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As China's economy continues to integrate with the world economy, the international market has increasingly placed demands on REACH.

REACH is a regulatory proposal involving the production, trade, and use safety of chemicals. It aims to strengthen the protection of human health and the environment, maintain and enhance the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry, maintain the EU's unified market, and enhance chemical information and related legislation. transparency, reduce the use of experimental animals, promote non-animal testing, and keep relevant EU measures consistent with its obligations under the WTO framework.

Japan notifies WTO of technical trade measures

日本通報WTO技術性貿易措施 日本經濟產業省於2008年2月25日向世界貿易組織WTO通報了根據《電器和材料法》(the Electrical Appliances and Materials Law)、《關於電器和材料技術要求的法令》(the Ordinance Concerning Technical Requirements for Electrical Appliances and Materials)以及《經產省根據法令第2節認可的其他技術要求》(the other Technical Requirements recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in accordance with Section 2 of the Ordinance) 所發佈的部頒法令(G/TBT/N/JPN/247)。 該法令以人類安全為目標,要求下列內容必須以清楚易讀的日語標示在產品易於識別的部分,其標籤不得輕易磨損撕毀: a)  生產年份   b)  設計標準使用壽命(產品在正常使用條件下可

In March 2008, members of the European Parliament voted to recommend strengthening restrictions on the marketing and use of five chemical substances and preparations.

2008年3月,歐盟議會成員投票表決,建議加強限制對五種化學物質和配製品的營銷、使用 這些限制來自于歐盟委員會2007年秋季製定的2007/0200 (COD) 議案。該議案涉及的化學物質有二乙二醇單乙醚(DEGME)、二乙二醇丁醚(DEGBE)、環己烷(cyclohexane)、二苯基甲烷二異氰酸酯(MDI)和硝 酸氨。最近修訂的議案符合《REACH條例》製定限制條款。就硝酸氨來說,化肥中氮濃度最高限度由原來的20%增加到現下的28%。

How EN and BS standards can help your products enter the European market

EN 和BS標準如何幫助您的產品進入歐洲市場。 近年來,中國到美國的辦公家具退場門量越來越大。以下是由CEN和BS製定的標準在歐洲被公認為產品基本的質量標準。    家 具美國歐盟/英國标准澳大利亞/紐西蘭標準日本標準辦公家具椅子BIFMAX5.1-5.9BS5459-2/EN1335AS/NZS 4438JIS S1032桌子BS5459-1/BS EN527櫃BS 5459-3

Information contained in SDS (Safety Date Sheet) chemical safety data sheet

SDS(Safety Date Sheet)化學品安全技術說明書包含的信息   材料或產品的特性和潛在危險   如何安全地使用它   在緊急情況下應如何處理   SDS(MSDS)亦對專業用戶提供必要的方案包括對健康、安全和環境的保護。 在國際貿易中,SDS(MSDS)的質量是衡量一個公司實力、形象以及管理水準的一個重要標誌,高品性的化學產品配有高品性的SDS(MSDS),勢必增加更多的商機。 測試參照的標準︰歐洲標準   Regulation (EC) No.1907/2006-REACH   2001/58/EC   1999/45/EC   SDS(MSDS)亦對專業用戶提供必要的方案包括對健康、安全和環境的保護。 美國標準  ISO 11014    1 : 1994年    16個強製章節。

Restricted Substances Regulation – Bisphenol A (BPA) in Consumer Products

限用物質法規-消費品中的双酚A (BPA) BPA可以從產品中析出到接觸物中,有研究表明人體中的BPA主要是透過食物攝入。鑒于BPA的潛在危害,不少國家和地區製定了相關的限用法規。 產品範圍涵蓋︰ 1. 遷移量限制︰歐盟、美國、中國、日本等國家對與食品接觸的材料限定了BPA的遷移量(溶出量)。 2. 總量限制︰加拿大正擬製定禁止進口和銷售含有BPA成分產品的法規,原定于2008年1月1日生效的挪威PoHS更是限制了BPA在消費品中的使用。  危害BPA是一種內分泌干擾物質,會引起類似雌性激素的生理效應,長期接觸有可能會引起慢性中毒。有研究認為BPA進入人體后會增加患乳腺癌、攝擭腺癌的風險,其中對嬰幼兒的危害尤為嚴重︰會破壞荷爾蒙,引起基因突變,有可能引起女孩性早熟,並導致生育能力下降、精神紊亂等症狀。

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection has published the 2007 annual report on EU Rapex system product recalls.

