/07/09 NEWSBYTE: CSA Standards Update

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has announced the release of the following standards, standards revisions, and standards proposals dealing with electrical and electronic products...Read more

13/07/09 NEWSBYTE: Washington State Expands Product Efficiency Requirements

The State of Washington (U.S.) has expanded the scope of products expected to meet its energy efficiency code requirements...Read more

08/07/09 U.S. Congress Considers Expanding Liability for Medical Devices

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Under the provisions of legislation introduced earlier this year in the U.S. House of Representatives, manufacturers may soon face liability for medical devices that harm consumers, even if those devices received pre-market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....Read more

06/07/09 NEWSBYTE: IEC Standards Update

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents...Read more

06/07/09 NEWSBYTE: FDA Issues Class 1 Recall for Infant Apnea Monitors

In cooperation with a Pennsylvania manufacturer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Class 1 recall of certain models of infant apnea monitors...Read more

06/07/09 NEWSBYTE: EU Commission Releases Updated Standards List for the Low Voltage Directive

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity with the essential requirements of its Directive relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (2006/95/EC)...Read more

06/07/09 NEWSBYTE: EU Commission Revises Standards List For the EMC Directive

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity with the essential requirements of the EU’s directive on electromagnetic compatibility (also known as EMC Directive 2004/108/EC)...Read more

30/06/09 NEWSBYTE: UL Expands Use of Holographic Marks

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has announced the expansion of its anti-counterfeit labeling program, and will soon require the global use of holographic marks for an expanded range of electrical and electronic products...Read more

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