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Environment

Government addresses compliance costs for imported goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases

Issue 39 – June 2012

The Government is proposing to replace the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) obligations for importers of goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases with a levy, Minister for Climate Change Issues Tim Groser, announced on 14 May 2012.

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Landmark Standard aims to help the environment

Issue 39 – June 2012

Consciously keeping products on track

'Eco-friendly' and 'climate-neutral' are strong marketing arguments today. Electrical and electronic products are manufactured using many substances; some, for instance lead, mercury and cadmium, are regulated and must be reported. Aware of the environmental impact of many industries in the global marketplace, as components and finished products flow across national borders, the IEC set up TC (Technical Committee) 111: Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems, in 2004. TC 111 recently released a landmark Standard designed to help the industry track and declare specific information about the material composition of its products.

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