2026

SGS reports on Serbia’s updated chemical restrictions and POP requirements

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Baar (September 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 125.26, focusing on Serbia’s updated chemical restrictions, which further align the country’s legislation with EU requirements. The ‘Regulation on Restrictions and Prohibitions on the Production, Placing on the Market and Use of Chemicals’ establishes restrictions and prohibitions on

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SGS Awarded New Three-Year Tanzania PVoC Contract for the China Zone

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Baar (September 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, announces the award of a new three-year pre-shipment verification of conformity (PVoC) contract supporting Tanzania’s Bureau of Standards (TBS) and covering exports from the China Zone – Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mongolia and Macau. The article highlights SGS’s commitment to

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SGS Explores New Saudi Arabia Conformity Requirements for Brazilian Poultry Exports

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Baar (September 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, reports on the Saudi Food and Drug Authority’s (SFDA) introduction of mandatory certificate of conformity (CoC) requirements for poultry and poultry products exported from Brazil to Saudi Arabia. An important destination for Brazilian poultry exports, Saudi Arabia is Brazil’s third-largest export

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SGS Helps Businesses Prepare for Expanded Conformity Assessments for Ivory Coast

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Baar (September 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, highlights key changes to Ivory Coast’s PCA CI 71 conformity assessment program, which expands the scope of applicable products and became mandatory on July 1, 2026. In a feature article, SGS reports that this mandatory conformity assessment now applies to 15

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SGS Reports on Preparing Solar Products for Egyptian Market Compliance

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Baar (September 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, explores evolving regulatory requirements for solar products entering the Egyptian market. Conformity assessment and product verification are increasingly important as renewable energy markets expand. Ensuring solar products meet applicable quality and conformity requirements can support compliance, facilitate customs clearance and strengthen

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SGS Highlights How Exporters Can Prepare for Algeria’s Import Requirements

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Baar (September 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, reports on exporting to Algeria and navigating the country’s conformity assessment requirements. In a feature article, SGS focuses on Algeria’s regulatory framework, which includes Law No. 09-03 of 25 February 2009, relating to consumer protection and fraud prevention, and Executive Decree

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SGS Highlights Gibraltar’s New Chemicals Regulations

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Baar (September 16, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 122.26, highlighting Gibraltar’s Chemicals Regulations 2026 (LN. 2026/183). Published on July 13, 2026, the Chemicals Regulations 2026 establish a framework for the management of chemical substances, whether supplied on their own, in mixtures or in articles. The Regulation

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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on revised ISO toy element testing standard

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 123.26, highlighting the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)’s publication of ISO 8124-5:2026, ‘Safety of Toys – Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys’. This second edition of the standard updates the test methods used to determine the total concentration

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SGS Issues SafeGuardS Covering New ASTM Safety Specification for Commercial Electric-Powered Adult Scooters

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Baar (September 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 121.26, highlighting the publication of ASTM International’s ASTM F3679-26, which sets out safety requirements for commercial electric-powered scooters for adults. Published in August 2026, ASTM F3679-26, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Commercial Electric-Powered Scooters for Adults, establishes safety

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SGS Highlights EU Plans for Revise CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures

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Baar (September 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 120.26, reporting on proposed amendments to the EU Regulation on the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). The draft regulation was announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on August 17, 2026. It proposes

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