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Join Renaud Anjoran, Founder & CEO of Sofeast, in this podcast aimed at importers who develop their own products as he discusses the hottest topics and shares actionable tips for manufacturing in China & Asia today! WHO IS RENAUD? Renaud is a French ISO 9001 & 14001 certified lead auditor, ASQ certified Quality Engineer and Quality Manager who has been working in the Chinese manufacturing industry since 2005. He is the founder of the Sofeast group that has over 200 staff globally and offers services (QA, product development & engineering, project management, Supply Chain Management, product compliance, reliability testing), contract manufacturing, and 3PL fulfillment for importers and businesses who develop their own products and buyers from China & SE Asia. WHY LISTEN? We‘ll discuss interesting topics for anyone who develops and sources their products from Asian suppliers and will share Renaud‘s decades of manufacturing experience, as well as inviting guests from the industry to get a different viewpoint. Our goal is to help you get better results and end up with suppliers and products that exceed your expectations!
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Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
In this episode...
Renaud and Adrian are back and talking about how to comply with CE and UKCA regulations as an indication that they comply with the safety, health, and environmental requirements of the EU and Great Britain. They cover what these requirements are, the process to become compliant, how and why the UK is diverging, and more. No matter where your business is based, if you sell products in these markets you'll need to add the CE or UKCA mark to them.
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings and introducing the topic.
00:38 - What is CE and what kinds of products does it cover?
04:22 - How to obtain CE marking: Overview.
09:23 - Who is 'the manufacturer?'
11:20 - What are the risks if you don't follow the CE compliance process?
20:38 - What's the difference between CE and UKCA?
24:51 - Why UKCA is not required for Northern Ireland.
27:06 - EU 'harmonised standards' are called 'designated standards' in the UK.
28:16 - The UK government is threatening to repeal a lot of EU laws due to Brexit. How realistic is this?
31:25 - Why seeing CE-marked products when sourcing from China might mean nothing at all.
35:35 - What notified bodies are and when do they need to be involved?
41:21 - Wrapping up.
Related content...
- Official CE Marking Guidance
- The definition of manufacturers according to the European Commission
- Using the UKCA marking
- List of products requiring a CE mark
- The NANDO database for notified bodies
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