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15 March 2013

US DOE releases framework document on energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans

DOE has issued a Federal Register notice of public meeting and availability of the framework document regarding ceiling fan light kits. The U.S.[...]

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12 March 2013

Denmark publishes draft Ordinance prohibiting the import, sale, export and use of mercury and mercury-containing mixtures and products

On the 11 March 2013 Denmark sent a notification to the EU Commission regarding the draft Ordinance. The Products concerned are Mercury and[...]

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08 March 2013

UN Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution strengthening and expanding the scope of sanctions on North Korea

Following the Nuclear Tests conducted by North Korea in defiance of UN resolutions in February of this year the UN Security Council on 07 March[...]

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07 March 2013

China publishes Opinion on the Development of Ecodesign of Industrial Products

On 30 January 2013, China MIIT, NDRC, and MEP jointly issued a Guidance Opinion on Development of Industrial Product Ecodesign to implement the National[...]

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07 March 2013

EU legislation on REACH, General Product Safety, Waste framework legislation and Data protection identified as the most burdensome laws for small and medium-sized enterprises

In a Memo released by the EU Commission today EU legislation on REACH, General Product Safety, Waste framework legislation and Data protection were[...]

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07 March 2013

European Commission holding a public Consultation on plastic waste

The European Commission is holding a public consultation on the Green Paper on Plastic Waste. For the next twelve weeks, interested parties (citizens,[...]

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06 March 2013

New public consultation launched on 10 potential Substances of Very High Concern.

On 4 March 2013, The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published new proposals to identify a further 10 chemicals as substances of very high concern[...]
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05 March 2013

Kenya Publishes Draft Standards on Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Self Ballasted and Double-Capped Fluorescent Lamps for Comment.

The Kenyan Bureau of Standards has published a draft standard for Double-Capped Fluorescent Lamps. The standard, which was notified to the WTO on 21[...]

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04 March 2013

China issues National 12th Five Year Plan on Chemical Environmental Risk Control

On 7 February, 2013, MEP issued the National 12th Five Year Plan on Chemical Environmental Risk Control which implements the National 12th Five Year Plan[...]

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04 March 2013

Norway launches Consultation on Draft Regulation to implement REACH ban on DMF Regulation No 412/2012

On the 01 March 2013 Norway published a proposal to implement changes to the Product Regulation No 922/2004 in order to implement the EU ban on[...]

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