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Japan - VCCI and Telecommunication Port Testing Notice

http://www.vcci.jp/vcci_e/topics/new091111.html

CISPR standard up for a vote

CISPR standard up for a vote: "The preview of Edition 3 of CISPR 16-1-1—the international standa..."

USA - FDA - Recognized Concensus Standards

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfStandards/search.cfm

All Countries - OSH Regulations

http://www.jniosh.go.jp/icpro/jicosh-old/english/links/index.html

Japan - OSH Regulations

http://www.jniosh.go.jp/icpro/jicosh-old/english/topics/OSHLegislation.html#Laws

India - Use of low power wireless equipment - 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz

http://bit.ly/3c3sO2

India - Indoor use of low power wireless equipment - 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz

http://bit.ly/2zjmEr

Saudi Arabia - Country of Origin Marking Permanently Marked On Products

http://tinyurl.com/yhmo9wr

Kenya - Products Exempt from PVoC Program

http://www.kenyapvoc.com/72618/872288/2153914

Kenya - Mandatory Products under PVoC Program

http://www.kenyapvoc.com/72618/872288/Products-Covered.pdf

India - Telecom Specifications

http://www.tec.gov.in/app-specs.html

USA - Understanding the FCC Regulations for Computers and Other Digital Devices

From the FCC website


http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet62/oet62rev.pdf

Japan - J-Moss (Japanese ROHS)

http://pc1.db1.co.jp/jeita_eps/jmoss_en.htm

Saudi Arabia - Medical Devices

http://sfda.gov.sa/En/MedicalEquipments/Topics/interim_E2.htm

Macau - Low power and short distance radiocommunication equipments which are exempted from governmental authorization

http://www.dsrt.gov.mo/por/laws/173_2002.html

Japan - Consumer Product Safety

http://www.jiko.nite.go.jp/htdocs/AcSearchE/ASP/index.html

Egypt - Standards for Wired Telecommunication Devices

http://www.tra.gov.eg/english/DPages_DPagesDetails.asp?ID=196&Menu=2

USA: ITAR compliance: ignorance of defense export regulations is no excuse - Military & Aerospace Electronics

ITAR compliance: ignorance of defense export regulations is no excuse - Military & Aerospace Electronics

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Europe - REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) Guidance Documents

http://guidance.echa.europa.eu/guidance_en.htm

All Countries - Solar Photovoltaic Panel Testing Video

http://www.tuv.com/jp/en/pv_test_video.html

Argentina - Stops Safety Certication for UPSs, PDUs, Temporary Power Taps and the like under Resolution 92

Such products to be certified must have IRAM certified standard plugs and outlets.

Mexico - Customs Procedure for Exporting to Mexico

http://www.otaymesa.org/CustomsProced_Export_Mexico.doc

China - CCC for Telecommunication Equipment

http://219.238.178.8/download/edg20.doc

USA - CPSC Launches Product Safety Agency into Social Media

?CPSC 2.0? Launches Product Safety Agency into Social Media: Consumers to Be Informed of Important Safety Issues Faster and More Frequently

Shared via AddThis

China - CCC for Household Electrical Appliances

http://219.238.178.8/download/edg16.doc

All Countries - Understanding Zigbee, IEEE 802.15.5

From Bionable:

http://info.bioenabletech.com/technologies/zigbee/ZigBee.ppt#1

Mexico - Procedures for Conformity Assessment of Telecom Equipment

From NIST

http://ts.nist.gov/Standards/Global/upload/1_Mexico_COFETEL_Mexican_PEC_Brief_Explanation_Submitted_by_Mexico_English_Version.pdf

Nigeria - SONCAP - Regulated Products

http://www.cenbank.org/OUT/CIRCULARS/TED/2009/TED.FEM.FPC.GEN.01.095.09.PDF

Hong Kong - Local Certification Bodies (LCB) Accredited to Provide Full Range of Equipment Telecom Testing and Certification Services

http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/press_rel/2009/Sep_2009_r3.html

EU - Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment

http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/energyefficiency/pdf/CoC%20Brodband%20Equipment/Code%20of%20Conduct%20Broadband%20Equipment%20V3%20final.pdf

EU - ECO Design Legislation

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/ecodesign/legislation_en.htm

