{"id":7642,"date":"2021-06-07T18:37:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T10:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T08:56:45","slug":"brexit-new-regulations-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/brexit-new-regulations-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Things You Need To Know For Brexit: New Regulations &#038; Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7642\" class=\"elementor elementor-7642\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-baa1575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baa1575\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb9527\" data-id=\"9cb9527\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd47db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcd47db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. UK based direct to EU consumer E-tail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34a406a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34a406a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c3f276\" data-id=\"7c3f276\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151024b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"151024b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UK officially left the EU, commonly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/eu-referendum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BREXIT<\/a>, at the beginning of 2020 and throughout 2020, the EU rules were still applied in the UK. However, starting from 1 Jan 2021, the EU rules ceased to apply in the UK and the UK&#8217;s new legislative regime became active. Starting from the 16th July 2021, Regulations 1020\/2019 will apply.<\/p><p>The development of e-commerce poses certain challenges for market surveillance authorities with regard to the effective enforcement of European Union harmonization legislation. Regulation 1020\/2019 was put in place to address some of the concerns.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1.125rem;\">This Regulation builds on the framework for controls on products entering the Union market, not just from the UK, and applies to products that are subject to the EU harmonization legislation listed in Annex I of the Regulations. It explicitly requires that a responsible economic operator is named, in accordance with named regulations. This will normally be either a manufacturer or importer. 1020\/2019 does not apply to \u201cold approach regulations\u201d such as REACH or GPSD and it does not apply to Cosmetic Products (The regulation for which already requires a Responsible Person).<\/span><\/p><p>1020\/2019 also adds a new economic operator: \u201ca fulfillment service provider.\u201d These so-called fulfillment houses store goods in the EU without technically placing them on the market, sometimes with no business responsible for placing these products on the market. 1020\/2019 effectively ends this practice \u2013 unless there is an EU-based manufacturer or importer, the fulfillment service provider takes responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4cb2f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4cb2f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1110f84\" data-id=\"1110f84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565b194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565b194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Updated standards on toy products<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca8fa05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca8fa05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e04e112\" data-id=\"e04e112\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386c402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"386c402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Updated-standards-on-toy-products_HKTDC-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7815\" alt=\"Updated standards on toy products_HKTDC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Updated-standards-on-toy-products_HKTDC-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Updated-standards-on-toy-products_HKTDC-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Updated-standards-on-toy-products_HKTDC.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d52ce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d52ce1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-640a4af\" data-id=\"640a4af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc3d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc3d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Much of the new approach regulation relies on technical standards to support the regulator requirements. For example, under the Toys Safety Directive, the EN 71 series and the EN 62115 standards allow for the self-assessment of conformity.<\/p><p>Such standards are produced by European Standardization Organizations (e.g. CEN and CENELEC), on request from the European Commission, to support the regulations and directives. The standards can then have their reference published in <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/oj\/direct-access.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)<\/a>. Once referenced, these standards offer a presumption of conformity to the products complying with them \u2013 that is products complying with the standards are presumed to comply with the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42d2be4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42d2be4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f99e5d\" data-id=\"9f99e5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c892722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c892722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the UK leaves the EU, it will no longer be able to use these references in the OJEU. So the UK has started to publish its own standards references, called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/designated-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designated standards<\/a>\u201d. The principle will work in the same way as the OJEU. Once a standard is designated by the UK Secretary of State, it will provide a presumption of conformity to Great British Law.<\/p><p>The list of designated standards is published in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/designated-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/designated-standards<\/a>.<\/p><p>Products covered by other legislation still need to name a producer, a requirement of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD). Since the GPSD is a \u201ccatch all\u201d requirement, it applies to all consumer products without specific safety regulations, like footwear, apparel, homewares, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0972d0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0972d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a82ae\" data-id=\"b1a82ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b98e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b98e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Table 1. Example of some UK legislation (related to restricted substances)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0a9e33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0a9e33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a2f052\" data-id=\"1a2f052\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4160af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4160af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 582px;\" width=\"621\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>EU legislation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>UK legislation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"161\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">94\/62\/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">and packaging waste<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"161\">The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"161\">Regulation (EC) No 1907\/2006 REACH<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">UK REACH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"161\">Regulation (EU) 2019\/1021 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"161\">2009\/48\/EC Toy safety directive<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"161\">2011\/65\/EU Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous\n\nSubstances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"161\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a27d1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a27d1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-709c144\" data-id=\"709c144\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b912c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b912c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Requirement effective after January 2021: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>EU REACH Annex XVII\u200b<\/li><li>NPEO (effective on Feb 3, 2021)\u200b<\/li><li>EU Toy Safety Directive Annex II Appendix C\u200b<\/li><li>Formaldehyde (effective on May 21, 2021)\u200b<\/li><li>EU Toy Safety Directive Annex II Part III \u200b<\/li><li>Lower Aluminum migration limits (effective on May 20, 2021)\u200b<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f759250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f759250\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bb213d\" data-id=\"8bb213d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fcfb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3fcfb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Table 2. Lower Aluminum migration limits (Toy Material)\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cc20bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cc20bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e3245f\" data-id=\"5e3245f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07ecb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e07ecb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 249px;\" width=\"592\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"163\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"163\"><p>In dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material (mg\/kg)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"163\"><p>In liquid or sticky toy material (mg\/kg)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"163\"><p>In scraped-off toy material (mg\/kg)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"163\"><p>Aluminum<\/p><\/td><td width=\"163\"><p>2250<\/p><\/td><td width=\"163\"><p>560<\/p><\/td><td width=\"163\"><p>28130<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\" width=\"659\"><p>*UK will also adopt the new requirements which will be effective after 2021 unless there is any announcement<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efd0e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efd0e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01eeb31\" data-id=\"01eeb31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8ab3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8ab3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Recommendations from\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-size: 1.125rem;\"><b>Bureau Veritas<\/b><\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-size: 1.125rem;\">:<\/strong><\/p><p>To ensure your products fulfill up-to-dated regulation and have access to any market in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Europe, manufacturers or suppliers are recommended to seek help from accredited third-party solution provider. So that the risk of recall can be minimized and speed up the market entrance.<\/p><p>Bureau Veritas is Notified Body of France and one of the solution providers that can provide professional advice for regulations and products testing.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43eeffc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43eeffc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-511492f\" data-id=\"511492f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b1bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"77b1bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BV.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Stephen LIM\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen LIM\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director, Business Development of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afefc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1afefc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Content contributor: Bureau Veritas CPS<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Bureau Veritas is one of the solution providers that can assist and solve product testing needs. 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