2009-04-01

Pursuant to Ontario Regulation 438/07 new mandatory obligations came into effect regarding electrical products sold or offered for sale in Ontario.

Ontario’s Product Safety Regulation 438/07 was introduced in August 2007 to ensure the safety of electrical products and equipment sold and used in Ontario thereby creating a system to ensure that the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), the Authority Having Jurisdiction in Ontario, is made aware of electrical products posing a danger.

In addition to the obligations outlined in Regulation 438/07 and the guideline, Manufacturers (those responsible for manufacturing electrical products for sale in Ontario, Canada) will be required to register with Ontario’s ESA beginning April 1st, 2009.

Manufactures will have until August 30, 2009 to complete the registration process. This includes manufacturers of products currently sold in Ontario as well as any manufacturer who intends on manufacturing and selling new electrical product(s) in Ontario. Registration by the Manufacturers authorized representative will be required. Products will not be approved for sale in Ontario until such time as the manufacturer has registered with ESA.

2008-09-19

从2009-04-01起, 普通照明用LED模块光源需按照标准EN 62031:2008检测认证. 同时LED 激光辐射须符合标准IEC 62471:2006.

而对应的美国标准UL8750仍在研究稿阶段.

2008-06-23

从2008-09-26起, 出口欧盟的电池, 蓄电池必须满足欧盟指令2006/66/EC要求, 旧指令91/157/EEC随之被废止. 新指令的核心要求如下:

1. Without prejudice to Directive 2000/53/EC, Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of:

(a) all batteries or accumulators, whether or not incorporated into appliances, that contain more than 0,0005 % of mercury by weight; and
(b) portable batteries or accumulators, including those incorporated into appliances, that contain more than 0,002 % of cadmium by weight.

2. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1(a) shall not apply to button cells with a mercury content of no more than 2 % by weight.

3. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1(b) shall not apply to portable batteries and accumulators intended for use in:
(a) emergency and alarm systems, including emergency lighting;
(b) medical equipment; or
(c) cordless power tools.

4. The Commission shall review the exemption referred to in paragraph 3(c) and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 26 September 2010, together, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, with a view to the prohibition of cadmium in batteries and accumulators.

2008-05-27:

• 由SGS Fimko召集, 由澳大利亚, 中国, 比利时, 德国, 日本, 芬兰, 法国, 荷兰与美国为代表组成的IECEE工作组WG20针对产品危害物质(RoHS)测试与评估的基础与程序将制定完成, 相关标准IEC 62321将出版. 到时产品危害物质测试实验室HS Testing Laboratory将纳入IECEE体系审核, 对目前RoHS测试市场影响意义深远!

• 从2008-06-27起, 欧盟将对纺织品, 溶液, 半成品或物品涂层/镀层材料等含有(PFOS)物质: Perfluorooctane sulfonates C8F17SO2X (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers)进行检测管制.

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