European Union Archives - Page 23 of 24

EU sets eco-design requirements for household tumbler dryers

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has issued a regulation implementing new energy efficiency requirements for household tumbler dryers. The regulation, which was published in October 2012 in the Officia... Read More...

EU postpones tighter cadmium restrictions under REACH regulations

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has issued regulations temporarily delaying the implementation of more restrictive requirements regarding the use of cadmium in certain plastic materials. In May 2011, ... Read More...

EU Commission updates list of standards for Medical Device Directive

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has issued a revised and updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity with the essential requirements its Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical... Read More...

EU Commission issues new standards list for In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the essential requirements of its Directive 98/79/EC, dealing with in-vitro d... Read More...

Updated standards list for active implantable medical devices Issued by EU Commission

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity with the essential requirements of its Directive 90/385/EEC, relating to active im... Read More...

New list of standards issued for EU’s Machinery Directive

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has issued an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the essential requirements of its Directive 2006/42/EC, also known as the Machin... Read More...

Updated list of standards released for EU’s directive on General Product Safety

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the essential requirements of its Directive 2001/95/EC, related to general pr... Read More...

European Commission asks CENELEC to produce a European Standard for powerline modems

Following the failure of the Power Line Telecommunications (PLT) amendment of CISPR 22 to reach the Committee Draft for Vote (CDV) stage, the European Commission has asked the European electrotechnical standard... Read More...

European Union recasts energy labeling requirements directive

In support of the European Union’s (EU’s) stated goal of achieving a 20% savings in energy consumption by 2020, the EU Commission has published a “recast” version of its directive on the labeling of energy-cons... Read More...

European Commission Extends the Validity of the 1998 Edition of EN 55022

The European Commission has extended the period of use of EN 55022 and its amendments as a harmonized standard until 1 October 2011. The standard had been set to lose its status as a harmonized standard giving... Read More...