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Emissions testing in the context of the EU Taxonomy Regulation

The EU Taxonomy Regulation came into force in 2022. It is a set of rules for defining whether companies operate and act ecologically (and also socially) and thus make comparisons possible within the framework of sustainable investments - "greenwashing" is thereby to be prevented and a contribution to achieving...

27. January 2023

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EOTA: release of new European Assessment Document (EAD)

On 12 September 2022, 7 new European Assessment Documents (EADs) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union; including one EAD describing a test according to EN 16516:

15. December 2022

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ECJ: Titanium dioxide wrongly classified as carcinogenic

Nachdem im Herbst 2019 die EU-Kommission Titandioxid in Pulverform als kanzerogen eingestuft hatten, hatten verschiedene Unternehmen aus der Farb- und Lackbranche gegen diese Verordnung geklagt. Jetzt im November 2022 entschied der europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH), dass Titandioxid zu Unrecht als kanzerogen eingestuft worden war und erklärte die Verordnung als nichtig. 

1. December 2022

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GEV-EMICODE®: edited testing method published

In September 2022, GEV-EMICODE@ published an updated version of its testing method: with regard to the assessment of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, chapter 3.6.2.5 "Complex substance mixtures" was adapted.

2. November 2022

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Pollutant profile: Isocyanates

What characterises individual indoor pollutants? What are the sources of pollutants? How do these chemicals affect humans and the environment? And how does the eco-INSTITUT judge the substances? These and other questions are answered in our "pollutant profile" section.

25. August 2022

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UKCA: UK government announces measures to simplify the introduction of UKCA labelling & online seminar on the subject

As announced by the UK government on 20 June 2022, there will be a number of changes to make it easier for companies to apply new product conformity markings to most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales.

27. June 2022

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EU Commission: publication of the updated EU LCI list

In February 2022, the European Commission published the EU LCI list updated in December 2021.

26. April 2022

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GEV-EMICODE: Publication of new criteria and method

In April 2022, Association for Control of Emissions in Products for Floor Installation, Adhesives and Building Materials (GEV) published new GEV classification criteria and an updated GEV testing method.

14. April 2022

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Blauer Engel: Veröffentlichung überarbeiteter Vergabekriterien für Möbel und Lattenroste

Die DE-UZ 38 für „Emissionsarme Möbel und Lattenroste aus Holz und Holzwerkstoffen“ wurde nun vom Blauen Engel veröffentlicht.

7. March 2022

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(German only): DIBt: Veröffentlichung “Stand der Umsetzung der Muster-Verwaltungsvorschrift Technische Baubestimmung (MVV TB) in den Ländern”

Am 24. Januar 2022 veröffentlichte das Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) das Papier "Stand der Umsetzung der Muster-Verwaltungsvorschrift Technische Baubestimmungen (MVV TB) in den Ländern"

28. January 2022

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