Amended CSCL requires annual notifications to manufacturers and importers in Japan in case that they manufacture and/or import substances in quantities of one tonne or more per year.  The Authority accepts notifications between 1^stof April and 30^thof June, 2011.

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• Preparation of notification documents
• Consultation on notification

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The sixth "Best of European Business" competition of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants was dedicated to the performance of German and European companies in Asia Pacific, particularly their activities in the ASEAN-5 countries. With over 500 million inhabitants and a forecast average growth in gross domestic product of six per cent by 2020, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are among the most important regions of the future in terms of economic potential. TÜV SÜD AG received the award for the company's rapid development and broad presence in the Asia Pacific region. The jury particularly emphasized the intelligent diversification of services. In the ASEAN-5 countries, TÜV SÜD not only relies on its traditional products in the industry sector, but has consistently developed services catering to the needs of the Southeast Asian enterprises, particularly in the field of consumer products.

Dr Axel Stepken, CEO and President of TÜV SÜD AG: "Between 2005 and 2010 we quadrupled our sales revenue and our staff headcount in Asia Pacific. As a service provider, we develop our strategy along the development of the international markets and the requirements of our clients. This also applies to Southeast Asia, where we have aligned our services to cater to the special requirements of these markets. As the manufacturing of textiles, clothing and shoes is one of the strengths of these markets, we made targeted investments in the further improvement and expansion of our softlines testing infrastructure. For over 140 years, TÜV SÜD has been striving to make products and processes safe, reliable and profitable. This also, and particularly, applies to new topics and innovative technologies such as e-mobility, renewable energies or energy efficiency."

The "Best of European Business" competition was created by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants to honour the outstanding performance of companies and top managers. Further information can be found on the Internet at http://www.best-of-european-business.com/best-of-european-business/competition/beb-2011.html

In the past several years, the NEWS about the development plans of high-speed railway and metro networks in several countries is often shown on the several media reflecting the world-wide spreading the trend of "Modal Shift" based on the global environmental issues and considerations.
To enter the global railway market, the manufacturers always need to consider about "Safety regulations and standards" for its acceptance. The safety-related standardization activities in several industries have been very active recently including the railway industry mainly driven by Europe. In these standards, it is commonly recognized "the most difficult one is "Functional Safety"".
Especially in Asia, this standard has been adopted recently and several manufacturers started to face many difficulties of its interpretation also in Japan.

Both of Mitsubishi Electric and Wabtec Coproration was also no exception.
Several years have been spent on this big project for the design change, documentation exchanges, meeting, on-site assessment, testing and audit, etc....

However, they finally received the ticket for global railway market from TÜV SÜD based on their efforts and achieved this goal right before the world-largest railway exhibition "Innotrans(http://www.innotrans.com/)" taken place in Berlin from 21st Sep. 2010 which both companies are joining with this product.

TÜV SÜD Group has several experiences of evaluating the railway-related products representing Taiwan Shinkansen, Turkish High Speed Railway sytem, etc. however, this project is the Asia's first SIL certification for the equipment on rolling stock.

Photo from certification ceremony on 17th Sep. 2010 with SIL4 certificate & special commemorative TÜV SÜD Crystal octagon.

（"SIL" certified product: IERV ）

 Product information:http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/society/traffic/product/syaryou/s06.html

Dr. Kim comes with more than 25 years of industrial experience, especially in the power and nuclear energy industry. Spending several years in the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) as a Senior Engineer and Manager for Safety Analysis, Dr. Kim has also worked for Siemens in Germany and Korea as a Korea Representative Director from 1998 to 2001. Since 2005, Dr. Kim has been a Senior Advisor with TÜV SÜD Korea, providing critical advice to the Korea Management team on Industry Service-related business.

As President and CEO of TÜV SÜD Korea, Dr. Kim will be responsible for all business operations in Korea including TÜV SÜD GNEC, nuclear engineering company. Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Ishan Palit, President and CEO of TÜV SÜD Asia Pacific has placed his full support behind Dr. Kim and "is confident that, with Dr. Kim's wealth of management and technical experience and expertise, he will be able to add value to TÜV SÜD's operations and bring TÜV SÜD Korea to greater heights."

Dr. Josef Duill Kim holds a Bachelors of Engineering degree from Yonsei University and Diplom-Ing. in Industrial Furnace Construction and Heat Technology and a Dr.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen Technical University in Germany.

"After our activities in important European countries such as Spain, France and Austria and the successful establishment of vehicle roadworthiness testing in Turkey, our market entry in South Africa marks another significant step in our strategy to expand a core service such as roadworthiness testing at international level", explains Dr.-Ing. Axel Stepken, CEO and President of TÜV SÜD AG. Stepken continues: "In AVTS we have found a strong partner for consistent growth in Africa's most interesting market."

