Today, 30.06.2023, the new Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The new legislation transforms the Machinery Directive from 2006 into a Regulation. The Regulation enters into force in all member states 20 days after its publication. From the official entry into force of the regulation, a 42-month transition period begins. After the transition period, the implementation of the regulation will become mandatory. “With the adoption of the new Machinery Regulation, the European Union is adapting its regulatory provisions to the new technologies and the risks associated with their use for the safety of users,” […]

A visit and a tour of a car plant and a factory for the production of cork products were part of the training on digital quality, in which Daniela Ivanova, head of the Management Systems Certification Body at CTEC, participated. The Summer School on Quality and Organizational Excellence took place in June 2023, at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal. The program of the 2023 edition included master classes covering various topics related to digital quality and quality 4.0 and industrial tours of the productions of two major Portuguese brands – Amorim Cork and Kirchhoff Automotive. The summer school provides […]

Dear customers, Malicious breaches in the security of electronic correspondence are increasingly common, where false messages are generated about a change in bank details and/or bank details are replaced in invoices or other documents sent electronically. Such false messages may be received from a similar or even from the original email address, but without the knowledge and consent of the holder. Please do not trust if you receive messages that claim in any form that there has been a change in the bank and/or address details of CTEC. There is no such change. We expect that if there are any changes […]