“International Product Safety News”
Table of Contents, Volume 14 (2001)

Volume 14, Number 1, January/February, 2001

* Lead Article;
Publication of UL 60950 (Bi-National Standard)

* Shorts;
CENELEC - New President
NIST Celebrates 100th Anniversary
U.S. Dept. of Defense, Free Access to Standards
EN 61000-3-2, Amendment 14 Referenced in OJ-EC
NACLA - New President - Don Heirman

* EC2000 & Beyond
WEEE Directive Published in OJ-EC, EU’s Restricted Materials List
Published in OJ-EC

* What in the World?
New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (MIC, Korea)

* On the Net;
NIST Guide to EU Compliance

* Other Articles;
Where’s the News?
NIST Symposium (7 MAR 2001)
Arrangement Could Lower Export Barriers (among 28 Economies)
FCC to Accept 1-1-SDoC re: Part 68 “Approvals”
UL Standards - New Vendor

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Volume 14, Number 2, March-April, 2001

* Lead Article;
UL 5085 :Low Voltage Transformers” - Genesis of a Binational Standard

* Shorts;
ICC-UK Hosting 4th Annual Global Approvals Seminar
CE Marking and the European Union, a course at George Washington U.
DEMKO has new name
U.S. Federal Standard FS-1037C - Glossary of Telecommunications Terms

* EC2000 & Beyond;
A Standard Falls Short - EN 60598-1 (Luminaires)

* What in the World?
New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (Korea Safety Mark)

* On the Net;
A Collection of Symbols - 240+ Conformity Assessment Symbols

* Other Articles;
Safety Scheme Changing in Japan on 1 APRIL 2001
Nemko Group Expands in North America (Purchases two labs)
New NEC Website
New Approach CD-ROM - Gratis!

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Volume 14, Number 3, May-June, 2001

* Lead Article;
Evolving Product Standards in Central Europe

* Shorts;
ANSI’s New New York City Location
Standards Engineering Society 50th Annual Conference, Denver, August
CPSC Product Safety Circle Conference, Illinois, June
PDF Versions of your IEC Standards - Upgrade available

* EC2000 & Beyond;
EU’s PECA Agreements, EU Agreements with Eastern Sector Countries

* What in the World?
New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (SP - Sweden)

* On the Net;
UL’s IQ Plastics Database Available

* Other Articles;
The CB Scheme in China - An Update
IEC First Annual Report (1906)
ITS Names New Chief Engineer
NEMA Application Guides
New Machinery Directive (MD) Draft Available

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Volume 14, Number 4, July-August, 2001

* Lead Article;
Under Consideration: Reducing LVD Lower Limit to 0 Volts!

* Shorts;
ULC Announces Election of New President
Standards Engineering Society Announces Contest
NEMA’s 75th Annual Meeting and Conference
NEMA Seminars re CB Scheme and IEC Ex Scheme

* EC2000 & Beyond;
Draft EEE Directive - Designe of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

* What in the World?
New Symbol & Answer to Previous Symbol (THK/TAC, Finland)

* On the Net;
IEC Dictionary Online - Free Access

* Other Articles;
DENAN, An Update (New Japanese Safety Approval Scheme)
NIST Grant to Advance NSS (National Standards Strategy)
TC8 Meets in Montreal (PSTC Subcommittee of IEEE EMC Society)
NYC (New York City) Approvals for Electrical Goods

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Volume 14, Number 5, September-October, 2001

* Lead Article;
UL - Present and Future (Restructuring)

* Shorts;
IEC’s 65th Annual General Meeting
ACTS Testing Labs, New VP
NEMKO Dallas, New General Manager
Changes coming in Chinese Product Safety Compliance (again!)
Preliminary Draft-UL 5085 (Binational Standard - Low Voltage Transformers

* EC2000 & Beyond;
CE Marking and Other Marks (The relationships)

* What in the World?
New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (PSE Mark, Japan)

* On the Net;
CSA Certifications Database Available Online

* Other Articles;
Argentina Jouns IEC
Resources for Your Collection (7 useful items)
ITS Partners with Brazillian Agencies
Hong Kong Accredits TUV Product Service

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Volume 14, Number 6, November-December, 2001

* Lead Article;
Barriers to Trade - the EC Position

* Shorts;
TUV America Appoints Gary Hojan
NIST Symposium - 3 DEC 2001
KEMA Registered Quality - New Name
New Chinese Authority - China National Regulatory Commission…..

* EC2000 & Beyond;
The IECEx Scheme

* What in the World?
New Symbol & Answer to Previous Symbol (Singapore Productivity &
Standards Board - Singapore)

* On the Net;
Export Alert! (available from NIST)

* Other Articles;
NIST Guides to EU Directives (Series of Five)
IEC 60950-1:2001 Published
Restructuring of IEC 60364
New Canadian Code (CE) to issue
CSA’s New Facility

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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