Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is receiving comments on draft standard “ready mixed paint, air drying, red oxide-zinc chrome painting-specification” until 11 May 2022. This Draft has extended the limit of lead restriction in household coatings to industrial applications. To prevent lead exposure of children and adults and consequent adverse impact on human health and safety and because of further scope for children’s exposure to the dried paint surfaces, the lead res...

The full name of Indian ISI certification is Indian Standards Institution, which is the most stringent type of BIS certification, including factory audits and product testing. ISI certification has a mandatory product catalogue covering building materials, chemicals, household appliances, medical equipment, vehicle parts, food, etc. Products listed in the ISI mandatory catalogue must obtain a license granted by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before they can be placed o...

21 March, 2018, Brazil government passed a law to restrict the lead on in products and materials used in buildings visited by children. The content of lead (by weight) in the manufacturing, sale or import of the following products shall not over 0.06 %: Paints, varnishes and similar surface coating materials are exempted for the following purposes.Products with excess lead content will be destroyed and disposed of in an environmentally friendly way....

If you prefer not to receive this information, please click here to unsubscribe: Unsubscribe Me en.cirs-ck.com | Hotline: +86-571-87206587 February-March 2018REACH ECHA Seeks Comments on SVHC Identification Proposal 13 March 2018 Tags: SVHC 8 March, 2018, The ECHA conducts public consultation on eight substances of very high concern identification proposed by member states and agencies. If a substance is identified as a SVHC, it will be added to the Candidate List for eventua...

The Eurasian Economic Union stipulates that the use of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical equipment will be consistent with the relevant provisions of the EU RoHS regulation. This regulation applies to the Eurasian Economic Union member states to restrict the use of hazardous metals such as lead and mercury in ordinary household appliances. The regulation comes into force on 1 March, 2018....

On September 26, 2017, food contact material experts committee of China National Food Industry Association released guidance on manufacture of identification label of food contact materials and articles in the kind of household appliances, which aims to provide related enterprises with reliable guidance in compliance with labeling requirement....

The framework legislation GB 4806.1-2016 and the positive list for additives GB 9685-2016 for materials and articles which come into contact with food in China both applied on October 19. Which indicates that the identification tag, declaration of conformity, and also additives, need to meet the new requirements. Articles, failed to comply with new GB standards will be returned or destroyed since certain specific products standards regarding plastic, plastic resin, paper, me...

On September 26, 2017, food contact material experts committee of China National Food Industry Association released guidance on manufacture of identification label of food contact materials and articles in the kind of household appliances, which aims to provide related enterprises with reliable guidance in compliance with labeling requirement....

On 26 December 2016, China conducted 230 recalls involving 6,176,300 pieces (nearly half of such recalls are electrical and electronic products). The Administrative Measures on Defective Consumer Products from toys and electrical & electronic equipment expanding to children’s products, furniture, art, education and sports goods, food-related products, merchandise for daily use, textiles, garments, hardware & tools and building materials. The guarantee for consumer...

On 17 November 2016, the European Commission has submitted notifications G/TBT/N/EU/423, G/TBT/N/EU/424 and G/TBT/N/EU/425 aiming to renew or revise the three existing exemptions under RoHS Annex III. Oeko-Institute was entrusted by the European Commission to hold a stakeholder period for the three exemptions during April to June 2015 and it published a final report containing the assessment of the application in Feb. 2016. In the notifications, it will renew the exemption d...

The Administrative Measures for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (also known as China RoHS, hereinafter referred to as “Measures”) was published on 6 January 2016 and will apply on...

Large amount of RoHS exemptions are to be expired on 21 July 2016. Given no official publication of the Europe Union, those electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) cannot benefit from the exemptions after their expiry date (21 July 2016)....

On 25 Feb. 2016, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) publicised inspection results for exit-entry commodities beyond the catalogue of 2015. The reject rates for e...

World Trade Organization (WTO) issued Notification No. G/TBT/N/ARE/265 on 3 August 2015. According to Emirates control scheme to restrict the use of hazardous materials in electronic and electrical devices (UAE RoHS), the content is similar ...