New European environmental requirements for IT/AV equipment

European legislation concerning the Energy Related Products Regulation (642/2009) and the Energy Labeling Regulation (1062/2010) is in process of being changed.
Drafts for new regulations have been approved and are expected published the first half of July this year. (The new regulation...

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Be prepared in case of a hard Brexit

If any of the circumstances below apply to you, a hard Brexit will affect you. 

  • You are using the UK as the point of entry for your product to the rest of the EU
  • Your product is labelled with a UK importer or authorized representative, but you will be selling to other European countries.
  • You are using a UK Notified Body

Total Brexit chaos and constitutional crisis in UK

Has the deadline passed for avoiding a Hard Brexit?

How will vacuum cleaner energy label withdrawal affect EU market?

After the recent withdrawal of Regulation 665/2013, vacuum cleaners may no longer have energy labelling in the EU, and the label must be removed from devices currently on sale, both in stores and on the internet.

Tough decisions before Brexit deadline

Manufacturers are currently facing tough Brexit decisions. Some of our customers are now moving functions from the UK to offices elsewhere in the EU to ensure continued market access should there be a no-deal Brexit on 29 March.

Have you registered your product in EPREL, the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling?

The EU Energy Label system for household appliances, televisions and lightbulbs has been through a major makeover with changes starting 1 January, 2019. All suppliers placing products with mandatory energy labelling must register the products in the new EU database.

 

FCC Equipment Authorization System now back on-line

Even though the US Government shutdown continues, the system allowing Nemko and other TCB’s to grant certificates is now available.  FCC staff are still furloughed meaning that no enquiries or other activities such as Pre-Approval Guidance testing requiring FCC personnel are possible at this...

Brexit – back to square one

After the UK Parliament voted down the negotiated transitional agreement between EU and the UK, Brexit has taken a new turn. What clarity does this bring to our Nemko customers?

No Brexit clarity in sight

Negotiators from the European Union and the UK have settled on a draft agreement for the extension of the transitional period for another 21 months.

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