歐盟執委會健康暨消費者保護總署已經公佈歐盟Rapex系統產品召回案例的2007年年度報告 Rapex系統是歐洲國家監督機關的合作和資訊系統。有嚴重風險的召回的產品已調換並已公佈在網際網路上。該訊息主要是為各個國家監督機關提供的。當被告知另一成員國的市場上有危險產品時,國家機關可以在他們國內調查這些產品的存在情況,目的在于防止將危險物品銷售給消費者

REACH SVHC screening please match your product

REACH SVHC screening please check your products According to the Registration, Evaluation, Restriction and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulations, substances of very high concern (SVHC) are hazardous substances that need to be controlled in addition to restricted substances (Appendix XVII). They are Category 1 and 2 carcinogenic, mutagenic, reproductive toxic substances (Cat. 1 and 2 CMR); persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances (PBT); highly persistent, bioaccumulative substances (vPvB) or substances of equal concern (e.g. endocrine disrupting substances). Due to the complexity of supply chains and production processes, SVHCs may be inadvertently introduced into a wide variety of consumer products. In order to ensure the competitiveness of products in the market, European companies have begun to require their suppliers to provide the results of testing the SVHC of their products. Authorization To encourage the use of safe and environmentally friendly chemicals, some SVHCs have been prioritized in the authorization process. Those SVHCs listed in Annex XIV will no longer be allowed to be sold on the market or imported into Europe after the date is set, unless the company has been authorized. In June 2009, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will publish the authorization list for the first time and will strictly review it every two years. Notification For products containing any SVHC exceeding 0.1% (w/w) and produced or imported in total quantities exceeding 1 metric ton per year, the manufacturer or importer must notify the European Chemistry Council. The end of 2008 or

Overview of Hazardous Substances (HS) Control Methods in the Electronic Components Industry

電子元器件行業中有害物質(HS)控制方法概述 關鍵詞︰有害物質HS,無有害物質HSF,HS清單,供應商和材料風險 前    言 2006年7月1日開始,歐盟的RoHS指令正式生效。該指令對于世界各國有產品拋放到歐盟市場的電子電器設備製造商、供應商、貿易商等產生廣泛而深遠的影響。歐盟是中國是電子電器產品主要退場門到達站,RoHS指令對中國電子電器行業的影響非常大,有資料表明,這種影響可達數百億美元。 隨著世界各國和地區對有害物質(Hazardous Substance,簡稱HS)的限量要求的法規越來越多,如︰歐盟的包裝指令、汽車生命中止指令(ELV),韓國和中國等國家也相繼出台有害物質限量相關法規,對有害物質控制提出了新的要求。違反有害物質方面的要求,可能涉及違法而被指控。 電子元器件(如IC、三極管、二極體、晶振、電感、電容、電阻和變壓器等)是電子電器產品的基礎,由於其應用廣泛.。生產商即使不直接將其產品銷售到歐盟國家,但也難保其產品最終不會退場門到歐盟市場。因此,只要具有一定規模的電子元器件企業,不管是設計、生產和貿易企業,都需要包括歐盟RoH

電池指令2006/66/EC問答集彙整(II)

電池指令2006/66/EC問答集彙整(II)                                             NO.22/2008 電池生產者的定義根據指令中的第三條款,「生產者」意指在會員國領域內首次製造或提供第三方電池/蓄電池者(含使用於家電/車輛)。此定義與販售技巧且電池是否有無回收費用無關。 電池生產者 – 範例電池製造商或國內進口商,販買電池給零售業者並轉賣給會員國境內的使用者 (end-users)電池製造商或國內進口商是首次提供電池於市面上的人,因此他們是生產者。 零售業者於會員國內販售從其會員國 (境外) 購入的電池零售業者販賣在其他國家所購入的電池給會員國內的使用者。此零售業者是首次提供電池於會員國市場上販售的人,所以零售業者即為生產者。

