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Singapore:IMDA Opens Consultation on VoLTE Requirements
Following the Kiwa product compliance regulatory update on the 3G service discontinuation plan on July 31, 2023, the Information and Communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore issued a notice reminding dealers/suppliers of Singapore's timetable for ph...Read more -
The EU SVHC candidate substance list has been officially updated to 240 items
On January 23, 2024, the European Chemicals Administration (ECHA) officially added five potential substances of high concern announced on September 1, 2023 to the SVHC candidate substance list, while also addressing the hazards of DBP, a newly added endocrine disrupting ...Read more -
Australia restricts multiple POPs substances
On December 12, 2023, Australia released the 2023 Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Registration) Amendment, which added multiple persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to Tables 6 and 7, limiting the use of these POPs. The new restrictions will be implemented...Read more -
What is a CAS number?
The CAS number is a globally recognized identifier for chemical substances. In today's era of trade informatization and globalization, CAS numbers play an important role in identifying chemical substances. Therefore, more and more researchers, producers, traders, and use...Read more -
Indonesia SDPPI certification adds SAR testing requirements
SDPPI (full name: Direktorat Standardisasi Perangkat Pos dan Informatika), also known as the Indonesian Postal and Information Equipment Standardization Bureau, announced B-384/DJSDPPI.5/SP/04.06/07/2023 on July 12, 2023. The announcement proposes that mobile phones, lap...Read more -
Introduction to GPSR
1.What is GPSR? GPSR refers to the latest General Product Safety Regulation issued by the European Commission, which is an important regulation to ensure product safety in the EU market. It will take effect on December 13, 2024, and GPSR will replace the current General ...Read more -
On January 10, 2024, the EU RoHS added an exemption for lead and cadmium
On January 10, 2024, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2024/232 in its official gazette, adding Article 46 of Annex III to the EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) regarding the exemption of lead and cadmium in recycled rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used for electrical...Read more -
EU issues new requirements for General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR)
The overseas market is constantly improving its product compliance standards, especially the EU market, which is more concerned about product safety. In order to address safety issues caused by non EU market products, GPSR stipulates that every product entering the EU ma...Read more -
Comprehensive execution of parallel testing for BIS certification in India
On January 9, 2024, BIS released a parallel testing implementation guide for Compulsory Certification of Electronic Products (CRS), which includes all electronic products in the CRS catalog and will be permanently implemented. This is a pilot project following the releas...Read more -
18% of Consumer Products are Non-Compliant with EU Chemical Laws
A Europe-wide enforcement project of the European Chemicals Administration (ECHA) forum found that national enforcement agencies from 26 EU member states inspected over 2400 consumer products and found that over 400 products (approximately 18%) of the sampled products co...Read more -
Bisphenol S (BPS) Added to Proposition 65 List
Recently, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added Bisphenol S (BPS) to the list of known reproductive toxic chemicals in California Proposition 65. BPS is a bisphenol chemical substance that can be used to synthesize textile fibe...Read more -
On April 29, 2024, the UK will enforce the Cybersecurity PSTI Act
According to the Product Safety and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2023 issued by the UK on April 29, 2023, the UK will begin enforcing network security requirements for connected consumer devices from April 29, 2024, applicable to England, Scotland, Wales, and No...Read more
