Atlanta, GA – ECIA welcomes Compliance & Risks’ Louise Forrest who will present an update on some of the most important component industry-specific regulatory concerns. The webinar will take place Thursday October 15 at 11:00 Eastern.  Louise will shed light on:

• SCIP (Substances of Concern in Products) database with the European Chemical Agency scheduled for implementation January 5, 2021. Is your company ready?
• Update on RoHS exemption renewals
• Status of RoHS Pack 15 (potential new RoHS substances)
• Brief update on EU Conflict Minerals rule coming into force in 2021
• Global impact from COVID-19 on regulatory and compliance deadlines and regional impact around the world
• Regulatory and compliance challenges coming with IOT – 20 billion connections in 2020 and expected growth to 65-70 billion connections by 2025

Louise Forrest has led C&R's Global Regulatory Compliance team for the last five years and was featured on a June Channel Channel Podcast. Compliance & Risks creates business advantages for clients by providing reliable legislative information, insights and actions through C2P, a compliance knowledge management software platform, consulting, market access, managed services and other solutions. The company is recognized as the end to end global regulatory solutions provider across the technology, consumer goods and retail, industrial goods and life sciences sectors.

“This webinar will bring a wealth of targeted and concise information to our members about what they need to know to comply with the accelerating number of regulations affecting the electronic component industry,” commented Don Elario, ECIA Vice President of Industry Practices. “I encourage anyone with responsibility for this area to listen to Louise’s presentation.”

Click here to register.  Registration for this webinar is open to members and non-members.

About ECIA

The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) is made up of the leading electronic component manufacturers, their manufacturer representatives and authorized distributors. ECIA members share a common goal of promoting and improving the business environment for the authorized sale of electronic components. Comprised of a broad array of leaders and professionals representing all phases of the electronics components supply chain, ECIA is where business optimization, product authentication and industry advocacy come together. ECIA members develop industry guidelines and technical standards, as well as generate critical business intelligence. For more information, visit www.ecianow.org or call 678-393-9990.   

About Compliance & Risks

Compliance & Risks helps manufacturers, retailers and their supply chain partners monitor and manage requirements, regulations and standards for a cleaner, safer and better world. It creates business advantage for clients by providing reliable legislative information, insights and actions through C2P, its compliance knowledge management platform, consulting, market access, managed services and other solutions.

The company is recognized as the end to end global regulatory solutions provider across the technology, consumer goods and retail, industrial goods and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, they also have offices in Brussels, California, London and New York. For more information, please visit www.complianceandrisks.com.

PCB West Virtual 2020 has more than 125 hours’ worth of technical sessions on printed circuit design and manufacturing available through Oct. 12.  pcbwest.com