NEWS

Luminaires:

New EU Energy Labels for Lamps and Luminaires: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012

Electronics:

FCC Update: The newly implemented Grantee Code. What is and what are the guidelines for acquiring a Grantee Code, modifying Grantee Code information, and transferring control of a Grantee Code?

Exportation of electrical and electronic equipment to most European Union countries requires compliance to both RoHS and REACH.

Textiles:

SGS to increase its China network coverage, due to the widen demand on safety regulations for consumer goods and footwear locally and abroad.

General:

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially added 6 substances to the Candidate List of Substance of Very High
Concern (SVHC), to a total of 197 SVHCs.

Proposition 65 has gone through some significant changes which are driving retailers and distributors to push back on the supply chain. The most recent changes, as well as the practical approach to addressing the 850+ substances that are currently listed. What it actually means to be “compliant” with Proposition 65 and how to go about it.

EU RoHS 3. On July 22, 2019, the EU RoHS Directive (a CE Mark requirement) is adding four new substances that electronic manufacturers will need to comply with to maintain their CE Mark.

Manufacturer Sourcing

The selection of a suitable supplier can be time consuming, but it is more important to choose the right one. Sourcing the right supplier is not only time consuming, but also adding to the overhead costs. It may also happen that a customer is ending up with a supplying agent only, rather than a manufacturer.

General speaking, seeking for a suitable manufacturer comes with the usage of the right observation and negotiation skills. We have helped different customers to connect with the correct facilities and most of them are still up in business and satisfied.