Germany - PAH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

http://www.zls-muenchen.de/de/left/aktuell/pdf/zek_01-08_pak_verbindlich_engl.pdf

All Countries - IECEE CB Procedure Rules

http://www.iecee.org/Operational_documents/iecee_documents/od-cb2002_ed.12.0.pdf

USA - FDA: Warning Letters and Enforcement

http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/default.htm

USA - FDA: Laws and Regulations (Radiation-Emitting Products)

http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/ElectronicProductRadiationControlProgram/LawsandRegulations/default.htm

EU - Ban on Products Containing Dimethyl-fumarate

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:074:0032:0034:EN:PDF

All Countries - Harmonized Tariff (HS) Code Solution

If your company needs the HS codes, MFN customs duty rates or preferential duty rates (based on any free trade agreement) you can always refer to a low-cost solution called WorldTariff (www.worldtariff.com).  WorldTariff was acquired by FedEx in 2000 and provides customs duty and inland tax information for over 129 foreign countries.  The cost to obtain information is a nominal US$7 per query payable by credit card. 

The benefits of doing country-specific research prior to the import/export is that the importer/exporter can select the lowest accurate duty rate and applicable HS code, thereby minimizing customs duties and customs processing delays, while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Japan - Overview of VCCI

http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/events_e/overview_nagasawa.ppt

All Countries - Machinery Safety

http://www.safetybase.com/

USA - FTC and "Made in USA" Claims

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/adv/bus03.pdf

Russia - Rostechnadzor (RTN) Permit

Rostechnadzor, RTN permit (formerly Gosgorteknadzor, GGTN)is concerned only with permission to operate potentially hazardous equipment (termed Technical
Devices in the Regulations).

Groups of Technical Devices subject to licensing by RTN:
* Hoisting and conveying machinery such as cranes, hoists, rigs, lifts, escalators, passenger
conveyors, aerial tramways, and other equipment.
* Boiler units equipment, steam and hot-water pipelines, pressure equipment (pressure exceeding 0.7kgf/cm2 ).
*Explosion-proof and mining electric equipment. (If explosion proof certification is required, then this must be obtained before the RTN permit can be issued).
* Technical devices for mining and ore-dressing enterprises, and sub-soil facilities unrelated to extraction or natural resources.
* Equipment and instruments used at blasting operations for industrial purposes.
* Gas equipment for boilers, process lines and devices, gas burner units, tank and flow water heaters.
* Technical devices for oil and gas production enterprises (oil and gas production equipment, gas refining equipment, drilling equipment, prospecting and geological survey equipment, main pipeline transportation equipment).
* Technical devices at hazardous industrial facilities for chemical, petrochemical, oil refining and other industries operating with explosive, inflammable, toxic or aggressive media. Such equipment includes tanks, reactors, pressure vessels, machinery, together with cryogenic, electrolysis, mass-exchange, heat-exchange, grinding, straining, and drying equipment. Also furnaces, reservoirs, as
well as other equipment delivered both separately and in packages comprised of components and sub-assemblies.
* Technical devices for hazardous industrial facilities for grain storage and processing.
* Equipment for hazardous industrial facilities for ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy such as blast furnaces, coke and steel works together with process equipment for non-ferrous metallurgy.
* Vacuum and other steel refining plant; continuous casting machines for steel and semi-continuous casting machines for non-ferrous metals and equipment for them; pipe-rolling, aluminium and copper wire/rod plants; bloom, billet, section and plate mills.
* Electric furnaces; electric furnaces units and devices for producing ferrous and non-ferrous melts and alloys on the basis of these melts (induction furnaces and their associated plant; induction heating units and devices; arc ore thermal furnaces; resistor furnaces and units).
* Pig iron smelting equipment.
* Gas protection respiration apparatuses (insulation respirators, air apparatuses, insulation and filtering escape [breathing] apparatuses); gas control instruments; technical devices including special protection suits for elimination of emergency situations.
* Automation instruments and devices used as hazardous industrial facilities (technological process control and adjustment instruments; software and hardware complexes for automated systems; devices and instruments for measuring mechanical values; safety automation instruments; pressure regulators, meters, gas analyzers).
* Fluid and vacuum pumps; pump aggregates; air and gas compressors including spare parts.
* Special tanks and containers; liquefied gas tanks; tanks for explosive, inflammable and toxic media.
* Pipelines and their units manufactured of steel, non-ferrous metals, alloys and non-metal materials for hazardous industrial facilities.
* Electric welding equipment operated at hazardous industrial facilities.
* Valves, accessories and fittings for technical devices operated at hazardous industrial facilities.

