BUYUSA.GOV -- U.S. Commercial Service

Slovakia Local time: 07:14 AM

Legislation

EU Standards and CE Marking

Prior to exporting, U.S. manufacturers have to consider certification for the EU market. Certification is about conformity assessment in order to declare compliance with EU regulatory requirements. For the majority of exported products, compliance is visibly testified by the use of CE marking. more...

REACH

Don't miss the REACH pre-registration deadline of December 1st, 2008! Most chemicals exported to the EU in volume above 1 metric tonne per year per company must be pre-registered with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) before December 1st 2008. more...

WEEE and RoHS

Companies selling a broad range of electrical goods in the European Union must conform to WEEE (the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) and those same companies must also conform to RoHS (Restriction of Use of certain Hazardous Substances Directive). more...