The company operates seven vehicle inspection centres which carry out approx. 65,000 roadworthiness tests including re-tests per year in high-growth, relatively affluent Greater Cape Town, and holds a market share of around 20 per cent there. Over the next five years, TÜV SÜD and its South African partner plan to significantly expand their market share to 20 per cent nationwide: "The highly professional management by Ms Oaten and the excellent technological standard at its inspection stations make AVTS the ideal partner for TÜV SÜD", underlines Viktor F. Metz, CFO TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH.

AVTS was one of the first privately-owned companies to enter the South African vehicle testing market 17 years ago. It is a founding member of the National Vehicle Testing Association, which plays a leading role in the definition and establishment of additional accreditation requirements for vehicle testing and inspection. Ferose Oaten is convinced that the two partners will complement each other perfectly as both companies have an unwavering commitment to quality and testing integrity. While AVTS is the only group of testing and inspection stations in South Africa to hold ISO 9000 certification and is firmly established on the market, TÜV SÜD, as an internationally leading supplier of roadworthiness testing, will contribute knowledge and experience to the partnership.

TÜV SÜD's activities must also be seen against the backdrop of the impending reform of vehicle inspection in South Africa. While at present privately owned vehicles must only be inspected if they are sold, i.e. in the event of a change in ownership, the political sector has been debating the introduction of periodic roadworthiness testing. For the vehicle inspection market in South Africa, which is characterized by above-average growth, this reform offers extremely interesting future perspectives: After such a reform, the number of vehicles inspected annually - around 2.4 million at present - would roughly double within three to four years.
Parallel to acquiring a shareholding in AVTS, TÜV SÜD founded TÜV SÜD South Africa Holding. The purpose of the TÜV SÜD subsidiary, headquartered in Cape Town, is to launch and position all TÜV SÜD services in South Africa. Managing Director of TUV SUD South Africa Holding is Norman van Oudtshoorn.

"This accreditation demonstrates the strong technical competence and strict adherence to quality procedures of our staff. It underlines our leadership in smart card related testing services and adds international recognition to our testing services for private organizations," explained Klaus Kaehler, Head of the Smart Card Laboratory.

TÜV SÜD Japan offers testing of payment terminals and IC cards, mainly for the financial industry, based on both contact and contactless (NFC) technology. Just recently the laboratory was accredited by EMVCo (a private company hold by American Express, JCB, MasterCard, Visa) for the testing of contactless terminals.

 Certification:

From Dortmund to Delhi, IT forms the basis of central business processes and is therefore at the centre of every business strategy - today more than ever. Nowadays, IT plays a critical part in the achievement of corporate objectives. Given this, the safety, availability and reliability of IT services are indispensable. For IT professionals, whether operating in separate companies or in IT units of multinationals, this in turn means that service quality, customer focus and cost-awareness are the drivers of success. Important guides in this context are the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and the ISO/IEC 20000 standard for IT Service Management (ITSM).

TÜV SÜD Academy has been certifying IT professionals in accordance with these de facto industry standards for years and is now set to expand its service offer to the Asia-Pacific region. The first step of its expansion is India. "India has developed into a major market for IT services, and many of the companies which are also represented in Asia request global uniformity in training and examination standards for their staff", explains Kai Probst, CEO of TÜV SÜD Academy. TÜV SÜD Academy is happy to satisfy this demand with an appropriate portfolio of services in India. TÜV SÜD is already represented at numerous locations and with a host of services in the Asia-Pacific region. "Our global network of locations enables us to offer our clients certification in accordance with globally uniform standards, and thus clear value-added", continues Probst. In India, TÜV SÜD is represented today at 12 locations employing around 800 staff. Certification as per ITIL and ITSM will be offered with immediate effect at all locations for example in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi.

With respect to the certification of IT professionals as per ITIL, TÜV SÜD Academy is one of only nine organizations worldwide with accreditation to provide this service. The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a framework of best practice approaches from all over the world that have been collected and made accessible to everybody, i.e. a virtual library used by IT specialists from around the world. In the current ITIL Version 3, the Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation and Continual Service Improvement modules reflect the "lifecycle of services" which is the basis of the new library. ITIL defines the organizational framework, while supplying exact rules of conduct for IT specialists. A "walk" through this library provides clear insights into the processes, structures and interrelations of individual services. The Certification Body for Persons of TÜV SÜD Academy organizes and holds examinations as per ITIL versions 2 and 3. The modular system provides qualifications up to the level of ITIL Master. The qualification and examination system is flexible and also offers upgrades from version 2 to version 3, for example.

