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Product Conformity

New machinery directive in 2009

10th Mar 2008

When the new Machinery Directive comes into force at the end of 2009 there will be a requirement that fixings for fixed guards must be retained when the guard is removed.

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EU Directives Podcast

21st Feb 2008

In this podcast, Neville Hobson interviews Simon Emeny, Product Conformity Manager at Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).
Neville asks how EU directives affect people and their daily lives — both personal and business. Simon also talks about the CE mark, and the role of quality certification and verification.

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New boost for internal market on goods

21st Feb 2008

The European Commission welcomes today’s adoption by the European Parliament of a broad package of measures to facilitate the functioning of the internal market for goods, e-Gov monitor reports.

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MEP’s clarify CE Markings and import rules

21st Feb 2008

Parliament has adopted at first reading a key legislative package on the internal market in goods.

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Toy safety assurance program endorsed by TIA Directors

19th Feb 2008

Business Wire reports that a meeting in conjunction with its annual Toy Fair in New York City, the Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the general direction of a proposal for a new toy testing and safety verification system for toys sold in the U.S. market.

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What is Product Conformity?

2nd Feb 2008 by Simon Emeny

Product Conformity – The assurance that the totality of a firm’s output satisfies accepted standards. For many, product conformity involves conferring a brand mark to the approved activity.

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National Healthcare Congress

Event: 2nd Mar 2008 – 4th Mar 2008

Country: United States of America
City: Florida
Event website: National Healthcare Congress
The healthcare sector in the US is continuing to grow at astonishing speed. With the advent of new technologies and new procedures, running a healthcare facility today has become extremely complex.
The National Healthcare Congress aims to shed some light on the issues facing healthcare facilities, […]

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Medtech Insight In3 Europe

Event: 26th Apr 2008 – 27th Apr 2008 by Sarah Whitworth

Country: Italy
City: Rome
Event website: Medtech Insight In3 Europe
Invest—Partner—Network with the Biggest Deal Makers in the European and US Market
This spring several hundred senior-level decision-makers from the investment community and major medical technology, biopharmaceutical, biotech, venture capital and other companies will gather for:
Keynote Presentations, On-Stage Interviews, Investment and Financing Panel Discussions, Company Presentations and […]

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The Sixth Medtech Investing Europe Conference

Event: 14th Feb 2008 – 15th Feb 2008

Country: Switzerland
City: Lausanne
Event website & Booking:www.medtechinvesting.com
THE SIXTH MEDTECH INVESTING EUROPE CONFERENCE -LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, The premier European event, bringing together Med tech investors and innovators.
If you are interested in investing in the med tech industry, or are a med tech company looking to find an investor, you cannot afford to miss Campden Conferences sixth MedTech Investing […]

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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CSR

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section focuses on current CSR issues which face all companies all over the world. This information is provided to you via six sections: news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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Business Continuity

The Carbon Labelling section was launched in sync with the Check-out Carbon report, June 2008. The section contains information on news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other carbon labelling resources.

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