June 12, 2006
Twenty-one laboratories in Taiwan have received certification to perform inspections and tests on electrical and electronic equipment and components for export to European Union countries, according to an official announcement by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI).
The certification of the labs will assist Taiwan manufacturers in complying with two environmental directives from the EU, the Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directives.
Scheduled to take effect on July 1, the directives prohibit the export of electrical and electronic equipment that contains mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl to EU countries.
Local manufacturers that seek to have their products to comply with EU directives would request inspections from these qualified labs.
The certification tests were held by BSMI, in which 21 out of the 35 laboratories passed the test by satisfying ISO 17025 requirements.
(Central News Agency, Taipei Times)
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