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.

Product Testing and Certification

Most buyers from the EU, North America, Australia dealing with branded products are to comply with certain certifications such as REACH, RoHS, CE, EMC, LV, ... etc., as regulated per each country. Many buyers choose to have their products tested/certified locally. However, it would be less time consuming and less expensive to opt for the same testing institute in the country of production. It may happen that a "golden sample" does not always comply to the different directives as set forth by each country. This results in waste of time and further expenses.

We are able to provide services to assist the manufacturer and testing institute during ad-hoc situations, which affects the change of product specification. Especially when there is a time difference between buyer and supplier, such situations would be crutial in terms of actions taken.

We work with third parties "Testing Institutes", such as SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas and some small testing labs in Hong Kong and China subject to customers' choice.