CESA Technical News Feed

BSI - White papers on the role of standards and other useful publications

BSI have published a set of papers covering the role of standards covering Sustainability, CSR, Innovation and IPR. These are available for free download at :-...full story »

CESA Success for a Catering Sector Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme

CESRB Chairman and CESA technical consultant Bryan Whittaker has announced a major initiative that provides appropriate evaluation of plumbing skills for the installation of catering equipment....full story »

REACH - updates

Below are updates on REACH regulation:...full story »

LVD - no revision required

You will find below and attached information relating to an Orgalime draft position paper relating to LVD, calling for an horizontal adaptation of the LVD to the New Legislative Framework without engaging a complete revision of the directive as some Member States authorities seem to ask. ...full story »

Action Plan Sustainable Industrial Policy and Sustainable Consumption and Production

please find enclosed Orgalimes final position paper on the Action Plan Sustainable Industrial Policy and Sustainable Consumption and Production, as submitted to the European Commission and to the French Presidency. For your information, please find also attached another copy of Orgalimes working document on the draft Council Conclusions on the AP SIP/SCP, to be used in discussions with governments and not spread out, since it comments on an internal draft Council document. ...full story »

Water Heaters and EuP - Annex 4 published

The revised annex 4 document to accompany the Eco-design implementing measures for dedicated water heaters. ...full story »

HSE signs contract with Capita to run the new gas installer registration scheme

On 8 September 2008, HSE awarded a 10 year contract to the Capita Group Plc to provide a new registration scheme for gas installers from 1 April 2009....full story »

Material in contact with food - draft regulation consultation -responses by 28th November 2008

Please see the attached consultation documents for the above proposed Regulations. The proposed Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2009 will implement Commission Directive 2008/39/EC on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food....full story »

Batteries Directive, UK Batteries Legislation & UK Guidelines

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 come into force on 26^th September 2008. Any persons wishing to place new primary (single use) batteries and accumulators (i.e. rechargeable batteries) or battery-powered appliances on the UK market will need to comply with the Regulations from 26^th September 2008 onwards. ...full story »

UK response to Commission Enquiry with regard to review of GAD Directive 90 396 EEC

Download the UK response to Commission Enquiry with regard to review of GAD Directive 90 396 EEC...full story »

Resources on Stainless Steel

Given the interest from members regarding use of different grades of stainless steel the following resources have been been compiled for members. ...full story »

RoHS - exemption request re. lead in solders/very thin wires

The third stakeholder consultation on the review of the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) has been launched concerning exemption request 5 " Lead in solders for the connection of very thin (<100 µm) enamelled copper wires and for the connection of enamelled clad aluminium wires (CCAWs) with a copper layer smaller than 20 µm":...full story »

Comments on the Working document on Lot 2 (following the EuP Consultation Forum meeting)

Find below comments that we have received concerning the Working document on Lot 2 (following the EuP CF meeting of 8 July 2008). ...full story »

REACH Workshop - First Stakeholder Day - 10 October 2008

The European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will organise a first Stakeholder Day on 10 October 2008 in Helsinki. ...full story »

REACH - Review of Annexes IV & V

The Commissions proposal for a Regulation amending Annexes IV and V of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has been officially published on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website at the following link: ...full story »

Corgi/HSE/Capita

On June 18^th 2008 the HSE announced their decision on the running of the Gas Registration Scheme from 1^st April 2009 and identified CAPITA as the preferred bidder. CORGI was identified as reserve bidder. ...full story »

REACH - Chemical Watch newsletter

Concerning the latest developments on REACH, please find enclosed the summer edition of the Chemicalwatch com - Briefing July Aug 08. ...full story »

EuP Working plan

Information has been received regarding the establishment of the EUP working plan: ...full story »

EuP - Water Boilers - Lot 2 BEAMA/CESA clarification on scope

Copy of EMAIL to DEFRA to support the industry position: ...full story »

EuP -Standby Losses

The text agreed on 7 July by the EC Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign & Energy Labelling of Energy-using Products for an Implementing Measure (via an EC Regulation) on standby and off-mode of household and office equipment can now be viewed at ...full story »

EuP - Refrigeration

A new Ecodesign call for tender n° 178107-2008 (ENTR/2008/039) on three Energy-using Product Groups (Refrigerating and freezing equipment, Transformers, Sound and imaging equipment) has been launched under the Sustainable Industrial Policy in the OJ S134 of 12 July 2008. The submission deadline is 01 September 2008. ...full story »

Fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances. Consultation

Notice from DEFRA: Consultation on proposed Regulations ...full story »

RoHS Regulations Guidlines from BERR

BERR has published new Government Guidance Notes (dated July 2008) for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ...full story »

