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On 21 February 2014 representatives of the German Association of the Toy Industry (DVSI), German toy companies as well as testing and certification institutions met in Hamburg at invitation of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and GIZ for a planning workshop to investigate two thematic priorities of the Quality Infrastructure Project involving the toy industry.

On 31 January 2014, the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) invited to the workshop “Material Management, the easy way!” as part of the Toy Fair in Nuremberg.

On 30 January 2014, the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI) hosted an expert workshop in Frankfurt to promote the dialogue with the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) on certification of surge protection devices (SPDs).

Representatives of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMWi) and the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) visited three Chinese provinces from Tuesday, 15 October to Friday, 18 October 2013 to inform the local authorities about latest developments in market surveillance regulations in both countries.

 

On Monday, 14 October 2013, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMWi) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) jointly organized a workshop on the new EU Market Surveillance and Product Safety Directive in Beijing.

On 13 September 2013, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) have co-hosted a workshop in Berlin to elaborate on the potentials for mutual recognition of test reports between Germany and China.

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