電池指令2006/66/EC問答集彙整( I ) NO.21/2008

電池指令2006/66/EC問答集彙整( I ) NO.21/2008 自2006年9月26日起正式生效的電池指令2006/66/EC適用於所有市場銷售的電池/蓄電池。根據規定,會員國應於2008年9月26日之前將此指令轉化為其國內法令。歐盟在2008年4月再度更新其問答集內容,日後也將不定期更新。 指令中的防禦措施(Preventive measures)此項指令限制所有電池中汞的使用。另外也限制可攜式電池中鎘的使用,但是用於緊急和警報系統的可攜式電池被列為排外。 電池收集規定 電池指令的目標為大量收集廢棄電池/蓄電池。 消費者應該在免費和無須購買新電池的情形下將廢棄可攜式電池帶回至收集站 批發商業者在販售電池時應收集廢棄電池 工業電池的製造商有其責任從終端使用者手上收集工業電池 車輛電池的製造商應針對沒有透過ELV指令下收集的廢棄車輛電池成立收集方案 電池回收處理規定。所有收集起來的電池都需回收處理。然而、會員國可將含有汞、鎘、或是鉛的廢棄電池在下列兩種情況下以掩埋方式處理。 經過衝擊評估後的淘汰( phase out )重金屬國家策略為以廢棄掩埋方式取代回收處理 沒有可執行的終端

EU proposes public consultation NO.20/2008 to revise WEEE

The European Union proposed a public consultation for revising WEEE NO.20/2008. Starting from April 11, 2008, the European Union Executive Committee's Directorate General for the Environment proposed a public consultation for relevant stakeholders on the existing WEEE "Electronic and Electrical Equipment Waste Treatment Act" . The main topics are the following four-point target review of recycling targets: Regeneration rate, reuse and recycling targets Reuse targets of overall equipment Re-examination of each Member State's clear data targets for the implementation of WEEE, including medical equipment. Amendments to the scope of the directive’s control scope (establishing laws to integrate mutual consensus between member states and manufacturers) Coverage of the control scope (other products, components, excluded items, etc.) The scope of control has long been controversial in its implementation, so For further consultation. Producer Responsibility Clauses Waste Management Financial Disposal of Household/Non-Household Waste Responsibilities for Providing Consumer Information and Disposal Equipment Member States are currently focusing on flexible implementation of producer producer responsibility. However, the European Commission is concerned that failure to grant appropriate authority could lead to uneven environmental performance. &nb

The latest progress of the revision of RoHS and WEEE directives No.18/2008

The latest progress of the revision of the RoHS and WEEE directives No. 18/2008 On April 10, 2008, the European Union Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) held a meeting on the review of the RoHS and WEEE directives in Brussels. The main purpose of this meeting is to inform member states of the latest progress in the review of the two directives, as well as relevant information on the new RoHS exclusion project. The RoHS Committee has published the results of its second stakeholder consultation and issued responses and summaries of each item in the consultation. The committee published a draft decision on seven new exclusionary items and a proposal to remove one old exclusionary item. After discussion, the committee will accept comments from member states before May 9, and will then vote in accordance with procedures. The research related to the new substances will be finalized by Oko Institut before the end of June. The Commission announced the judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca BDE). The European Court of Justice ruled that this exclusionary project should be revoked before June 30, and electronic and electrical products sold in Europe after July 1 must not contain Deca BDE. The WEEE Committee attached a stakeholder consultation questionnaire to the WEEE review materials and stopped collecting questionnaires on June 5. The results are scheduled to be announced in the fall. The Committee reminds Member States that Article 1

RoHS newly added exclusion items (2008/385/EC) NO.19/2008

RoHS新增排外項目 (2008/385/EC)   NO.19/2008 2008年5月24日發行的歐盟官方公報中,委員會公佈了於2008年1月24日裁定的2008/385/EC 指令。其內容為在現行RoHS指令的排外項目附錄中,新增有關鉛和鎘的排外項目。 附錄新增了下列三項: 30.  使用於聲壓大於或等於100分貝的高功率音箱中的音圈轉換器上的電導體的電子或機械焊點中的鎘合金。Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical conductors located directly on the voice coil in transducers used in high-powered loudspeakers with sound pressure levels of 100 dB (A) and more. 31.  於無汞平面螢光燈(使用於液晶顯示器、設計或工業照明設備)中焊錫內含的鉛。Lead in soldering materials in mercur

