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Final SCCS Opinion on the safety of presence of BPA in clothing articles published
The EU Commission and its Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) in clothing articles.
European Commission Guidance on Free Movement of Goods
What do the guidance documents on the free movement of goods from the European Commission state?
Find here more information on the three documents.
Most recent EU regulatory updates on the use of cannabis ingredients in cosmetics
The regulatory domain of cannabis has been lately impacted by a number of international developments. Focusing particularly on the EU perspective, let us take/have a look at the most recent updates that have happened in the last six months.
New EU Cybersecurity Strategy and new rules to make physical and digital critical entities more resilient
On December 16, 2020, the European Commission published the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade.
Read more about the topic in this article.
New ISO standard available for COVID Ventilator
The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked a great impact, especially for medical devices, and there has been a much necessary adaptation effort. In this respect, the International Standards Organization (ISO) has announced the elaboration of new standards on Ventilators and Pulse Oximeters.
ECJ delivers a judgment on a Defeat device on diesel engine
The Court of Justice of the European Union released a Judgement regarding the placing on the market of defeat devices on diesel engines. Read more about it here.
Rapid Antigen Tests use across Europe: the EU Commission’s Recommendation
Rapid antigen tests are not the most reliable methodology for COVID-19 diagnostic, but they can be a useful tool to face the ongoing pandemic because of their short turnaround times and reduced cost.
New Chinese Safety Standard for Electric Vehicle Batteries
On May 12, 2020, the Chinese government has published a new safety standard for batteries of electric vehicles, the GB 38031-2020 standard.
Central traceability system & implant cards mandatory as of May 2021
As of May 1, 2021, notification of the insertion and removal of implantable devices will become mandatory in Belgium for stents, mechanical cardiac and ophthalmological implants, and some other implants