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26/06/09 NEWSBYTE: UL Standards Update

Underwriters Laboratories has announced the availability of these standards revisions and standard proposals for electrical and electronic equipment and components...Read more

26/06/09 NEWSBYTE: ACTA Increases Filing Fees for Telecom Devices

The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachment (ACTA) has announced an increase in the fees it charges for information on telephone terminal equipment (TTE) posted to its Part 68 database...Read more

26/06/09 NEWSBYTE: EU Commission Releases Recent RAPEX Stats on Unsafe Consumer Products

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has released statistics for April 2009 on notifications of unsafe consumer products (including electrical and electronic products) that have been processed through the EU’s rapid information system (RAPEX)...Read more

26/06/09 NEWSBYTE: IEC Standards Update

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents...Read more

26/06/09 NEWSBYTE: New EU Toy Directive Nears Approval

The Council of the European Union (EU) has voted to approve a draft directive on the safety of toys that will soon replace the EU’s current Toy Directive, 88/378/EEC...Read more

26/06/09 NEWSBYTE: New Standards List Released for the EU’s Directive on the Safety of Toys

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity with the essential requirements of its directive relating to the safety of toys (88/378/EEC)...Read more

19/06/09 California Proposes Amendments to Appliance Energy Efficiency Regulations

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California has proposed two amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20. These Appliance Efficiency Regulations were established in 1976 to reduce California's energy consumption and are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods...Read more

12/06/09 CPSC Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California, announced a voluntary recall of about 70,000 lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers...Read more

10/06/09 NEWSBYTE: Company Recalls Electric Paint Sprayers For Shock Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a Plymouth, Minnesota power tool manufacturer has recalled approximately 35,000 of its electric paint sprayers...Read more

10/06/09 NEWSBYTE: UL Standards Update

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has announced the availability of these standards revisions and standard proposals for electrical and electronic equipment and components...Read more

08/06/09 UL Extends Phase-out Date for Audio and Video Standards

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Many existing UL standards for audio and video are being withdrawn (phased out) in favor of ANSI/UL 60065 Standard for Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Apparatus, Seventh Edition, which is an IEC based standard more compatible for the global market...Read more

08/06/09 NEWSBYTE: Telcordia Standards Update

Telcordia, a leading global provider of fixed mobile broadband communications software and services, has announced the release of the following Generic Requirement (GR) standards...Read more

05/06/09 NEWSBYTE: CPSC Recalls Digital Clamp Meters Due to Electric Shock Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturer based in Everett, Washington, announced a voluntary recall of about 52,000 digital clamp meters manufactured in China and sold by industrial distributors and electrical wholesalers and some hardware stores nationwide from January 2008 through February 2009...Read more

05/06/09 NEWSBYTE: Updated Standards List Published for EU Directive on In-Vitro Medical Devices

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity with the essential requirements of its Directive 98/79/EC, dealing with in-vitro diagnostic medical and electrical devices...Read more

05/06/09 NEWSBYTE: IEC Standards Update

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents...Read more

05/06/09 NEWSBYTE: UL Standards Update

Underwriters Laboratories has announced the availability of these standards revisions and standard proposals...Read more

29/05/09 FCC Fines Electronics Manufacturer for Marketing Unauthorized Radiofrequency Devices

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (“NAL”) against a manufacturer who admitted to producing and selling units of an uncertified wireless microphone in the United States...Read more

27/05/09 Fifth Ecodesign Implementing Measure Published

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On 6 April 2009, the European Commission adopted the fifth implementing measure of the EuP Directive for reducing energy consumption of external power supplies...Read more

19/05/09 Australia: State of Victoria Passes Electrical Safety Regulations for Electrical Toys and Other Products

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The state of Victoria, Australia has passed two regulations that designate certain sections of AS/NZS standards as mandatory...Read more

12/05/09 NEWSBYTE: New South Wales, Australia, Revises Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004

All electrical goods sold in New South Wales, Australia must meet the requirements of the Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004 and its Regulations. This legislation covers the distribution of safe electrical appliances and other electrical goods....Read More

11/05/09 NEWSBYTE: China MIIT Releases Notification Concerning Frequency Allocation

Over the past months, the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released notification concerning frequency allocation, summarized below...Read more

11/05/09 NEWSBYTE: Proposed Changes to ANSI/UL Standards

Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services has been tracking the following American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) proposed standards’ changes...Read more

06/05/09 NEWSBYTE: CPSC Recalls Electric Floor Cleaners and Hair Dryers

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the manufacturer, announced a voluntary recall of electric floor cleaners due to a burn hazard, and hair dryers due to electrocution hazard...Read more

06/05/09 NEWSBYTE: Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Additional New Test of 11n Draft 2.0

On April 30, 2009, Wi-Fi Alliance replaced version 1.4 with version 1.5.1 of the 11n draft 2.0 test plan. This new plan includes the tests to prevent TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) from working with 11n HT (High Throughput) rates...Read more

24/04/09 NEWSBYTE: CPSC Recalls Toaster Oven/Broilers

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in conjunction with the manufacturer, has recalled about 106,000 toaster oven/broilers manufactured in Taiwan and sold by mass merchandisers and specialty retailers nationwide...Read more

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