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			<title>Ready or Not, RoHS 2 Takes Effect January 2</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This new version will expand coverage to all electrical and electronic equipment, require special marking of finished goods and more compliance documentation, and increase penalties for non-compliance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Conflict Minerals: Electronic Firms Aren't Slacking on Compliance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Contrary to recent reports, the electronics industry is taken steps to comply with the SEC guidelines on conflict mineral reporting.]]></description>
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			<title>Are Conflict Minerals Rules Good for Electronics Makers?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Compliance with conflict mineral rules is a burden for electronics makers, but they are worth it if they help curb human rights abuses.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Before Shipping Your Electronic Wastes to India</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[India has issued strict rules on the collection and disposal of electronic waste, and vendors around the world must prepare for the changes.]]></description>
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			<title>Counterfeit Parts: It's Worse Than We Thought </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The US Senate Armed Services Committee uncovered approximately 1,800 cases of suspected counterfeiting over a two-year period. One Air Force supplier alone supplied 84,000 counterfeit devices.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Conflict Minerals: Why No SEC Rule Yet?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ken Manchen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The SEC was forced to delay their final rule after it became apparent the rule would be difficult to implement and that some rule-flexibility was required.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Counterfeit Parts Alarm US Military</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The US defense industry is particularly vulnerable to counterfeit electronic parts. It typically relies on military and commercial-grade "obsolete parts" to maintain its equipment.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Software Tools Required for Global Product Rules</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The volume of compliance data needed to comply with product regulatory rules is enormous, but software tools are available to ease the pain.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>India Enacts RoHS &amp; WEEE Legislation: Who's Next?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[India has joined the group of countries implementing restrictions on the use of chemicals in electronics, but it won't be the last]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Any Chance for National E-Waste Legislation?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ken Manchen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The US signed the Basel agreement to ban the export of electronics waste but did not ratify the convention. Is this about to change?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Conflict Minerals: To Wait, or Not to Wait?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ken Manchen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The Conflict Minerals law represents an attempt to address a problem, but it's not certain this will help resolve the conflict in the DRC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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