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The new EU Battery Directive will be implemented
The EU Battery Directive 2023/1542 was promulgated on July 28, 2023. According to the EU plan, the new battery regulation will be mandatory from February 18, 2024. As the first regulation globally to regulate the entire life cycle of batteries, it has detailed requiremen...Read more -
What is SAR testing?
SAR, also known as Specific Absorption Rate, refers to the electromagnetic waves absorbed or consumed per unit mass of human tissue. The unit is W/Kg or mw/g. It refers to the measured energy absorption rate of the human body when exposed to radio frequency electromagnet...Read more -
Attention: The Canadian ISED Spectra system is temporarily shut down!
From Thursday, February 1st, 2024 to Monday, February 5th (Eastern Time), Spectra servers will be unavailable for 5 days and Canadian certificates will not be issued during the shutdown period. ISED provides the following Q&A to provide more clarification and assist ...Read more -
The new version of the IECEE CB certificate rules document will come into effect in 2024
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IECEE) has released a new version of the CB certificate rules operating document OD-2037, version 4.3, through its official website, which came into effect on January 1, 2024. The new version of the document has added requir...Read more -
Indonesia SDPPI releases new regulations
Indonesia's SDPPI has recently issued two new regulations: KOMINFO Resolution 601 of 2023 and KOMINFO Resolution 05 of 2024. These regulations correspond to antenna and non cellular LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) devices, respectively. 1. Antenna Standards (KOMINFO ...Read more -
Amfori BSCI Inspection
1.About amfori BSCI BSCI is an initiative of amfori (formerly known as the Foreign Trade Association, FTA), which is a leading business association in the European and international business fields, bringing together over 2000 retailers, importers, brand owners, and nati...Read more -
Mandatory national standard for heavy metals and specific substance limits in express packaging Will be implemented
On January 25th, the State Administration for Market Regulation (State Standards Commission) announced that the mandatory national standard for heavy metals and specific substances in express packaging will be implemented on June 1st of this year. This is the first manda...Read more -
The new Chinese RoHS will be implemented from March 1, 2024
On January 25, 2024, CNCA issued a notice on adjusting the applicable standards for the testing methods of the qualified assessment system for limiting the use of harmful substances in electrical and electronic products. The following is the content of the announcement: ...Read more -
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
