Denmark: Legislation on autonomous robots Denmark has published Legislation on the Autonomous Robots (Bekendtgørelse om forsøg med og test af selvkørende enheder). The legal draft will make it possible to use and test autonomous robots. Municipalities will be able to designate areas as test zones where tests of the robots can be carried out....
United Kingdom: Updates on CE marking for construction products The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced that the recognition of Conformité Européenne’ (CE) marking for a subset of construction products placed on the market in Great Britain will continue beyond the previously stated deadline of the 30 June 2025. This legislation applies to Great...
Taiwan: Planned BSMI certification for Stationary Lithium Battery Storage Appliances Taiwan has announced its intention to make Stationary Lithium Battery Storage Appliances subject to its national product conformity certification BSMI. To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it is expected that renewable energy power generation equipment and energy storage systems will gradually enter households. Due...
EU: Public consultation on the Fertilising Products Regulation The EU Commission has announced its intention to launch a new public consultation on the Fertilising Products Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. The regulation has applied since July 2022. It lays down common rules on safety, quality and labelling requirements for CE-marked fertilising products. The initiative will assess...
Switzerland: Updated requirements for equipment for air conditioning, refrigeration and heat production Switzerland has published Ordinance of the Federal Council concerning amendments to annexes 2.10 of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (Chemicals Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem, Fedlaw number: SR 814.81)....
New Zealand: Cabinet paper removing barriers to overseas building products New Zealand is planning to reduce trade barriers for construction products coming from overseas. It has recently published a document wich includes the Cabinet paper (and appendices) seeking policy approval for a package of changes to the Building Act 2004 to remove barriers in...
Japan: IoT Product Security Conformity Assessment Scheme Policy Draft The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has published an IoT Product Security Conformity Assessment Scheme Policy Draft. In scope are products that have the ability to send and receive data using Internet Protocol (IP), including products that are indirectly connected to the...
Bahrain: New Minimum Energy Performance Standard for refrigerators Bahrain has published a draft technical regulation that specifies the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) and testing requirements of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers and applies to: (a) Household Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are electrically operated (b) Household Refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with a total capacity up to 1500...
Australia: New standard for bicycle helmets The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has completed a review of the safety standard for bicycle helmets and recommended the Minister update it to now reference two voluntary Australian standards and four overseas voluntary standards. The Minister has agreed with the ACCC’s recommendation, and the new safety standard commenced...
Moldova: Further harmonization of technical requirements for products with the EU law Moldova has published two further Technical Regulations to harmonize its requirements with the EU. The products in scope are textiles and footwear. The first regulation is the Government Decision No. 11/2024 for the approval of the Technical Regulation on textile fibre names...
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