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IECEE launches new certification categories
24 April 2024

IECEE launches new certification categories

Components and sub-assemblies and specific aspects of an end-product covered by new CB scheme services. More…

Regulatory updates in the UK
01 November 2023

Regulatory updates in the UK

Extension of recognition of the CE mark and new cyber security regulation keep the UK top of mind. More…

NYTT TILLÄGG TILL FÖRORDNING (EU) 10/2011
07 September 2023

NYTT TILLÄGG TILL FÖRORDNING (EU) 10/2011

En översikt över de viktigaste förändringarna i EU:s förordning om material och produkter i plast som är avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel. More…

Newly approved EU Battery Regulation explained
11 August 2023

Newly approved EU Battery Regulation explained

What you need to know about the new EU Battery Regulation. More…

Safety of electrical products in the EU
28 March 2023

Safety of electrical products in the EU

A recent TIC Council study found a 15 % increase in unsafe CE-marked products on the EU market since 2017. In this blog post, Fredrik Wennersten, Chief Certification Officer, NCB Sweden at Intertek Semko AB, who assisted the survey on behalf of Intertek Semko, reflects on the proliferation of unsafe products on the EU market. More…

Amending the EU Radio Equipment Directive
19 January 2023

Amending the EU Radio Equipment Directive

On Nov 23, 2022, the European Parliament published the directive 2022/2380, which will amend the Radio Equipment Directive (RED - 2014/53/EU) in two steps. More…

EU Parliament and Council agree on new EU Battery Regulation
13 December 2022

EU Parliament and Council agree on new EU Battery Regulation

On December 9, 2022 the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a new regulation on batteries and waste batteries, covering a framework of rules regarding design, production and waste treatment of batteries. In this blog post, Intertek’s Maria Wesselmark and Andreas Nyman discuss the regulation and its implications on industry. More…

Brexit Update - September 2022
06 September 2022

Brexit Update - September 2022

One of the first blog posts I wrote concerned BREXIT, a hot topic in 2020. Still a hot topic, here’s a summary of the latest Brexit developments (as per the UK government website, August 2022.) More…

Delegated supplementary Regulation RED
02 March 2022

Delegated supplementary Regulation RED

EU strengthens the cybersecurity of wireless device and products More…

Are sustainable batteries possible?
13 December 2021

Are sustainable batteries possible?

A “sustainable battery” implies that its production, use, and end-of-life handling is done without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs; environmentally, socially, and economically. Eva Fontes, Director of Transportation Technologies North Europe, discusses opportunities as well as stumbling blocks on the road to a truly sustainable battery value chain. More…

IEC CAB meeting
02 December 2021

IEC CAB meeting

After seven years as an elected member of the IEC CAB (Conformity Assessment Board), Fredrik Wennersten recently attended his last CAB meeting at the 85th IEC GENERAL MEETING in United Arab Emirates (Dubai). More…

The S Mark
30 July 2021

The S Mark

Fredrik Wennersten, Chief Certification Officer at Intertek’s National Certification Body in Sweden shares some thoughts on the history of the S mark and what it means to manufacturers and consumers today. More…

100 years of standardization
26 February 2021

100 years of standardization

An historical overview of Swedish conformity assessment and standardization. More…

Kalibrering: Behovet av tillförlitliga mätinstrument vid elsäkerhetsmätningar
Brexit
02 October 2020

Brexit

Impact on regulatory compliance and product conformity assessment. More…