Australia - EMC Standards

http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310707

Gabon - Telecommunications Law

http://www.droit-afrique.com/images/textes/Gabon/Gabon%20-%20Telecom.pdf

Lebanon - Telecom/Radiocom Type Approval FAQs

http://www.tra.gov.lb/Type-approval-Questions-and-Answers

Ukraine - New Regulations on Packagiung Waste

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+Regulations+On+Packaging+Waste.-a0206357545

All Countries - Crypto Law

http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/CLS2.HTM

Taiwan - BSMI Regulates Radio Navigational Aid Apparatus

CCC Code: 8526.91.90.00-0

Radio navigational aid apparatus (inspection scope: those only vehicle Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers or handheld GPS receivers

Japan - PSE Mark for External Power Supplies

You will be shipping a product with external power supply to various customers in Japan, but do not have an importer yet. As required by METI, the PSE logo must be marked on the external power supply together with the certification body logo and importer name (reporting supplier) or logo as regsitered in METI. The importer (reporting supplier" must also hold a certified copy of the PSE cert.

Interested on some solutions to this problem when you have no importer in Japan yet but need to be ready since you have notify the power supply vendor to provide you with marked up power supplies with the PSE Mark and importer name (takes a long time).

Singapore - Line Terminal Equipment Standards

http://www.ida.gov.sg/Policies%20and%20Regulation/20060424152936.aspx

Singapore - Radiocommunication Equipment Standards

http://www.ida.gov.sg/Policies%20and%20Regulation/20060424155810.aspx

Israel - Required Package Markings

These equipment package markings are required as part of the safety/emc certification requirements for Israel

Name of manufacturer:
Country of manufacture:
Manufacturing year:
Name of the importer:
Address of the importer:


Hebrew


שם היצרן
ארץ יצור
שנת יצור
שם היבואן
כתובת יבואן

Australia - Radio Frequency Allocation Table

http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2713

Australia - Energy Efficiency Regulations

http://www.energyrating.gov.au

USA - CPSC Chief "Comply with new rules aimed at keeping children's products safe, or face the potential of big fines"

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5isWVbwlzm8KOtOr7CMpMjpDovEIAD99J3B1O0

Source: Google and Associated Press

Belarus - Mandatory List of Products and Standards

http://www.gosstandart.gov.by/txt/Ob-podtv-sootv/docs/pall08.pdf

All Countries - WTO

http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm

EU - Notification of Unsafer Consumer Products - Rapex Statistics

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).


http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/docs/stats04-04-2009.pdf

USA- Smart Grid interoperability Standards Roadmap

http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/InterimSmartGridRoadmapNISTRestructure.pdf

EU - Medical Devices

http://www.emergogroup.com/sites/all/themes/emergo/flash/animation/index.html

USA - FCC - Mobile and Portable Device RF Exposure Equipment Authorization Procedures

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/presentations/files/feb08/Mobile_Portable_RFx_Procedures_Updates_Feb_08.pdf


http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=20676&switch=P

USA - FCC - Interpreting FCC Comments

From the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council


http://www.npstc.org/documents/Searching_4_FCC_docs_Tutorial_animated_20080604_JS_081208.ppt#1

Argentina - INTI Battery Regulations

http://www.inti.gov.ar/baterias.htm

All Countries, Arc Flash Hazard Videos

Interesting videos from Westex Inc. website showing hazards associated with control/switch gear and the need to wear protective clothing and PPE when working around such equipment

http://www.westexinc.com/flash_video/westex.html

Mexico - NOM and Harmonized Tariff Code

Starting May 1, 2009, all NOM certificates for Mexico will include the Harmonized Tariff Code. This code (which may be obtained from the import/export responsible person of your company or shipping agent must be provided to the Mexico certification body prior to them issuing the NOM cert. It is stronly recommended to make sure that this code is correct and relates to the product in question.

Australia - RCM Mark

China - CCC FAQ

Question:

For CCC, we are using a factory that was previously inspected for CCC for another customer. Do we need to have the first factory inspection repeated and pay for the full inspection cost?

