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Russian customs again accepting non-Russian EAC certificates

As anticipated in the last issue of Nemko News in Brief, the problem with Russian customs not accepting regional EAC certificates issued in the other EAEU member states (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia) has finally been resolved. 

Kenya implements energy efficiency requirements for certain electrical products

Apparently from 1 July this year, Kenya will start to enforce their energy efficiency testing/certification scheme for certain electrical equipment.

New manager of DNV GL Nemko Presafe

Mr.Trond Lund has been appointed as the new managing director for DNV GL Nemko Presafe.

Boycott of Qatar is not affecting product certification

According to well informed contacts within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the current political issues between Qatar and neighboring countries in the Gulf region (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain) plus Egypt, will not affect the current GSO certification/G-marking scheme for electrical equipment and toys.

Singapore implements RoHS Requirements

Based on the Environmental Protection and Management Act Order 2016 (issued by the Ministry for the Environment & Water Resources - MEWR), restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in certain categories of electrical and electronic equipment is implemented in Singapore from 1 June this year.

The CB scheme management meeting in Japan

On 17-18 May, the annual IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC) meeting took place in Yokohama, Japan.

Gulf Notified Bodies’ meetings in Dubai

At the invitation of the GSO management (the regional authority for standards and certification under the GCC, Gulf Cooperation Council) , representatives of the current 24 appointed Notified Bodies  for certification of products under the Low Voltage Technical Regulation (BD-142004-01) in the Arabic Gulf region, met in Dubai 10-12 April.
 

Multiple Indian languages on electronic products

The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved guidelines issued by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) about the display of text in 22 Indian languages on certain electronic devices from 1 July this year.

Gulf Notified Body meeting in Manama Bahrain

At the end of January, the GSO (Gulf Standards Organization) arranged the first meeting with the present group of 23 Notified Bodies. These Notified Bodies are authorised by GSO to certify the electrical products as currently required by the new regional regulation (BD-142004-01 - Gulf Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances). 

Market access conditions ‘down-under'

According to regulations in Australia and New Zealand, most types of electrical articles used by or around consumers are subject to mandatory certification prior to sale. 
Such electrical articles are known as ‘declared articles’ and must comply with the relevant Australian/New Zealand standards and carry the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM

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