Intertek Hosting Free Webinar to Help Electronics Manufacturers Selling into the EU Comply with Environmental Legislation
30 Oct 2008
Industry briefings to provide companies with a ‘Green Checklist’ for compliance
Intertek (www.intertek.com/rohs), the leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, is helping electronics manufacturers understand the environmental regulations they must meet in order to sell their product in the European Union. The company will hold a free one-hour online webinar to the [US or Global industry] on Thursday, November 13th 2008 at 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time to help electronics manufacturers keep abreast of the wide range of environmental legislations in the EU and the latest changes and updates to them.
Electronics sold into the EU are subject to responsibilities from many different environmental legislations including RoHS, WEEE, REACH, and the Batteries and Packaging directives. Typical requirements include: the declaration of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) for the REACH regulation; proof of compliance with the materials restrictions of RoHS Directive, Packaging and Battery Directives; registration and the implementation of takeback and reporting programs for the WEEE Directive, Packaging Directive and Battery Directive; and end-of-life treatment instructions for the WEEE Directive. What companies do or do not have to do to sell electronics in the European Union depends on the product and method of sales.
The free one-hour webinar on November 13th is designed to help electronics manufacturers find out what should be on their company’s compliance checklist for products being sold into the EU.
Topics to be addressed:
- REACH SVHC declaration requirements starting October 2008
- Principle checklist items to review for products
- Principle checklist items to review for companies
- Materials restrictions and substance declaration
- Registration, recycling, and reporting requirements
Who should attend?
- Procurement and supply chain management
- Regulatory Affairs
- HSE primes
- Product management
- Operations management
- Those responsible for product compliance and certification.
For more information or to register for this webinar, please visit our current events or download our past webinar presentations.
Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Joel Pekay
Global Marketing and Business Development Director
Telephone: 630-481-3126
Email: joel.pekay@intertek.com
About Intertek Health & Environmental Services (www.intertek.com/green)
Intertek Health & Environmental Services (H&E) offers the complete solution for health and environmental compliance, providing sound traceability systems and strict enforcement of due diligence policies. Intertek H&E Services does more than simply help our clients comply, we give them the competitive advantage they desire. Intertek H&E offers comprehensive services for REACH, TSCA and California Proposition 65 as well as RoHS and WEEE solutions including on-call consulting, product conversion, registration, reporting and product testing and analysis. Only Representative services and corporate education programs appropriate for all types and levels of business are available. Intertek H&E’s REACH services provide the necessary legal and technical management of REACH requirements in the EU, representation in the EU and submission of REACH-related information to the EU. Intertek Ageus Solutions, a unit of Intertek Health & Environmental Services, is a leader in global environmental compliance, consulting, technology services and product stewardship.
About Intertek (www.intertek.com)
Intertek (ITRK.L) is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers’ products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people in 110 countries around the world.