Selling into the EU without a local address isn’t just risky — it’s illegal. Since July 2021, EU law requires non-EU businesses to list an EU-based economic operator on their products, or risk blocked shipments, delistings, and legal penalties....
During this free webinar I am going to show you how to create a compliant user manual that helps you to avoid legal pitfalls for machinery, medical devices, electrical equipment, and other products by using our INSTRKTIV Framework....
Today's update to the Guide to the Application of the Machinery Directive introduces a major development: digital user instructions are now allowed, aligning with provisions from the new machinery regulation....
This article gives an overview of all the changes in the new machinery regulation compared to the machinery directive in relation to the user instructions and goes into a bit more detail about digital manuals....
In 2023 the machinery directive will replace the machinery regulation. This infographic shows how this affects your user instructions....
This article describes the 8 available conformity assessment modules and explains how to determine which procedure you should follow....
In this Masterclass, Christelle Damiens will teach us what the key success factors are to accelerate and maximise sales in Europe. She will talk about selecting the right countries, setting up European distribution and securing your anchor customers. You will also learn how to avoid any pitfalls....
In this masterclass, I will help you to determine what information should be included in the packaging and what content can legally be placed online, using a simple, step-by-step system that anyone can follow....
In this webinar we will outline what the effects for non-EU businesses selling products on the European market are when the new Market Surveillance Regulation comes into force. ...
In this article I will explain the different face masks. I will tell you what the requirements for the instructions for use are. You will learn if a manual must be included or not. ...
In this webinar, I will help you to determine what information should be included in the packaging and what content can legally be placed online to stay in compliance....
In this webinar I will outline a step-by-step approach to create compliant user instructions for machinery, medical devices and electrical equipment in 2021. I will share practical information for each step of my approach....
In this article I will show you step-by-step how you can create ANSI Z535.6 compliant user manuals for the U.S. market, by using the U.S.er-Manual-Method...
I see it as our duty together to emphasise the positive environmental benefits of digital information. You can help by sharing or liking this blog post. ...
In this guide I’m going to show you everything you need to know when creating IFU for medical devices....
In this guide I’m going to show you everything you need to know about the new 82079 standard....
How to Create Compliant Information for Use for the EU in 5 Steps...
Importers, manufacturers and distributors of products have different responsibilities when it comes to compliance matters. I have enhanced my CE marking article with these different responsibilities. ...
Products travel and have to deal with acceptance by other nationalities. CE marking has made things much easier. Do you want to know which countries accept CE marked products? ...
Brexit leaves the EU, tensions between Italy and the EU grow, populists gain power everywhere. Have we forgotten what working together all brought us?...
The Russian EAC Mark is similar to the European CE Marking, However, more products are covered by the EAC framework...
The last few weeks I have been exposed to a lot of misinformation related to CE Marking, There is a lack of good information out there...
Our company exists mainly online. An advantage of that is that it is easier to find good people. The further you look, the more skilled people you find. Another advantage is that can I use the internet to travel more and not being limited to live and work from one location....
Whatever will happen after the Brexit, it will impact manufacturers, retailers and distributors of everything from consumer electronics to machinery as well as the e-commerce sector....
When the size of the product does not allow it, some mandatory product information is allowed to be placed on the packaging or in the user instructions. ...
I spent last week in Prague, Czech Republic. I was asked to be a backup speaker at the MadWorld conference. What topic did not make it to the finals?...
In this article, I am going to show you how to draw up a fully compliant declaration of conformity. And... after reading this post, you will be able to do this all by yourself, without studying for days about all those EU directives....
This blog post is available in German....
With the introduction of the New Legislative Framework in 2015 and he repealing of many product directives in 2016, few directives are left over that require a paper user manual. ...
