-- Recently, the EU official in China's official mission in Europe, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, the Ministry of Commerce, accompanied by relevant staff made a special trip to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Inspection and Quarantine Laboratory lighters of the technical equipment, detection capabilities , and the level of scientific research conducted a comprehensive study that its fully with the relevant detection capabilities.
     May of this year, the EU formally announced the implementation of lighters requires Member States to prevent children commencement criteria (CR standards), and the prohibition of novelty lighters access to the EU market of the EU resolution. The provisions of the resolution, since October 2006, the EU member states will enter the EU market for a lighter regulatory implementation of ISO9994 standards since March 2007, the prohibition does not meet the standards of CR and novelty lighters access to the EU market . By the European Union, lighters through CR standards, Western countries must enter the specialized laboratory testing, but each test costs as much as lighters 20,000 US dollars, for the period of 3-6 months.
     Wenzhou lighter production of the global market share of 80 percent, producing a lighter 600 million, the value of over 20 billion yuan. Wenzhou lighter EU is the largest export market, the CR standard comes into force, will seriously affect the export of more than 100 of Wenzhou lighter manufacturers, incalculable loss. To enable enterprises to better understand lighters lighters EU safety standards relevant content to take timely measures, the Ministry of Commerce has invited the European Commission officials to the general export production enterprises lighters on the EU resolution CR, implementation guide and market supervision scheme and related response strategy.
     Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in Zhejiang Wenzhou lighter established in the laboratory, the EU officials have inspected the sample rooms, testing areas, and watched the lighter fall on January 1, pressure, temperature, fuel projects such as compatibility testing. Inspection and quarantine officers to focus on the European Commission against EU officials on the CR standard independently design and development of CR pressure test and pressure tester, and the success of a demonstration. European Commission officials to the relevant personnel in detail on the specific circumstances of lighters laboratory that China's exports lighters taken by the access system, type testing and export inspection test monitoring system.
     Meanwhile, Zhejiang Inspection and Quarantine to the EU official pointed out that, Zhejiang lighter laboratory as a regional centre laboratories, has been adopted by CNAS (China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories) approved, the testing process standardized, reliable, and is fully in line with EN 13869 : 2002 standards. EU officials said that the Wenzhou Lighter higher level of laboratory tests, have all the relevant detection capabilities, they will be inspected by the message back to the General Assembly to discuss EU member states.