News Category: Europe

In a significant development for the cybersecurity landscape, the European standard EN 18031 has been formally approved to address the growing cybersecurity concerns associated with radio equipment. This standard, which

On July 28, 2023, the EU introduced a new battery regulation, (EU) 2023/1542, replacing the 2006/66/EC directive. Effective from August 17, 2023, the new regulation aims to harmonize battery management

In December 2022, the UK government officially passed the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTIA), which will be enforced from April 29, 2024. It consists of two parts:

The European Union’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) has expanded its list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to 240 items. The SVHC list now includes

Pertaining to the EN IEC 62209-3’s rapid Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) regulations, which have now been included in the recognized test regulations. This means that future CE SAR testing can

On August 31, 2023, the European Commission officially published the Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 and Energy Labeling Regulation (EU) 2023/1669 for mobile phones and tablets in the Official Journal of

On August 1, 2023 the UK Department for Business and Trade has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marketing for businesses, ending the transitioning to UKCA.

On July 17, 2023, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) published an amendment (EU) 2023/1464 to the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. This amendment primarily revises Annex XVII

On June 14, 2023, the European Parliament voted in favor of the “EU Battery and Waste Battery Regulation” (referred to as the “EU New Battery Law”). On July 10, the