Answer:

If the factory has been inspected for the same category of products (example: servers is Category 09 in CCC) as the other customer, then no first factory inspection is required.

If the factory has been previously inspected for a category of product (example: servers is category 09) but your products are ethernet switches - ie category 16), then a category extension inspection will be required for CCC, but not the full inspection audit.

USA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Publications

http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/publication.AthruZ?pType=AthruZ

China - CCC - Luminaires

http://219.238.178.8/download/edg23.doc

China - CCC for Wires and Cables

http://219.238.178.8/download/edg2.doc

International Approvals Round Table Discussion Seminars

http://www.tuv.com/us/en/international_approvals_round_table_complimentary_seminar_.html

Bahrain - Mandatory Standards

http://www.moic.gov.bh/MoIC/En/Commerce/Resources/StandardizationConsumerProtection/Resources/StandardsMetrologyDirectorate/Technical+Regulations/

Qatar - Mandatory Standards

http://www.qs.org.qa/publications/encat07.pdf

Peru - Mandatory Standards

http://www.bvindecopi.gob.pe/wcircu/query.exe?cod_user=wwwcircu&key_user=wwwcircu&base=02&periodo=1&fmt=02&nreg=200&idioma=all&boolexp=s&trunca=$/(153)&conect1=^&boolexp2=nmp&trunca=$/(3)

El Salvador - SIGET - Limits for Radiocom Equipment using Spread Spectrum, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WLAN

http://www.siget.gob.sv/documentos/telecomunicaciones/formularios/requisitios_para_la_utilizacion_de_frecuencias_sin_concesion01.pdf

El Salvador - Telecommunication Law

English:

http://www.siget.gob.sv/documentos/telecomunicaciones/legislacion/reglamento_de_la_ley_de_telecom__ingles_0.pdf

Spanish:

http://www.siget.gob.sv/documentos/telecomunicaciones/legislacion/reglamento_de_la_ley_de_telecom__espanol_1029.pdf

Argentina - Radio Frequency Allocation Table

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnc.gov.ar%2Fhomologaciones%2FFaq.asp&sl=es&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Argentina - CNC Telecom / Radiocom Technical Standards

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnc.gov.ar%2Fhomologaciones%2FFaq.asp&sl=es&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Argentina - CNC Telecom / Radiocom Regulations

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnc.gov.ar%2Fhomologaciones%2FFaq.asp&sl=es&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Europe - R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Guidance Documents

http://www.rtteca.com/html/download_area.htm

Global Legal Information Network

GLIN is a searchable online database containing the following categories of legal documents for jurisdictions spanning the globe:

Laws
Judicial Decisions
Legislative Records
Legal Literature


http://www.glin.gov

Technologies - Smart Grid by IEEE

"Recorded at IEEE Energy 2030 Conference, this program explains the smart grid and its importance for reducing our carbon footprint through the use of communications and computing technology to improve electricity transmission and distribution"

http://www.ieee.org/portal/site/ieeetv/menuitem.6ce799f946c20d660374ca695bac26c8/index.jsp?&pName=ieee.tv.viewer&path=membport/ieee_tv&file=SPC_SmartGrid.xml&vid=107465&play=true

Brazil - Mandatory List of Regulated Products

In Portuguese - includes regulations and applicable standards

http://www.inmetro.gov.br/qualidade/prodCompulsorios.asp

Japan - JIS Standards

http://www.webstore.jsa.or.jp/webstore/Top/indexEn.jsp

Canada - Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations/regulations/crc-c1038/menu.htm

Canada - Consumer Product Safety Act - Bill C-6

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/legislation/acts-lois/bill_c6-loi-eng.php

USA - FDA Medical Devices - Quality System Regulations

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=820

USA - FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/49cfr571_02.html

USA - Food and Drug Administration

Laws, Regulations, Guidances, and Enforcement Actionsabout Advertising Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices

http://www.fda.gov/oc/promotion/laws.html

Europe - REACH Automotive Industry Guidelines

http://www.clepa.eu/index.php?id=223

Jordan - Telecom Terminal Equipment Specifications

http://www.trc.gov.jo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=752&lang=english

