Report on the Market Surveillance Conference-24th November 2011

I have recently attended a conference on market surveillance organised by the European Commission. This was a useful meeting that illustrated that the problems that all market sectors are facing as a result of the weak market surveillance infrastructure.  The report for this can be found on the first link

There are also a series of interesting video presentations from the conference that can be found from the link on the second link

Report on the market surveillance conference

Video presentations from the market surveillance conference

 

 

Important note on the transition from 3v to 10v for EMC Immunity

I have attended the recent Measuring Instruments Committee on the 25th November. One of the major discussions was the transition period from the immunity level of 3v/m to 10v/m. It is likely that the transition period will end on the 31st December 2013. After that date all weighing instruments will need to comply with the 10v/m immunity level if they are to be supplied in the EU. I strongly advise you to begin the process of ensuring compliance as soon as possible. If you would like to discuss this matter further please do not hesitate to contact me

 

important note on the 10v/m transition period

Changes to the RoHS Directive

There have been recent changes to the RoHS Directive that will bring under the control of these requirements many new type of non-autoamtic and automatic weighing instruments. There are also new obligations with regard to record keeping for all business in the supply chain including suppliers and importers. More information can be found on the UKWF website

Information on the RoHS Directive