Amendment RoHS annex for new exemptions 30, 31 and 32 (related to cadmium and lead)

Water Heaters and EuP

The Commission has released new documents in view of next weeks Consultation Forum. They contain the missing Annex IV and - more relevant - a new edition of annexes I-III. The new documents are closer to the platform we negotiated with Kestner and Brisaer over the last months. There are anyhow some relevant points of divergence....full story »

HSE announces preferred bidder for new gas registration scheme

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today announced that it has selected Capita as its preferred bidder to run the new registration scheme for gas installers from 1 April 2009. This will replace the scheme currently operated by CORGI....full story »

Directive 90/396/EEC on appliances burning gaseous fuels- Possible review of the Directive

As one of the early New Approach Directives this Directive has been in operation for over 15 years and is under consideration for revision in order that it keeps pace with technical progress and innovation. ...full story »

EFCEM General Assembly 2008 - Presentations

Below are the presentations made at the 2008 General Assembly,...full story »

Carbon Trust Sector Guide to 'Food Preparation and Catering'

The Carbon Trust has produced this guide to help operators increase carbon savings without compromising on quality. Reducing energy makes perfect business sense; it saves money, enhances corporate reputation and helps everyone in the fight against climate change. ...full story »

EuP Lot 16 - Laundry Dryers

The draft report for consultation for Task 2 of EuP preparatory study: laundry dryers (Lot 16) is now available online at ...full story »

Ian Gow

It is with great sadness that we have received news of Ian's untimely death. ...full story »

WRAS Approved Contractor Scheme for the Catering Equipment sector

CESRB Chairman Bryan Whittaker has accepted a proposal from WRAS to establish an Approved Contractors Scheme for the catering equipment sector this follows sustained pressure from the committee for Water Companies to recognise the need for a national, tailored sector scheme....full story »

Catering Sector Approved Contractor Scheme - Go ahead given by WRAS

CESRB Chairman Bryan Whittaker has accepted a proposal from WRAS to establish an Approved Contractors Scheme for the catering equipment Sector this follows sustained pressure form the committee for Water Companies to recognise the need for a national, tailored sector scheme....full story »

UK Steel Annual Review for 2007

The UK Steel's annual review summarises the key issues on which it has focused its representational activities over the past year....full story »

Technical Committee Update -April 08

A seminar for members will be held on Wednesday 2^nd April covering revisions to the Machinery Safety Directive. 16 members are attending with speakers including HSE, BERR, in addition to Bryan Whittaker and Martin Keay, Ensure on standards issues. ...full story »

Instruments for checking ventilation and indoor

The Health and Safety in Catering Liaison Committee considers the lack of adequate kitchen ventilation to be a major problem in catering. Based on their widespread experience of kitchens, and industry surveys, around 65% of kitchens may have inadequate ventilation. ...full story »

Carbon Trust scoping study on the energy efficiency of warewashing equipment

The Carbon Trust have commissioned a consultant to undertake a short scoping study to see whether commercial warewashing equipment should be included on the Energy Technology List. This would mean the establishment of a performance standard. Qualifying products would then be eligible for enhanced capital allowances. ...full story »

Energy Efficiency - Equipment Standards

At the EFCEM Technical Board meeting held on the 11th March 2008, the group started the process of writing energy efficiency standards for commercial kitchen equipment. ...full story »

RoHS

Please find enclosed a copy of the inventory of (46) hazardous substances used in EEE that the Ökoinstitut has now established in the context of its RoHS review study on behalf of DG Environment (see details at study website http://hse-rohs.oeko.info/index.php?id=3 ). ...full story »

Material in contact with food - draft legislation

Below is guidance on the draft Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2008. The draft Regulations will be submitted to the Minister for Public Health to consider making in April. ...full story »

Eup- Water Boilers - submissions to the consultation forum

Attached are the contributions for the consultation:- ...full story »

ORGALIME Notes EuP Consultation Forum of 22 February 2008

Download ORGALIME Notes EuP Consultation Forum of 22 February 2008 ...full story »

F-gas Support is launched

What is F-Gas Support? F-Gas Support is a Government funded team set up to help organisations understand their obligations under the EU Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gases) and Ozone Regulations. ...full story »

Machinery Safety Directive Revision.