Thailand - Classification of Telecom and Radiocom Equipment

http://www.ntc.or.th/uploadfiles/1222404648_typesofconformityprocedures.pdf

Semiconductor Industry Standards - JEDEC

http://www.jedec.org/download/default.cfm

USA - FCC and Medical Device Radiocommunication Service

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-23A1.pdf

Malaysia - Mandatory Standards

http://www.st.gov.my/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=356&Itemid=660


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South Korea - Industrial Standards Database

http://www.ats.go.kr/english/com/search_ks.asp?OlapCode=ATSU27


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Chile - Regulated Products for Safety

http://www.sec.cl/portal/page?_pageid=33,70365,33_2261798&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL



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Europe - Motor Vehicle Regulations

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/legis/latest/chap133010.htm


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Understanding Radio Spectrum (Video)

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/radio_spectrum/_document_storage/videos/what_is_rs.swf



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South Korea - Lithium Battery Regulations

New regulations are in force. Will provide updates soon


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China - CCC for Audio / Video Products

http://219.238.178.8/download/edg17.doc


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Australia - AS/ACIF Standards for A-Tick Mark

Telecommunication Standards to determine coimpliance with Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) or Customer Cabling can be downloaded in this link


http://www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/standards



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South Korea - New Korea Certification (KC) Scheme

Replaces EK Mark and adds two certification schemes depending on product risk level


http://scs.ktl.re.kr/mode/download/KC%20scheme.pdf



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Canada - FAQ - Registration of Electrical Products with the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) in Ontario

Note:

FAQ

http://www.esasafe.com/pdf/frequently_asked_questions_manufacturers.pdf

ESA Announcement

http://www.esasafe.com/pdf/product_safety/manufacturer_obligiation.pdf



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Australia - Safety for Non-Perscribed Equipment

A person who sells non-prescribed electrical equipment must comply with section 120 of the Safety Regulation. Generally speaking all non-prescribed electrical equipment must comply with the safety criteria of AS/NZS3820 (Essential safety requirements for low voltage electrical equipment). This would include, but not be limited to:

· a test report showing compliance to the relevant Australian product standard;
· if no relevant Australian product standard exists, a test report showing compliance to another relevant standard such as AS/NZS3350.1, AS/NZS60335.1 or AS/NZS 3100;
· a certificate of approval issued as per relevant Australian/NZ legislation;
· another method consistent with clause 5 of AS/NZS 3820

Equipment listed in schedule 3 of the Regulation which does not meet the regulatory definitions of AS/NZS 4417.2 Appendix E is non-prescribed. For example:
· appliance connectors or cord extension sockets that fall within the scope of AS/NZS3123;
· plugs or socket-outlets within the scope of AS/NZS 31311;
· cord extension sockets and outlet devices with a rating greater than 20A;
· television receivers without a single cathode tube, such as plasma screen and LCD devices; and
· water heaters with a capacity less than 4.5l or greater than 680l, or instantaneous types that do not have live parts in contact with the water.

Electrical installations
Some equipment through a process of onboard electrical work and manufacture, conducted by appropriately qualified persons who ensure the final assembly is electrically safe, become an electrical installation. Examples include, but are not limited to:
· a refrigeration system that is build onboard with a separate compressor connected to one or more condenser units in one or more cooled cavities (freezer, ice maker or fresh food refrigerated compartments); or
· a power supply system/battery charger manufactured onboard using a transformer, separate rectification assembly and separate voltage regulation parts.

Individual pieces of electrical equipment that make up the installation may be either prescribed or non-prescribed and each should be managed accordingly.

Further Sources of Information
Electrical Safety Office
Email: equipmentsafety@deir.qld.gov.au



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China - CCC - Information Technology Equipment

http://219.238.178.8/download/edg22.doc



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Malaysia - Penalties due to non-compliance with Communications and Multimedia Act/Regulations

http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/spectrum/pdf/ComplianceEnforcement.pdf



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Malaysia - Radio Frequency Allocation Table

http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/tech_map/Spectrum%20Plan_Final.pdf



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Canada - Licence-exempt Radio Apparatus Standards List

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/h_sf01341.html


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Europe - RTTE Directive Guidance Document

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/rtte/guidance_en.pdf



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Europe - Ecodesign Directive for Standby and Off Mode Electric Power Consumption

Applies to electrical and electronic household and office equipment

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:339:0045:0052:EN:PDF


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United States - Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.html



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Europe - FAQ on R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/rtte/faq.htm#notification


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