Category: Regulation & compliance
Five key takeaways from ICPHSO Annual Product Safety Symposium, Washington 2019
The ICPHSO annual Product Safety symposium took place in Washington DC last week, with a record number of attendees. The Cooley team was there in full force and is pleased to bring you a round-up of some of the highlights.
Fantastic Four: the search for regulatory super heroes
Harriet Jones and Olivia Flasch
UK Product Regulator holds Regulatory Excellence Awards in continuation of its increasingly active role in promoting product safety
Access all areas: EU takes measures to make tech products and services more accessible
Edward Turtle and Carol Roberts
At the end of last year, the EU Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee approved a provisional agreement on the text of the proposed Directive on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services (also known as the European Accessibility Act).
UK plans to say CE EU later to CE Mark
UK preparations for a potential no deal Brexit now include a plan to replace the CE mark.
One small step for UK Government; one giant leap for IoT security
Jamie Humphreys and Evangelia Nitti
UK’s code of practice for consumer IoT products published
The only way is Ethics: EC publishes draft AI guidelines
Jamie Humphreys and Fergal Duggan
Includes guidance for stakeholders on the development of Trustworthy AI
Green light for RED: European Commission finds Radio Equipment Directive fundamentally sound
Fergal Duggan and Monica Mylordou
The European Commission has recently published a report on the effectiveness of the Radio Equipment Directive. We take a look at its findings below.
Playing Safe: Toy Safety Directive public consultation closing soon
Public consultation forms part of the evaluation of the performance of the Directive against its key objectives
Chemical Independency
Edward Turtle and Olivia Flasch
Government will take caution dealing with chemicals in event of “no deal” Brexit
Brexit – a new approach for the “New Approach”
UK Government’s second set of guidance on “No Deal” Brexit highlights complications for manufacturers and sellers of CE marked products.