Australia and New Zealand move to a new single compliance mark – RCM

The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) have announced that the three existing compliance marks (C-Tick, A-Tick and RCM) are being consolidated into a single compliance mark – the RCM.  See the mark format below.
This move is intended to simplify the marking regulations, establishing a new database for all supplier registrations.

This change will come into effect from 1^st July 2012. Current suppliers will have a 3 year transition period (until 30 June 2015) to register on the new database and start using the RCM
Full details, including Frequently Asked Questions, can be found here.


 

TÜV SÜD acquires Acertigo AG, adding credit card security to its service portfolio

TÜV SÜD AG has acquired Acertigo AG, thus further expanding its expertise in IT security. In addition to data protection, secure websites based on "s@fer-shopping", information security management in accordance with ISO 27001 and IT penetration tests, companies can also be certified in accordance with the international credit card standards PCI (Payment Card Industry Standard) in the future.

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AMI 2012: "Family car of the year" receives award at TÜV SÜD stand

Under the motto "Making transport safe and reliable – TÜV SÜD", the service provider will showcase its broad range of services at the AMI trade show held between 2 and 10 June in Leipzig.. One of the focal themes will be the changes in roadworthiness testing scheduled to come into effect from July onwards. A highlight at TÜV SÜD's stand in Hall 3: on 1 June,
12:35 pm will be the announcement of the winners in the "Family Car of the Year" awards. This will be the first year that TÜV SÜD is a partner in the readers' choice competition held by the motor magazine AutoStraßenverkehr.

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 Norway rules out 'smoke-driving', France requires breathalyzer

Generous interpretations of driving laws abroad by holiday-makers are now a thing of the past. Based on the "Law on mutual assistance in legal matters" that has now been in effect for one year, German authorities now also enforce penalty notices from abroad. As speeding, tailgating and drink-driving is rather expensive in most countries, one or the other holiday-maker may have a rude awakening upon returning home. In addition to more familiar "cardinal sins" in road traffic, motorists must observe a host of specific national regulations. France, for example, has introduced a new law demanding that every car must carry a breathalyzer kit. TÜV SÜD has summarized the most important tips on how to stay within the law while going on holidays.


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The challenge of demographic change for accident research

One of the challenges on the road to achieving significant reductions in the number of severe injuries and deaths on our roads lies in the incorporation of demographic change into accident research. Prof Stefan Strick, President of the Federal Highway Research Institute (Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, BASt), emphasized this aspect at the opening of the 2012 crash.tech conference in Munich. In the anniversary year of crash.tech – TÜV SÜD launched the conference series 20 years ago – over 150 experts attending the conference ending today (25 April) focused on the combination of passive and active safety systems and on new challenges in road traffic such as electromobility.

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Amendments of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre labelling published

Summary:

• The Regulation (EU) No. 286/2012 amending the Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 was published on the Official Journal of the European Union on 31 March 2012. It basically adopted the technical progress of Directive 2008/121/EC and Directive 96/73/EC
• In July 2011, Directive 2011/73/EU amended Directive 2008/121/EC for the inclusion of a new fibre name, polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent,  and its agreed allowance used to calculate the mass of fibres in a textile product. While Directive 2011/74/EC also amended Directive 96/73/EC for the testing methods of quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures
• This newly published amendment actually adopted the information provided in Directive 2011/73/EU and Directive 2011/74/EU, except with some minor changes to the numbering of the fibre names based on the Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011
• The amendment will apply from 8 May 2012
• As a reminder, Directive 73/44/EEC, Directive 96/73/EC and Directive 2008/121/EC will soon repealed by the Regulation (EU) No. 1007/2011 with effect from 8 May 2012

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