This seminar is focused on informing companies of their responsibilities under the revised directive. ...full story »

WEEE - BERR Guidline document

BERR have published a revised guideline document to assist with the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive....full story »

LVD formal notification received from Spain: es-07-09 industrial dishwasher

This notification refers to an"industrial" dishwasher, which we take to mean commercial. Most of the attachment is in Spanish but we pass it on to you should it be of interest to your company for information....full story »

CESA NSF Certification Seminar

CESA hosted a seminar which was run by NSF on Thursday 24th January 2008 to help companies with products requiring certification. It provided a thorough briefing on all of the issues relating to NSF Certification:-...full story »

REACH - Model letter for downstream users

Below is a model letter for structuring communication between companies and upstream suppliers pre-registration and registration of substances on their own, in preparations or in articles. ...full story »

Reach - What You Need To Do

REACH applies to substances manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities of 1 tonne per year or more. Generally, it applies to all individual chemical substances on their own, in preparations or in articles (if the substance is intended to be released during normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use from an article).
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EFCEM Blue Book v7.0

The EFCEM Blue Book is the definitive guide to E.U legislation affecting the manufacture and supply of commercial kitchen equipment. It can be dowloaded at :-...full story »

WEEE & RoHS review - reports published

The review process has produced these two reports which includes the issue of scope and reporting and which have the potential to effect future implementation of the WEEE and RoHS directives. ...full story »

CESA Data Protocol Statement

A project group has undertaken work to identify a programme of open internet protocols that can easily be used to establish a language, a structure and layering of data which can be measured, reported and stored and transmitted either between equipment, central management systems, operation management and service engineers....full story »

Energy Labelling Directive

The European Commission has launched a stakeholders consultation on the upcoming revision of the Energy Labelling Framework Directive 1992/75/EEC. ...full story »

WEEE Amendments

On Tuesday 11 December Malcolm Wicks laid the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2007 before Parliament.
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Batteries and Accumulators - BERR Consultation

Increasing the level of recycling and reducing some of the millions batteries that go to landfill annually are at the heart of plans published in a public consultation document today. The proposals look at the best way to improve the environmental performance of new batteries and ensure collection, treatment and recycling of them when they become waste. The proposals apply to all types of batteries, including rechargeables and batteries supplied within electrical items....full story »

EuP - final report to the European Commission

The final report to the European Commission on a study to prepare the first working plan for the Framework Directive on the Eco-design of Energy-using Products is now available...full story »

EuP Lot 12 Study - Final Report available

The Final Report of the Lot 12 EuP Preparatory Study on commercial refrigerators and freezers is available for download here EuP Lot 12 (Commercial refrigeration) Final_Report and on the project website, under the finalised documents section (http://www.ecofreezercom.org/finalised_documents.php)

Stakeholder consultation on the Energy Labelling Framework Directive

Please see below details of a stakeholder consultation on the revision of Energy Labelling Framework Directive 1992/75/EEC. ...full story »

WEEE review - Reports

Concerning the ongoing WEEE review the consultant undertaking the exercise has published his final report....full story »

WEEE - Veolia Compliance Scheme Details

Following in depth negotiations with CESA, Veolia Environmental Services are pleased to offer CESA members the Veolia WEEE Compliance Scheme.They have prepared the following statement....full story »

EuP - Lot 2 Water Boilers

Download the Executive Summary relating to Lot 2 and which covers all types of water boilers. This looks set to cover appliances used in commercial kitchens and makes reference to lifecycle costs. CESA is seeking clarity on the scope of the EuP project at this stage but the early output from the consultant appear to include all types of boiler. ...full story »

The CORGI Trust and The Electrical Safety Council announce talks underway

The CORGI Trust and The Electrical Safety Council (ESC), two leading charities responsible for promoting gas and electrical safety, have announced that they have begun discussions about a possible merger. The combined charity would aim to be the most influential and respected body in the UK for gas and electrical safety issues. ...full story »

WEEE- Compliance Scheme Seminars

B2B Compliance has over 425 members representing a combined UK turnover over £6.5 Billion. Many CESA members have joined the scheme. They are the largest producer led, not-for-profit, B-to-B WEEE Compliance Scheme in the UK and as such have fulfilled their promise to become the industry guide against which other schemes would be measured....full story »

Equipment and Protective Systems intended for use in Potentially Explosive

The most recent 'Equipment and Protective Systems intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres' Stakeholder Report is now available for download from the BERR ATEX website via the following link ...full story »

WEEE Advisory Body Advertisement

The DTI is establishing a new independent body to provide advice on the WEEE Directive and Regulations....full story »

CESA Discount negotiated on CO2 and airflow meters

CESA has negotiated a 25% discount on behalf of its members for the cost of purchasing CO2 measuring and monitoring equipment and also air flow meters until 31 July 2007. ...full story »

LVD - Guideline on the application of Council Directive 2006/95/EC

Here is the Revised Guideline on the application of Council Directive 2006/95/EC (LVD), which will soon be made available on the Commission website. ...full story »

WEEE Guidelines published - 28th February 2007

Please find here DTI WEEE Guidelines ...full story »