During our General Assembly meeting on 29 April, held in Brussels, the members of our Board were re-elected and elected the Members of the Executive Committee until 2021, who are: Roberto Marelli, President, Robert Anslow, Vice-President, Peter Röhrig, Vice-President, Stefan Aerts, Treasurer, and Mi (...)
The European Commission is proud to announce that applications are now open for the first EU Product Safety Award, recognising businesses, large and small, that go the extra mile to protect consumers, and organized by the European Commission. You have until 7 April to apply and get the recognition y (...)
September 2018 – During the “Babycool” trade fair in Paris, the French Toy and Childcare Federation has invited Frank Rosenthal, marketing and distribution consultant, to share his findings on the growing importance of the internet on nursery products commerce. Parents buy online often When th (...)
June 2018 – In June, Working Party 29 of UNECE adopted the third and final phase of Regulation 129 (R129) on enhanced child restraint systems. As all three phases of the regulation have been adopted, the old R44 standard must be progressively phased out. Since 1 September 2017, integral Isofix (...)
March 2018 – Over 5 million births in the EU in 2016 According to Eurostat, the 2016 fertility rate has reached 1.6 babies per woman, compared to 1.57 in 2015. A total number of 5,148 million babies were born in the EU. With a birth rate of 1.92 per woman, France has the highest level of ferti (...)
January 2018 – Frederic Hausemer, chairman of the ENPC Technical Committee and of this ISO PC 310, welcomed the 35 participants from 9 countries, to this second meeting of the group. The aim of this meeting was to agree about the aims of the five Task Groups (TG). ENPC President Robert Anslow, (...)
December 2017 – ENPC moved its office back to the Brussels “hub”, where public affairs are taking place. The new address is 38-40 Square de Meeus, 1000 Brussels. Our new phone number is +32 2 401 61 67. E-mail: www.info@enpc.eu
April 2016, Canada – A New Democrat MP has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons that would eliminate the federal tax on certain baby products. Christine Moore, MP for the Quebec riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue, says the bill would recognize things such as diapers, baby bo (...)
April 2016, USA – Through the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and other federal statutes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has promulgated regulations governing the manufacture and sale of children’s products in the United States.1 One of the primary risks re (...)
March 2016, Europe is facing a demographic crisis. Countries like Germany, Spain, and Austria have been seeing declining birth rates for decades, leaving governments puzzled for long-term solutions. Some have opted for child subsidies, but a new study shows that lump sums of money aren’t the magic w (...)