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Report based on practical experience: “Numerous manufacturers and importers still label their electrical products with an RoHS logo. Since 1 January 2013, the RoHS Directive…

The rapid alert system for hazardous products “RAPEX” is increasingly identifying electrical products that do not comply with the RoHS Directive. Due to this situation, market…

The new Drone Regulation has been in force since 1 October 2017! In addition to a number of other requirements, the rule is that drones weighing over 250 g now have to be labelled…

The absence of CE marking on a product is an infringement of competition law. In its ruling handed down on 25 October 2017 (file no. 6 U 194/16), the Higher Regional Court of…

The harmfulness of LED light with regard to its UV content is frequently misjudged. While there are measured values that classify LED light sources into hazard classes in…

According to Section 6 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 of the Product Safety Act, the manufacture, its authorised representative and the first-time importer must ensure that…

• Ensuring seamless traceability of the device
  [Part 25]
• Obligation of a conformity assessment for importers
  [Article 9, para. 2]
• Verification of the required documentation,…

• Ensuring seamless traceability of the device
  [Part 25]
• Obligation of a conformity assessment for importers
  [Article 9, para. 2]
• Verification of the required documentation,…

• Increasing responsibility of dealers for the provision of electrical operating materials
  [Chapter 2, Article 6, para. 1]
• Dealers must allow public authorities to inspect…