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Regional Global Standards News

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European Committee for Standardization Announces Revised Standard for Toy Safety June 16, 2011 Revised standard released June 8, 2011 addresses provisions of the new Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC), which becomes effective July 20, 2011. by GSI Staff

More Standards for Europe and Faster June 07, 2011 The European Commission has proposed a series of measures to accelerate, expand, and modernize European standardization activities. by GSI Staff

U.S. Department of Commerce to Host Event on the EU's RoHS, EuP, and WEEE Directives April 18, 2011 March 30, 2011 Get prepared for the European Union's Environmental Directives. by GSI Staff

Sustainability France December 10, 2010 The French Government is seeking participants for a voluntary pilot project on sustainable consumption labeling. As part of the Grenelle... by GSI Staff

European Commission on Trade's Five Year Trade Policy Plan November 12, 2010 The European Commission on Trade issued a report outlining its 5 year trade policy (http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-growth-and-jobs/). Included among... by GSI Staff

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In-Depth Standards Resources

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Proposed Regulations Impacting Trade and Exports

NIST is the home of the U.S. Inquiry Point to the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement. The Inquiry Point monitors TBT activity globally; its Notify U.S. database reports on proposed technical regulations and standards in advance of adoption and implementation.

Country	Notification	Topic	Date issued	Comment Deadline
Ukraine	UKR/90	Measuring equipment Ukraine Measuring equipment The draft Law concerns terminology, units of measurement, measuring equipment, relevant conformity assessment and testing procedures, metrological supervision, and calibration of measuring equipment. The Draft Law provides: -The separation of the regulatory, supervisory (control) and economic functions in the field of metrology; -Separation of the administrative and commercial administrative services; -the scope of metrology regulation; -Extension of accreditation mechanisms to verify the competence of entities, engaged in metrology; -Establishment of State Metrological Inspection.	3/22/2013	5/22/2013
France	FRA/147	Artificial tanning devices and establishments using such devices France Artificial tanning devices and establishments using such devices The purpose of the notified draft Decree is to strengthen the provisions of Decree No. 97-617 of 30 May 1997 on the sale and public use of certain tanning devices using ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which establishes requirements governing the sale and public use of such devices (technical characteristics of tanning booths, public information, training for professionals, and equipment checks). The draft text seeks to regulate more effectively the services offered to the public by tanning booth professionals by making changes to the training system and establishing an accreditation regime for the bodies that are responsible for checking these devices. It also aims to ensure that tanning booth users are provided with updated and more detailed information on the health risks associated with UV tanning, in particular those relating to cancer. This draft regulatory text, which seeks to protect the health and safety of the population, contains a number of provisions relating to technical standards: - Article 9 provides that the surface of UV emitters shall be marked with a code that is defined in Standard EN 60335-2-27. This Standard is consistent with the recommendations of the European Union's Scientific Committee and the European Commission's mandate to CENELEC (M397EN, 2006); - Articles 10 and 11 provide for the updating of the content of the health warnings displayed on tanning appliances and included in advertising materials. The requirement to display such warnings was introduced in 1997; - Article 12 establishes the principle of declaring the withdrawal from use and destruction of tanning devices, with a view to ensuring the traceability of such devices throughout their life cycle. The requirement to declare the purchase of these devices was introduced in 1997; - Article 13 introduces an initial check for tanning devices before their first use. Since 1997, tanning devices have been required to undergo a check every two years.	3/11/2013	6/2/2013
Lithuania	LTU/21	Construction products Lithuania Construction products The draft law establishes marketing conditions for construction products based on the principles of the EU Regulation 305/2011 laying down harmonized conditions for marketing of construction products and repealing Directive 89/106/EEC. It also takes over its basic products, such as performance of construction products, assessment and verification of constancy of performance, responsibility of the manufacturer for the conformity of the construction product with its declared performance, etc.	4/12/2013	6/12/2013
France	FRA/148	Electric fence energizers France Electric fence energizers The notified Order establishes modalities for manufacturer verification of the level of safety of new electric fence energizers of a type that received conformity certification before 20 February 2009. Manufacturers must verify (internally) that the maximum energy per pulse of any new device sold is less than 5 joules with resistance of 50 to 500 ohms, or that the device meets equivalent technical specifications. Manufacturers must identify the devices that may continue to be marketed in their existing state and, where necessary, make technical modifications to other devices and carry out new conformity assessments. They must also update manufacturing records.	4/15/2013	6/15/2013
Switzerland	CHE/165	Active substances: -Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (CAS N° 68424-85-1); -Diflubenzuron (CAS N° 35367-38-5); -Pyriproxyfen (CAS N° 95737-68-1); -Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride DDAC (CAS N° 7173-51-5); -Thiamethoxam (CAS N° 153719-23-4). Switzerland Active substances: -Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (CAS N° 68424-85-1); -Diflubenzuron (CAS N° 35367-38-5); -Pyriproxyfen (CAS N° 95737-68-1); -Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride DDAC (CAS N° 7173-51-5); -Thiamethoxam (CAS N° 153719-23-4). According to art. 9 paragraph 2 letter a of the present OBP the Federal Office of Public Health is the competent authority to amend the List I of active substances for inclusion in biocidal products according to Annex 1, corresponding to Annex I of Directive 98/8/EC. With the OFOPH the following 5 active substances will amend List I: -Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (product type 8); -Diflubenzuron (product type 18); -Pyriproxyfen (product type 18) -Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride DDAC (product type 8); -Thiamethoxam (product type 18).	4/15/2013	6/15/2013
Ukraine	UKR/91	All products Ukraine All products The draft Law proposes a new revised version of the Law of Ukraine "On standardization" with certain clarifications of terminology, provisions on abolition of compulsory application of standards and on creation of the national standardization body that is not a state authority, with giving it appropriate powers, in particular, the development and adoption of standards. The final provisions of the draft Law amend accordingly the following legal acts of Ukraine: -Commercial Code of Ukraine, Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Standardization and Certification", Law of Ukraine "On Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures", Law of Ukraine "On Government Procurement".	4/16/2013	6/16/2013
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Workshops and Events

Find information on upcoming and recent workshops and events for this region.

Important Updates on the RoHS, WEEE and ERP European Directives
May 23-23, 2012 (Washington, DC ) Event Organizer: U.S. Commercial Service - U.S. Dept of Commerce

Webinar - Doing Business in the Nordics
Feb 16-16, 2012 (Webinar, MD ) Event Organizer: U.S. Commercial Service in Baltimore

U.S. Department of Commerce Webinar on European Union's (EU) Energy Related Products (ErP) Directive
Jan 20-20, 2012 (Webinar, ) Event Organizer: U.S. Commercial Service - U.S. Dept of Commerce

Standard Setting in the Transatlantic Economy
Oct 12-12, 2011 (Washington, DC ) Event Organizer: ANSI and U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Workshop on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Sep 29-01, 2010 (Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC ) Event Organizer: NIST & Centrum Dopravního Výzkumu, v.v.i. (CDV)

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