REACH SVHC Screening

REACH SVHC screening please check your products According to the Registration, Evaluation, Restriction and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulations, substances of very high concern (SVHC) are hazardous substances that need to be controlled in addition to restricted substances (Appendix XVII). They are Category 1 and 2 carcinogenic, mutagenic, reproductive toxic substances (Cat. 1 and 2 CMR); persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances (PBT); highly persistent, bioaccumulative substances (vPvB) or substances of equal concern (e.g. endocrine disrupting substances). Due to the complexity of supply chains and production processes, SVHCs may be inadvertently introduced into a wide variety of consumer products. In order to ensure the competitiveness of products in the market, European companies have begun to require their suppliers to provide the results of testing the SVHC of their products. Authorization In order to encourage the use of safe and environmentally friendly chemicals, some SVHCs have been prioritized in the authorization process. Those SVHCs listed in Annex XIV will no longer be allowed to be sold on the market or imported into Europe after the date is set, unless the company has been authorized. In June 2009, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will publish the authorization list for the first time and will strictly review it every two years. Notification For products containing any SVHC exceeding 0.1% (w/w) and produced or imported in total quantities exceeding 1 metric ton per year, the manufacturer or importer must notify the European Chemistry Council. Year 2008

EN55022:2006 version new standard

EN55022:2006版新標準EN55022:2006版(資訊技術設備的無線電干擾限值和測量方法)已于2006年12月21日在OJ上公告,新版本的適用時間從2007-4-1起,強製生效時間是2009-10-1。而舊版本EN55022︰1998+A1 2000+A2 2003屆時亦將廢除使用。 該標準最重要的更新是增加了1G以上頻率輻射騷擾要求和重新定義了測試電信端口的測試方法. ISN的參數. 根據EN55022︰2006新版本的要求,資訊技術類產品, 如果產品的最高內部頻率大于108MHz,則需進行1G以上頻率輻射騷擾測試,最高需要測試至6GHz. 同時,帶網路和電信端口的產品必須強製進行電信端口的傳導測試, 例如, 網路端口(Land port, RJ45), 電話端口(Telecom, RJ11).

Pay attention to greenhouse gases and create a win-win future for all

關注溫室氣體,多贏共同未來 溫室效應 自工業革命以來,人類向大氣中排入的二氧化碳等吸熱性強的溫室氣體逐年增加,大氣的溫室效應也隨之增強(溫室效應,又稱“花房效應”,是大氣保溫效應的俗稱。)。 在地球的氣候長期演變過程中,溫室氣體在氣候變化的早期或地質年代,溫室氣體都是自然而非人為起源的。而隨著人類工業活動的發展,其主要來源包括如下三方面︰一是化石燃料利用排放的CO2等溫室氣體增加大氣中溫室氣體的濃度,溫室效應隨之增強而影響到氣候,這是人類活動造成氣候變暖的主要驅動力;二是農業和工業活動排放的CH4,CO2,N2O,PFC,HFC,SF6等溫室氣體進入大氣后,也透過溫室效應增強氣候變暖;三是土地利用變化導致的溫室氣體源/匯變化和地表反照率變化進一步影響氣候變化,這包括森林砍伐、城市化、植被改變和破壞等。 多數溫室氣體在大氣中留存很久,例如CO2可留存約120年,全氟碳化物生命期約為五萬年;也就是說今天釋放的廢氣,在一個世紀或數百個世紀后才會消失。依據2007年IPCC(The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)評估報告,如果大氣中CO2含

The European Commission proposes a new amendment No.17/2008 to Batteries 2006/66/EC

歐盟委員會針對電池2006/66/EC提出新修正                            No.17/2008 2008年4月17日,歐盟執委會(European Commission)針對2006年公告的2006/66/EC「電池、蓄電池、廢電池及廢蓄電池」中第6(2)條款提出說明。其內容明確地表示:| Conteúdo: 2008年9月26日後,不符合指令的電池無法上架 (placed on the Community market)。 2008年9月26日前上架販售的電池,如不符合指令也毋需下架。 2008/12/EC 稍早在3月19日,歐盟官方公報裡刊登了針對2006/66/EC的增修指令2008/12/EC。其內容並無影響指令執行的重大變更,主要為對2006/66/EC中之部分條文加入更詳細的說明

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