ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

On 9 April 2019, it was announced that the Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Consumer Products (“RAPEX”) had removed more than 2,000 dangerous products from the European market in 2018. However, according to the European Commission, much remains to be done about security, notably with regard to products originating in mainland China. More

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a final affirmative determination of dumping and subsidising in its expiry review of the AD and CV duty orders on certain mainland Chinese thermoelectric containers. If the CITT issues an affirmative injury determination, these AD and CV duty orders will be renewed for an additional five years. If, on the contrary, the CITT issues a negative determination, the orders will be rescinded. More

The CPSC has announced a recall of the following products made in mainland China. Products: Infants' Jackets, Power Banks, Wireless Chargers and various products. More

The U.S. Department of Energy has extended from 15 April to 6 May the deadline for public input on a proposal to update and modernise its current rulemaking methodology for the consideration of new or revised energy conservation standards for consumer products (known as the “Process Rule”). More