Nickel Working Group


TEG Home Page Nickel Home Page Legal Information The European Directive The UK Law The UK Guidance Notes Regulatory Tests Nickel Content Nickel Release Wear Test Spectacles Wear Test Non Regulatory Tests Scanning Nickel Release Other Information Insurance Implications FAQ Nickel Working Group Links	In the UK the negotiations on Nickel with the European Commission are handled by the DTI. Industry input to this process is primarily through the Nickel Working Group. The Nickel Working Group is a pan industry body consisting of representatives from major retailers, importers, manufactures of jewellery and fashion accessories together with representatives from the Clothing Trade and Spectacles Industry. Also included are representatives of accredited testing houses, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, LACOTS and the DTI. The secretariat is provided by the Jewellery Distributors' Association. The Nickel Working Group has a sub-committee consisting of the Chairman, representatives of accredited testing houses, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist that discusses the Testing Methods Standards and makes recommendations to the appropriate authorities.

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In the UK the negotiations on Nickel with the European Commission are handled by the DTI. Industry input to this process is primarily through the Nickel Working Group.

The Nickel Working Group is a pan industry body consisting of representatives from major retailers, importers, manufactures of jewellery and fashion accessories together with representatives from the Clothing Trade and Spectacles Industry. Also included are representatives of accredited testing houses, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, LACOTS and the DTI.

The secretariat is provided by the Jewellery Distributors' Association.

The Nickel Working Group has a sub-committee consisting of the Chairman, representatives of accredited testing houses, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist that discusses the Testing Methods Standards and makes recommendations to the appropriate authorities.

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