On June 16, 2020, the European Union Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 4 substances from the 23 batch of 5 review substances to the SVHC candidate list.
In August 2019, the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued the “Notice on Changes in Certification Requirements for Lithium Ion Batteries (Groups) and Chargers for Electric Bicycles”, amending the “Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries (Groups) and Chargers for Electric Bicycles And performance certification rules\" and the implementation rules of supporting documents, involving product categories: 142002.
The KC certification of information and communication equipment is a compulsory certification system that is implemented in accordance with Article 33 of the Basic Law of Korean Electric Communications and Articles 46 and 57 of the Radio Law.
On 10 August 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) re‑included Bisphenol F (BPF) on the SVHC Intention List. The previous proposal for this substance had been withdrawn. This iteration uses the original hazard assessment evidence. Industry analysis indicates a high likelihood that BPF will be formally added to the SVHC Candidate List. Many manufacturers use BPF as a BPA substitute. Enterprises should watch out for risks of regrettable substitution and are advised to conduct supply‑chain screening in advance.
On August 1, 2026, GB/T 4706.1‑2024, the general safety standard for household appliances, came into force. GB 4343.1‑2024, the electromagnetic compatibility standard, took effect on June 1, 2026. With the parallel revision of the two standards, household appliance enterprises shall complete CCC certificate update and product compliance transition.
On June 11, the National Standardization Management Committee issued a notice deciding to extend the implementation date of the national standard GB 2626-2019 \"Respiratory Protection Self-priming Filter Anti-Particle Respirator\" to July 1, 2021. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the \"Administrative Measures for Compulsory National Standards\", during the transition period before July 1, 2021, enterprises may choose to implement GB 2626-2006 or GB 2626-2019. Encourage qualified enterprises to organize production according to the new standards as soon as possible.
Recently, since the three ministries have clearly required that all exported medical supplies must have a medical device product registration certificate approved by the drug regulatory authority in order to be released, many manufacturers who initially wished to obtain CE certification for medical masks through self-declaration began to export to Europe.
In the changing era of digital technology, the safety standards for audio-visual products (AV) and information technology equipment (ITE) products have gradually changed from passive safety regulations (IEC/EN 60065 & IEC/EN 60950-1) in the past to actively preventing potential Dangerous safety standard IEC/EN 62368-1:2014 (Second Edition).
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