Export United States, EPA regulation on formaldehyde emissions
Friday, 13 July 2018
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency anticipated to the 1th of June 2018 the entry into force in the United States of the “Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Rule” TSCA Title VI, adopting the limits of formaldehyde emissions of the “California Air Resources Board” CARB P2. This regulation requires producers, importers, distributors and panel
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Workshop Export
Friday, 13 July 2018
Certifications and mandatory tests for the export of furniture products OBJECTIVE The objective of the workshop is to understand the requirements of the compliance control programs currently in force in these countries and to illustrate the different existing certification paths. It will also provide a complete overview of the tools necessary to interact
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Workshop EXPORT USA
Friday, 13 July 2018
New EPA regulation on formaldehyde emissions TARGET The EPA – Environment Protection Agency anticipated the entry into force in the United States of America of the regulation on the issue of formaldehyde from the composite wood products “Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Rule” by adopting the formaldehyde emission limits set by
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The first “Made in Italy Furniture” Certificate
Friday, 01 June 2018
In the past few days the first “Italian furniture origin” certification has been officially granted according to the new product certification joint scheme of Catas and Cosmob. To receive it the company Fantoni (Osoppo, Udine), has completed all the inspection and verification steps for its collection of office desks “Woods”, checking both the production process
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Nigerian Market: a new list of furniture products allowed to be imported
Monday, 05 February 2018
New sales opportunities for Italian exporters in Nigeria. The Nigerian Customs Authority has recently revised the list of products forbidden to be imported, by deleting a number of furniture products that can now be placed on the local market, opening up new sales opportunities for Italian companies. Check out here the list of bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, outdoor and office
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Saudi Arabia market: new SASO regulation (SALEEM-SABER)
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
The Saudi standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has recently announced a new reviewing of the procedures for products (including furniture) imported/exported in Saudi Arabia. This process foresees changes in the Saudi compliance system: the so-called SALEEM, a new product and shipment safety Programme, which replaces the previous SASO Certificate of Conformity (CoC) Programme. SASO
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US market: COSMOB Italian laboratory recognized EPA for the verification of formaldehyde emissions
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
On October 25th the COSMOB Laboratory Test was officially recognized as Third-Party Certifier (TPC) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an Italian reference laboratory for testing and certification services required by the regulation TSCA Title VI (effective from October 2th5, 2017) for the verification of formaldehyde emissions from panels and furniture sold, manufactured and imported
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New standards: outdoor furniture
Monday, 12 June 2017
COSMOB is the perfect ally for certifications and compliance verification with national and international regulations. Product certification is synonymous of security and sustainability and above all a guarantee of competitiveness on the market. Latest regulations related to outdoor furniture. SEATING ACCREDITED STANDARDS UNI EN 581-1:2017 Outdoor furniture – Seating and tables for camping, domestic and
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New standards: outdoor seatings and tables
Thursday, 08 June 2017
The UNI EN 581-1: 2017 standard specifies the safety requirements for outdoor seating and tables for adults and for: domestic, non domestic and camping use. The 2017 standard replaces the previous edition of 2015 and introduces the following changes: Definitions of domestic, non-domestic and camping use; Definition of tubular components and removal of requirements for
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Bathroom furniture new standards
Sunday, 12 March 2017
COSMOB is the perfect ally for obtaining certifications and for verifying compliance with national and international regulations. Certification of its products is synonymous with security and sustainability and above all a guarantee of competitiveness on the market. Below we present the latest environmental news related to the bathroom environment. WASH BASINS UNI
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