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EU Machinery Directive Workshop, Sydney 24 November

A workshop will be conducted at our Castle Hill facility on the 24th of November for manufacturers interested in gaining…

Tue, 8 Nov 2011  |  Read more

CE+CE+CE+.. ≠CE, European Union Updates EMC Directive for CE marking of electrical equipment

The EMC-Directive, 89/336/EEC, of the EU has been repealed and replaced by a more refined Directive, 2004/108/EC. One important change…

Fri, 25 Feb 2011  |  Read more

South Korean Approval Regime Update for electrical products (Telecoms, Wireless and EMC)

The South Korean agency held a meeting on Thursday the 20th of January 2011 (2 working days prior to the…

Tue, 1 Feb 2011  |  Read more

Approval Specialists Inc. commence debt recovery actions against The Comperio Group Inc & Lead Free Design

Approval Specialists Inc. wishes to advise the commencement of legal proceedings against the above mentioned parties for outstanding debts arising from…

Tue, 21 Sep 2010  |  Read more

Japan Wired devices New Certification Category IP Phones

The Ministry of Home affairs, with the collaboration of CABs (Conformity Assessment Bodies) and related test laboratories is currently establishing…

Fri, 3 Sep 2010  |  Read more

CE Machinery Directive, Summary of New Requirements

New requirements on Machinery in Europe On December 29th 2009 a new Machinery Directive, 2006/42/EC, came into force in the…

Sun, 18 Jul 2010  |  Read more

JATE Clarify Requirements for Products that Combine Wireline and Wireless Technologies under Article 9

Until this month, there has been a lack of uniform approach to certification in Japan of products that combine wireline technologies…

Thu, 10 Jun 2010  |  Read more

U.S Dept of Energy tightens MEPS requirements following fraud

In a clear wake up call to other energy efficiency regulators, the United States Department of Energy have from April…

Tue, 18 May 2010  |  Read more

MEPS Requirements for Sth Korea

MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) Approval for power adaptors and batters chargers became mandatory in Korea from the 1st of…

Tue, 12 Jan 2010  |  Read more

VCCI Japan enforce EMC emission limits above 1GHz….eventually

VCCI Council will commence enforcement of radiated disturbance limits above 1GHz for products subject to conformity verification report filing on and after October…

Mon, 14 Dec 2009  |  Read more

South Korea customs clearance procedure changes for Telecommunications and Radiocomms devices

Effective 1 Jan 2010, the Korea Customs Service has amended customs importation procedures for all products falling under the scope of…

Sun, 13 Dec 2009  |  Read more

Independent of Host module certification in Japan

Independent of Host (IOH) module certification in Japan for either wireless or wireline devices is subject to the following conditions: –…

Sat, 12 Dec 2009  |  Read more

Latest Taiwan Approval Requirements for WWAN devices

Here’s a summary of NCC  approval requirements for Wireless Lan devices Firstly, it’s important to note that Notebook PCs equipped with WLAN,…

Thu, 10 Dec 2009  |  Read more

European EMC Directive Update

As of 20 July 2009, EMC Directive 2004/108/EC will be in force, replacing EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.    For products marketed in the…

Tue, 14 Jul 2009  |  Read more

Mandatory Certification of Lithium Batteries in Korea

Portable lithium secondary cells and batteries for use in portable electrical equipment have been included in the Korean safety certification…

Mon, 13 Jul 2009  |  Read more