Underwriters Laboratories to aid with China Compulsory Certification.Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification organization. Based in Northbrook, Illinois, UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and (UL, Northbrook, IL, www.ul.com), an independent, not-for-profit product safety certification organization, has launched its China Compulsory Certification The China Compulsory Certificate mark, commonly known as CCC Mark, is a compulsory safety mark for many products sold on the Chinese market. It became effective on May 1, 2002. (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ) agency service in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. to help manufacturers meet China's new certification requirements that went into effect Aug. 1, 2003. UL will provide Hong Kong manufacturers with assistance in the processing of certification or exemption applications. The service includes managing communications and correspondence on the manufacturers' behalf, following up with the appropriate Chinese certification bodies and testing laboratories on product testing and initial factory inspection, and assisting in resolving minor technical issues as well as coordinating customs clearance for testing samples. UL has also debuted its European Certification program, a specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. service to help attain European safety certification such as the UL GS Mark, the CE Marking and the D-Mark. |
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