SGS has published an overview of two new Brazilian ordinances that came into effect on May 3, 2021. These documents regulate two specific categories of juvenile product: Children’s strollers – Ordinance No. 167 of April 13, 2021 (167/2021) ‘Approving the Quality Technical Regulation and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Children’s Strollers’ Feeding chairs – Ordinance No. […]
SGS expert, Dr. HingWo Tsang, has published an overview of Colombia’s draft resolution signalling its intention to establish a Technical Regulation for the migration of lead and cadmium in food contact glass and ceramics. The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced this draft resolution from the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection on April 13,
Brazil’s Ministry of Economy and National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) has published a new ordinance that consolidates conformity assessment requirements for party items. Published in March 2021 and coming into effect on April 1, 2021, Ordinance No. 121 of March 15, 2021, repeals several INMTERO ordinances: 545/2012 603/2013 270/2015 147/2019 507/2019 343/2020
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is pleased to be hosting a webinar on May 26, 2021: “Developments in the Control of Restricted Substances in Softlines Products”. As more and stricter regulations on restricted substances in softlines products have been or will be implemented in 2021, this webinar will share the
The Government of Georgia has issued a new technical regulation restricting lead in paints/varnishes used in construction. Published on April 5, 2021, Resolution No. 148 of April 2, 2021 – ’On Approving the Technical Regulation on Lead Content in Paints’ – contains several important provisions, including: Importers are required to submit an ‘advance notice on
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SGS expert, Dr. HingWo Tsang, explains the provisions in Canada’s draft regulation revising the requirements for lead, mercury and the migration of five elements in surface coating materials. These substances are regulated by several pieces of legislation under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). The five elements are: Antimony Arsenic Cadmium Selenium Barium [if
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has been approved by the BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik), the German Federal Office for Information Security, to undertake cybersecurity evaluations according to Common Criteria for the Technical Domain ‘Smart Cards and Similar Devices’. As the foundation for high security evaluations on semiconductor
Ukraine has updated its ‘Technical Regulations on the Safety of Toys’ to align it more closely with the European Union’s Directive 2009/48/EC, often referred to as the Toy Safety Directive (TSD). Both the TSD and Ukraine’s ‘Technical Regulations on the Safety of Toys’ break toy materials down into three categories: Category I – dry, brittle,
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has mandated compliance to the requirements in California Technical Bulletin (TB) 117-2013 for upholstered furniture used indoors. California TB 117 is a flammability standard that contains the requirements, procedures and apparatus for testing the smolder resistance of materials used in upholstered furniture. It covers fabrics, barrier materials, resilient
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China’s new product standard for one/half-piece bras – FZ/T 73046-2020 – came into effect on April 1, 2021. The updated standard was released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and included in No. 48 announcement of 2020’s approved industry standards. It replaces the previous iteration – FZ/T 73046-2013. The standard applies to
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