TÜV SÜD Academy also organizes certification of persons according to ISO/IEC 20000, the relevant international standard for IT Service Management (ITSM). ITSM qualification covers management, processes and results at the customer's organization - on an international and standardized basis. Training and certification are offered up to the level of Executive Consultant/Manager or Executive Auditor in ITSM as per ISO/IEC 20000.

"Today, IT without ITIL and the ISO 20000 standard is unimaginable. Individuals furnishing proof of certification in this area demonstrate thorough familiarity with the relevant international standards", says Renate Eberle, Head of the Certification Body for Persons of TÜV SÜD Academy. The holders of these certificates benefit not least from the internationally renowned TÜV SÜD brand and, through their appropriate qualifications, can lay the cornerstone for an international career in the IT sector. TÜV SÜD Academy has long-standing experience in the certification of IT professionals as per ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000. It is now expanding its service offer to India, with further countries in the Asia-Pacific region to follow. "Through this step, we demonstrate the international significance of this standard in close proximity to our clients", notes Renate Eberle.

Further information is available at www.tuev-sued.de/it-certor www.tuv-sud.in  Please contact Virat Dhebar, Division Manager TÜV SÜD Academy, Tel.: +91 79 2692 6141, Fax: +91 79 2692 8171, E-mail: Virat.Dhebar@tuv-sud.in

Munich. Despite the global financial and economic crisis, TÜV SÜD succeeded in significantly increasing its revenue in 2009. The revenue of the international service group rose by 4.5 per cent to EUR 1.427 billion, while the consolidated income before taxes remained almost at the previous year's level at EUR 101 million. The number of employees throughout the world rose by almost 500, to 14,635. In fiscal 2010, the service group expects further growth, fuelled in particular by the acquisition of companies.

"We have succeeded in further consolidating our position in our key domestic market in Germany, in growing in our core competency areas at international level and in positioning ourselves proactively in three innovative fields of the future: e-mobility, renewable energies and energy efficiency", noted

Dr Axel Stepken, CEO and President of TÜV SÜD AG, at the company's annual balance sheet press conference in Munich. All three strategic business segments contributed to the company's positive economic development in the past business year. The strongest performer was the Europe region (including the Middle East and Turkey), which generated 83.9 per cent of total revenue, followed by the Asia-Pacific region at 10.5 per cent and the Americas region at 5.6 per cent. In 2010, TÜV SÜD has noticeably stepped up the pace of inorganic growth. Its acquisition of Global Risk Consultants Corporation (GRC) in April marked one of the most significant acquisitions in the history of the service group. The US company, employing 350 staff in 14 countries, generated revenue of USD 55 million in 2009. "We made a successful start to the new year with the acquisition of GRC and further international acquisitions, and will keep up the pace", announced Stepken. In the medium term, the group plans to raise the share of total revenue generated abroad to 40 per cent.

Tokyo, Japan. TÜV SÜD Japan has been accredited to test contactless payment terminals by EMVCo. TÜV SÜD clients can now receive all testing required for Visa contactless terminal approvals as a one-stop service.

The introduction of chip cards replacing magnetic stripe cards has gained popularity world-wide. Now the focus shifts from chip cards with contacts, as easily recognized by the golden contact area on the credit card, to contactless chip cards. Contactless technology paves the way for putting payment applications not only into the form of conventional credit cards, but also into unique forms such as mobile phones, key fobs and miniature cards. TÜV SÜD Japan has foreseen this trend, and developed analogue and digital test services for contactless terminals over the last few years. TÜV SÜD's testing technology was thoroughly examined by EMVCo (owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa) in order to achieve exactly the same results in all laboratories around the world.

Munich. The world's first dynamic crash tests of lithium-ion batteries for passenger cars were completed successfully on the TÜV SÜD test ground in Munich Allach. "The results will be used to develop and define the urgently needed safety and installation standards for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles", TÜV SÜD Chief Executive Officer and President Dr Axel Stepken comments the test series.

The crash tests were performed on the type of lithium-ion batteries used in the Mercedes S400 hybrid and the BMW 7 series and were aimed at determining the safety level of the installed batteries. Primarily, however, the test series were aimed at determining the load limits and the scenarios to be expected if a lithium-ion battery is damaged.

The safety of lithium-ion batteries is regarded as critical for the success of electric mobility. Their high energy density compared to that of conventional batteries make lithium-ion packs the logical solution for increasing the range of electric cars. All major auto makers plan to use lithium-ion batteries in both hybrid vehicles and electric cars. The problem is that so far, the question of how lithium-ion batteries perform in a dynamic crash has been largely unsolved. Neither battery installation nor crash-test requirements have been established in the form of a standard. Standards, however, are critical for auto and battery manufacturers on the one hand and consumers, fire brigades and rescue services on the other.

