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German Environment Agency: Publication “Final Report: Harmonised VOC Emission Classes for Construction Products”

In April 2021, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) organised the online conference "Limiting Health Impacts of Construction Products regarding Volatile Organic Compounds". This has now resulted in the publication "Final Report Harmonised VOC Emission Classes for Construction Products".

16. November 2021

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CE marking: UK extends period of transition

As announced by the UK government on 24 August 2021, the transition period for CE marked products has been extended by one year.

31. August 2021

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Review: June 22nd 2021| Online seminar “Competence meets cooperation”

For the Holz-Zentralblatt (issue 32 / 2021 of 13 August 2021), Dr Vera Steckel reported on our online seminar, which took place on 22 June 2021 on the topic: “Brexit changed import rules for building materials in Great Britain: How to deal with the UKCA and CE marking”.

19. August 2021

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(German only) DIBt: Änderung der MVV TB

Aufgrund der Neuerscheinung der DIN EN 16354:2019-01 “Laminatböden – Verlegeunterlagen – Spezifikationen, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren” gibt es nun eine Änderung der MVV TB durch das DIBt.

29. June 2021

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Federal Environment Agency: Publication of AgBB scheme 2021

In mid-June 2021, German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) published the updated AgBB scheme which is in connection with the principles of the German Institute for Structural Engineering (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik – DIBt) the relevant standard for testing and health evaluation of volatile organic compounds (VVOC, VOC...

24. June 2021

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Toys: new limit values for formaldehyde

On 21 May 2021, the new limit values for formaldehyde in children’s toys published by the European Union in November 2019 as Amending Directive (EU) 2019/1929 will come into force.

10. May 2021

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ECHA: Veröffentlichung des “Final Background Documents” zu möglichen Grenzwerten für Formaldehyd und Formaldehyd emittierende Materialien

Am 2. März 2021 hat die ECHA (European Chemical Agency) das “Final Background Document” zu möglichen Grenzwerten für Formaldehyd und Formaldehyd emittierende Materialien auf seiner Internetseite veröffentlicht.

26. March 2021

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REACH: Nonylphenol and its ethoxylates in textiles restricted

The restriction has been in place since 3 February 2021 and aims to reduce emissions of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) into our environment.

22. March 2021

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EU Commission: publication of the updated EU LCI list

In mid-February 2021, the European Commission published the EU LCI list, last updated in December 2020.

2. March 2021

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IBO Wien: Release of the Corona Calculator VIR-SIM 2.1

In mid-February, in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Protection the IBO Vienna published under the leadership of Peter Tappler the online simulation tool VIR-SIM 2.1 for calculating the relative risk of contracting an infection via aerosols.

23. February 2021

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