News & briefings on European standards testing related product regulations



Latest reports: December 2018

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	Current news highlights covered in our analytical reports:

Eco-design and energy labelling: first texts of next-generation specifications published -- 2 years to prepare Drones: first technical regulation Robots and artificial intelligence: consultation on first regulatory guidelines Counterfeit goods: product safety cases rising Electronic customs clearance: EU acknowledges failure of current programmes and requests comments on where to go from here Non-agricultural pesticides: a national regulation prevails Chemicals: new bans on carcinogenic chemicals used in textile processing Chemicals: update to EU rolling action plan for evaluation of substances suspected but not proved to be dangerous Nanomaterials: two new data-bases opened *Health & Safety: new restrictions on exposure to chemicals Toy Safety* Directive: review of effectiveness Radio spectrum: more bandwidth freed for short-range devices and IoT Wooden pallets and crates: presentation of electronic phytosanitary certificates imposed at customs 2019 EU Work Programme issued: what plans for new technical regulation? A court case: who is liable for submission of compliance documentation? Climate change: EU backs UN view on urgency Automotive emissions: latest updates Cyber-security: unsatisfactory progress towards stronger protection What constitutes an EU-wide safety crisis? Free Trade: new FTA EU-Vietnam Brexit: EU steps up contingency planning for no deal Alarms, flares and signalling devices: new safety precautions Routine standards updates: radio equipment, pressure equipment, low-voltage electrical safety, EMC, ATEX products, construction products

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