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Some important significant changes:

EN 50561-1:2013
Power line communication apparatus used in low- voltage installations — Radio disturbance
characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement – Part 1: Apparatus for in-home use
EN 50561-1:2013 supersedes EN 55022:2010 and EN 55032:2012 on 2016-10-09 according to note 2.3

EN 61000-3-2:2014

Electromagnetic compatibility [EMC] — Part 3-2: Limits — Limits for harmonic current emissions
[equipment input current ≤ 16 A per phase] EN 61000-3-2:2014 is newly listed. EN 61000-3-2:2014 supersedes EN 61000-3-2:2006. “date of cessation” for EN 61000-3-2:2006 is 2017-06-30.

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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html

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Waste and Recycling eBulletin – July 2015

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Gainspeed

In the News

HSE releases annual workplace fatality statistics

Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces shows small change from previous years, sustaining a long term trend that has seen the rate of fatalities more than halve over the last 20 years. Information on rates and numbers across different industries such as W&R are included.

Publication of HSE Annual report and accounts 2014/15

The HSE Annual Report and Accounts summarises our performance during 2014/15.

RWM Exhibition 15-17 September 2015

HSE will be attending the exhibition at the NEC Birmingham. Come and meet the team at Stand no 4K32.

New telephone number for reporting RIDDORs

HSE has introduced an alternative 0345 phone number to report fatal and specified injuries, helping to cut the cost of telephone calls for the public. The new number for the RIDDOR Incident Contact Centre is 0345 300 9923.

Free-to-download Safety Wizard app

A free-to-download health and safety app to help small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) manage common workplace risks is available. The ‘SME Safety Wizard app’ is structured around HSE’s Toolbox guidance.

New OJ List of Harmonised standards for Active Implantable Devices now published

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January 31, 2023 by author

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Base:

Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
OJ L 169 of 12 July 1993

Modification:

Directive 93/68/EEC [CE Marking]
Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
Directive 2000/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC as regards medical devices incorporating stable derivates of human blood or human plasma
Directive 2001/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 December 2001 amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices
Directive 2007/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices, Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market

New OJ List of Harmonised standards for MD Directive now published

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January 31, 2023 by author

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Base:

Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
OJ L 169 of 12 July 1993

Modification:

Directive 93/68/EEC [CE Marking]
Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
Directive 2000/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC as regards medical devices incorporating stable derivates of human blood or human plasma
Directive 2001/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 December 2001 amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices
Directive 2007/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices, Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market

Now OJ list of harmonised standards for IVD Directive now published

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January 31, 2023 by author

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Short name:	In vitro diagnostic medical devices
Base:	Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices OJ L 331 of 7 December 1998