Given this, the crash series carried out by TÜV SÜD are primarily aimed at gaining basic findings: "We explore limits, examine what is feasible and, on this basis, try to determine safety standards for lithium-ion batteries which permit the maximum level of safety", emphasizes Richard Richter, TÜV SÜD specialist in charge of the crash test series.

To determine these limits, a customized high-precision impactor system was developed for the world's first dynamic crash tests with lithium-ion batteries. For the test, the high-voltage battery was mounted on a 110-tonne block of concrete. With the help of an ECV^[1]carrier vehicle, an impactor with various impact bodies (cylinder, fork arm) and variable weight was then driven into the battery pack. The impactor consisted of a head piece and ballast weight and was guided on a carrier unit which in turn was fastened to a carrier vehicle. Shortly before impact, the impactor was decoupled from the carrier unit so that it crashed into the battery in free flight. This test arrangement allows speeds of over 55 km/h, weights of up to 500 kg and a resulting energy of almost 60 kJ. The first test series was performed at speeds of 18 to 29 kilometres per hour. The forces acting on the batteries thus roughly correspond to the level of a typical crash test but do not yet cover all possible accident scenarios. The result was positive: the serial-production batteries packed in a steel shell withstood the crash series. The deformation calculated on the basis of static tests proved almost identical to that determined in the actual dynamic tests. In the further course of the test series, crash tests were performed with the batteries packed into other materials than steel. In this case, the same test arrangement resulted in the expected differences. Another important finding: while a battery which had split in the crash leaked, leakage did not result in the feared explosion and/or fire. According to TÜV SÜD, the first tests demonstrated that lithium-ion batteries already offer a very high safety level but that further intensive efforts are needed to obtain proven results which can serve as a basis upon which to develop binding safety standards and must lead directly to crash-test procedures for hybrid and electric vehicles: "Our concern here as TÜV SÜD is to ensure the establishment of appropriate standards in a concerted effort with the manufacturers", underlines Dr Stepken.

Munich. The readers of British business magazine "Environmental Finance" have selected TÜV SÜD as best verifier of climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol. Over the last eight years, the emissions trading experts have realized over 1,200 projects based on the Kyoto Protocol. In TÜV SÜD's view, to be successful a climate change agreement requires clear rules and reliable framework conditions for all parties involved.

"The fact that we were selected as best verifier is an important confirmation of the quality of our work", says Dr Peter Langer, CEO of TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH. Over the last eight years, the emissions trading experts have realized well over 1,200 projects based on the Kyoto Protocol. As an impressive success story, 97.37 per cent of CDM projects accompaniedby TÜV SÜD were registered at the United Nations. "This success rate and the latest commendation by Environmental Finance are all the more important since the verifiers - the designated operational entities or DOEs - have increasingly come under criticism over the last year", says Langer, alluding to the temporary suspension of two major verifiers by the CDM Executive Board. "The suspensions caused considerable uncertainty in the industry, not only among verifiers but in particular among project initiators", emphasizes the TÜV SÜD representative. In the meantime, many initiators have diverted their investments into other less uncertain areas with lower risk factors, a trend that may cause persistent damage to the function of the Kyoto mechanisms and the mechanisms of any successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

The implementation of climate change projects in line with the Kyoto Protocol is based on the two project-related instruments, Joint Implementation (JI) for projects in developed countries, and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for projects in developing countries. "We were the first organization to be accredited for all 15 scopes of the CDM", reports Dr Sven Kolmetz, Head of Carbon Management Services at TÜV SÜD Industrie Service. "In the meantime, we have processed over 1,100 CDM projects and approximately 100 JI projects in all corners of the world - from hydropower projects in Asia to reforestation projects in Latin America.

German Wine Festival was held on 22 & 23 October 2009 at the Wadakura Fountain Park restaurant (near to Tokyo station) hosted by the German Chambers of Commerce in Japan.

As one of main sponsors of this event TÜV SÜD Japan invited 120 customers in the evening of 22nd. Together with our guests, we greatly enjoyed German wine and buffet with the jazz music being lively played at the restaurant.

On 06 November the German Chambers of Commerce hold the same event for the first time in Osaka.  In Osaka also we had a very enjoyable time with about 60 invited customers at Shinsaibashi Monolith, place of German Wine Festival.

in Tokyo
in Osaka	left: Dr. Andreas Stange(TUV SUD Japan CEO)