Energy labelling
The European Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has published its final Opinion for the Committee on ... Read More
Microwave standard charge
The IEC safety standard 60335-2-25: Particular requirements for microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens has been amended again (as A2) and ... Read More
Cross border trade
The European Commission published its initial findings from a study of e-commerce. They were somewhat disappointed to find that what they ... Read More
Chilling review
The final report of the preparatory review study of the existing Ecodesign and Energy Label regulations for household refrigeration appliances has ... Read More
UK WEEE targets
The UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations require the Secretary of State to set targets for household WEEE collections to ... Read More
New Blue Guide
The English version of the Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product legislation was adopted this month and can be ... Read More
Changes to government departments
The Better Regulation Delivery Office and the National Measurement and Regulation Office have been merged into a single Directorate as part ... Read More
Carbon footprints
The ‘UK Assessment of Footprinting Methods’ study ended in March 2015. It was commissioned by Defra to see what environmental footprinting ... Read More