REACH SVHC list expanded to add 5 new chemicals

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

On January 18, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved ASTM F963-23 as the mandatory toy safety standard under 16 CFR 1250, the “Toy Safety Regulation.” Unless the

In February 2023, based on the Reese’s Law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a proposed rulemaking notice to regulate the safety of consumer products containing button/coin batteries.

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

Headphones (inspection scope: those with power input, exclusive of those medical devices or telecommunications terminal equipment) under C.C.C. Code (the first 6 digits are the same as HS Code): 8518.30.10.00.1,

In August 2023, ISED (Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada) released on its official website the Radio Standards Specification RSS-247, 3rd Edition, for Digital Transmission Systems (DTS), Frequency Hopping Systems

On September 5, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam (MIC) issued Announcement No. 10/2023/TT-BTTTT, temporarily suspending the implementation of several QCVN technical regulations (in part or in

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.

Starting from January 1, 2024, hard copy of CCC certification will no longer be issued after certification processing. From that date onward, electronic certification certificates will have equivalent legal effect.