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Busted: Another Product With False CE Mark

In this video, I show you another example of a product that bears the CE marking while it is not covered by any CE marking directive. Be sure to let me know what you think about this in the comment box below.

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Happy World Standards Day!

You may not have realized it, but today is World Standards Day. Take a moment to consider the role standards play in our personal and professional life. I cannot formulate it better than the leaders of the ISO, IEC and ITU in their joint statement: In today’s world we need to have a high level [...]

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Exciting changes on our site

Wow, that looks different, doesn’t it? The interface I mean. We do not intend to change our site every so many months (as you remember the last change was earlier this year), but this change we considered necessary. For a while, I have been unhappy with the loading speed of the site. Nine to fourteen [...]

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European Commission updates list of European Harmonized Standards for the Toys Directive (88/378/EEC)

On August 11, the European Commission published an updated list of the European harmonized standards that pertain to the Toys Directive (88/378/EEC). The standards on this list may be used by manufacturers to prove that their toy(s) complies with the essential requirements of this directive.

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European Commission updates list of European Harmonized Standards for the In Vitro Diagnostics Directive (98/79/EC)

On 25 June, the European Commission published an updated list of the European harmonized standards that pertain to the In Vitro Diagnostics Directive (98/79/EC). The standards on this list may be used by in vitro diagnostic device manufacturers to prove that their equipment complies with the essential requirements of this directive.

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Library Updated

The Library has been updated.

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European Commission updates list of European Harmonized Standards for the Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC)

On April 15, the European Commission published an updated list of the European harmonized standards that pertain to the Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC). The standards on this list may be used by pressure equipment manufacturers to prove that their equipment complies with the essential requirements of this directive.

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European Commission updates list of European Harmonized Standards for the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Directive (1999/5/EC)

On April 15, the European Commission published an updated list of the European harmonized standards that pertain to the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Directive (1999/5/EC). The standards on this list may be used by RTTE manufacturers to prove that their equipment complies with the essential requirements of this directive.

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European Commission updates list of European Harmonized Standards for the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC)

On April 13, the European Commission published an updated list of the European harmonized standards that pertain to the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC). The standards on this list may be used by manufacturers to prove that their products complies with the essential requirements of this directive.

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New documents added to the Library

The following two documents related to the construction products have been added to the Library: REGULATION (EU) No 305/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC COMMISSION DECISION of 11 April 2011 amending Decision 2000/367/EC [...]

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