Country- and industry-specific regulations
CE: Conformité Européenne If you import a product which falls within the scope of one or more of the New Approach Directives and wish to place your product on the market in any of the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA), then you must apply for CE marking. We have already done this for most of our products. By affixing the CE mark, the manufacturer or its authorised representative placing the product on the market claims that the item meets all the “essential requirements for protection of health and safety” of the relevant European Directives. This is also called CE Conformity. For most products on our website the relevant EC Directives for CE marking are: - Low Voltage (LVD): 2006/95/EC - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC): 2004/108/EC The EC Directives define the “essential requirements” for protection of health and safety that goods must meet when they are placed on the market. The European standard bodies have the task of drawing up the corresponding technical specifications which will provide a presumption of conformity with the “essential requirements”. To proof that the product meets all the “essential requirements” for protection of health and safety, RKB Global utilizes external test houses in Shenzhen-China who apply the European Standards (also called EN standards) for the relevant EC Directives. This way you can be reassured about the credibility of the CE marking on our products. Technical documentation consists of the CE technical file and the Declaration of Conformity (DoC). An example of a DoC can be downloaded here. (The document will be updated in case new standards or major technical changes of the product take place) All electrical and electronic products sold around the world must demonstrate that they function according to existing electrical safety regulations and standards. These standards and regulations differ from country to country. Our products have also been tested to a variety of UL/ANSI standards applicable in the United States and other countries. RoHS /WEEE: The European Commission has issued two directives for the waste management and recycling phases of electrical and electronic equipment: RoHS and WEEE. The RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC) stands for “the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment”. The following hazardous substances exceeding agreed levels stated in the directive will not be allowed in the manufacture of these products being shipped into the European Union: Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE), and Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB). RKB Global ensures that all products that require RoHS compliance for their market do not contain any non-compliant parts. All our incoming material is 100% tested by our XRF RoHS analyser, and we train our staff the new, acceptable materials and how they are used in production. An example of a Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded here. The WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) stands for “Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment”. It is developed to prevent electrical and electronic equipment waste, and to encourage the reuse, recycling, and other forms of recovery of such wastes in order to reduce overall waste. As an environmentally responsible supplier, RKB Global offers their customers the option of returning any product or packaging, at their expense, for disposal. In addition, we can offer services such as registration for your national WEEE compliance scheme. SISVEL: Sisvel, S.p.A. is a company with an international network specialised in licensing, with offices in Europe and subsidiaries in America and Asia. They are active in the field of exploiting industrial and intellectual property rights. For instance, Sisvel has the right to grant licenses for the use of several patent families concerning the MPEG Audio standard comprising the Mp3 standard. RKB Global can register your products according to the Royalty Program of the Patent License Agreement with Audio MPEG Inc., and SISVEL S.p.A. An example of a Shipment Royalty Report can be downloaded here.