C&K Testing Technology News of May 2017...

Recently, Maine added two flame retardants, decaBDE and HBCDD, into its list of priority chemicals....

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On 26 December 2016, 11 Chinese ministries published Notification for the effectiveness of Amendment on hexabromocyclododecane (‘HBCDD’) under the Stockholm Convention as regards Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The amendment becomes effective since 26 December 2016. Our HBCDD ban includes: I. The production, use, import and export of HBCDD are prohibited since 26 December 2016, unless otherwise specified in the Stockholm Convention as regards Persistent Organic Pol...

On 29 Aug. 2016, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) and Standardisation Administration of the People's Republic of China published Chinese National Standards Notification No. 14 of Year 2016 to approve 319 national standards, the majority of which targets at electrical and electronic products including guidance and test standards for hazardous substances. Extract of some standards: SN Standard No...

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On 31 March 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2016/460 to amend on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) involving Annexes IV (List of substances subject to waste management provisions set out in Artic...

On 2 March 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2016/293 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as regards Annex I. It includes specific exemption on intermediate us...

On 12 January 2016, the European Commission published decisions on authorising 13 enterprises to use HBCDD (a kind of brominated frame retardant) on the Official Journal of the European Commission....

The Member State officials of the REACH Commission backed the proposal with regard to authorisation on use of Hexabromocyclododecane (hereinafter referred to as "HBCDD") in expanded polystyrene (EPS) for building insulation at the meeting of...

U.S. Minnesota passed Bill SF1215 to ban partial use of flame retardants in children’s products and upholstered furniture on 19 May 2015....

According to coverage of Chemical Watch on 23 June 2015, an environmental NGO shows that the authorisation of the flame retardant HBCCD should not be granted to use in expanded polystyrene....

Echa’s Risk Assessment Committee (Rac) adopted an Opinion on the restriction of the flame retardant decaBDE at its June meeting....

The EU Commission issues Amendment (EU) 2015/863 to RoHS 2.0 (2011/65/EU) to include four phthalates (DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP) in the list of restricted substances (ANNEX II) on 4 June 2015. So far, EU RoHs Directive has a restriction of 10...

A proposed Directive banning the use of four phthalates in electrical equipment has moved a step closer to adoption....

The European Commission has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to restrict the phthalates DEHP, BBP, DBP and DiBP under the revised EU Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS2) in electrical and el...