| To: HKEA Members | ||
| Exporters'
News Alert
22.04.2008 | ||
| European Commission announces fees and charges for REACH | ||
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The European Commission announced the fees and charges that will be charged for registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals under the new REACH registration procedures on 18 April 2008. |
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| EU and US joint forces on safeguarding toy safety | ||
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The EU Commissioner for consumer protection has been holding talks with the US Product Safety Commission to discuss a joint approach to product safety, in particular with regard to toys from mainland China.
As regard to safeguarding toy safety, the US Product Safety Commission said that voluntary standards would be preferred over further legislation... |
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| European Court annuls Commission's legalising of hazardous DecaBDE | ||
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The European Court of Justice partially annulled a Commission Decision on the use of the substance DecaBDE on 1 April 2008. This substance is a type of bromine-based flame retardant and is principally used as a flame retardant in polymers, particularly those used in casings for electronic and electrical equipment (EEE)... |
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