Saudi Arabia market: new SASO regulation (SALEEM-SABER)

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

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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Egypt market: new requirements for export

The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade has recently issued two decrees (991/2015, 43/2016) which define the new procedures for companies registration and custom clearance for goods destined to Egypt (cogent since last March 16th 2016). The General Organization of Export and Import Control (GOEIC) in Egypt has extended the products categories subject to the
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