On 24th July 2012, Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the "recast WEEE Directive") was published in the Official Journal. The directive shall enter into force on 13rd August 2012.Member States must transpose ...
European ErP Directive (2009/125/EC) provides mandatory ecodesign requirements for all kind of energy related products. Just like LVD Directive and EMC Directive, products covered by ErP Directive shall bear CE marking when they are placed ...
The conference will bring together various stakeholders (European Commission, pump manufacturers, CEN Working Group Chairpersons) to discuss openly the implementation of the Ecodesign regulations for water pumps and circulators. ...
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In 23 Sep. 2011, the German Bundestag established a reformulated version on the Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG) and that is the new Product Safety Law (ProdSG). The new ProdSG came into force on 1 Dec 2011 and replaced the previous ...
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Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 1.9% in the first half 2012 according to data published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) (1). The growth is in response to the increasing demand on the domestic and ...
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Radical is planning to launch the Radical Xtreme Coupe (RXC), a Le Mans-inspired racer car, at the 2013 Autosport International Show in the UK in January. The two-seater will be equipped with a Ford-built 3.7L V6 engine mated to a ...
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The UK has ranked eighth on an EU index that compares the country’s performance in waste management against the other 26 Member States. The eighteen criteria for ranking depend on how much amount of waste each country recycles, the ...
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European Commission vice president Mr Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship met with high representatives from the Steel Industry and the Social Partners in the second meeting of the High-level Roundtable on the ...
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Regulation No 547/2012 of 25 June 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water pumps stipulates the minimum efficiency requirements for water pumps as ...
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DAB launches Evoplus,the latest generation circulator for civil and industrial applications,complying with the ErP requirements coming into force in 2015 DAB's Evoplus is a range of electronic circulators for small,medium and large ...
European directive ErP(Energy related Products-2009/125/EC)defines a general legislative framework concerning the consumptions of"devices that consume energy"to which all manufacturers must conform. Thus manufacturers will have to ...
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The European Commission has granted clearance for the proposed $15 billion acquisition of Canadian company Nexen by China's state-owned CNOOC, the EC said Friday. It had been unclear whether approval from the EU for the deal, which is ...
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Intel says the Commission did not have sufficient evidence of any wrongdoing by the company and the case turns on what customers' subjective understanding is. Intel has appealed the judges European Union General Court in Luxembourg to ...
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Finland-based Huhtamäki has received statement of objections from the European Commission (EC) regarding alleged anticompetitive behavior in the markets of plastic trays, which are used for retail packaging of food materials, such as ...
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Google could still face a multi-billion euro fine as European competition authorities debate if the company has gone far enough to ease concerns about abuse of its dominant market position. Microsoft and smaller rivals in the ...
Tags: EC, delay Google, resolve EU antitrust, market position