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Smart devices that do not meet minimum cyber security requirements are expected to be banned from the European market from 2024. This is the result of new EU legislation that was recently adopted.

Kiwa Sweden merges with Valiguard, a company specialised in food safety and organic certification against BRC, IFS and ISO/FSSC 22000. With this merger, we strengthen our position in the Swedish food certification market.

Kiwa showed interest in acquiring Intega Group, a global engineering services provider, with a focus on asset and infrastructure integrity, by a delisting from the ASX around the end of 2021.

The PSV Academy, a soccer school for young talented football players, hosted by Dutch football club PSV, is the first to receive the Safe Sport Climate label. The label was co-developed by Kiwa.

The UK government has postponed the requirement for manufacturers to adopt the UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark for goods placed in the UK market. Kiwa can advise on this somewhat complex area.

To protect smart devices, available on the European market, against hacks and data leaks, compliance to the ETSI EN 303 645 articles 3.3 d, e and f of the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) will become mandatory through means of a delegated act.

From 6 to 8 September 2021, the International Plastic Pipes Conference and Exhibition will be held in Amsterdam. As a leading testing and certification body in the field of plastic pipes Kiwa is closely involved in the PPXX conference.

Kiwa Netherlands has been granted a licence by the Dutch Centre for Crime Prevention and Safety, to review penetration tests in accordance with the CCV certification scheme Cybersecurity Pen Testing.

Testing and certification according to the EKO Quality mark in the Netherlands is now largely in the hands of Kiwa. Kiwa signed a cooperation agreement with the owner of EKO Quality mark, Stichting EKO-keurmerk.

Kiwa Cermet Italia has successfully achieved designation as a Notified Body for Conformity Assessment activities according to the Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745/EU.