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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 -
The product standard UL4200A-2023, which includes button coin batteries, officially came into effect on October 23, 2023
On September 21, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of the United States decided to adopt UL 4200A-2023 (Product Safety Standard for Products Including Button Batteries or Coin Batteries) as a mandatory consumer product safety rule for consumer products ...Read more -
Communication frequency bands of major telecom operators in various countries around the world-2
6. India There are seven major operators in India (excluding virtual operators), namely Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Reliance Communications (RCOM), Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jie), Tata Teleservices, and Vodaf...Read more -
Communication frequency bands of major telecom operators in various countries around the world-1
1. China There are four main operators in China, They are China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, and China Broadcast Network. There are two GSM frequency bands, namely DCS1800 and GSM900. There are two WCDMA frequency bands, namely Band 1 and Band 8. There are two CD...Read more -
The United States will implement additional declaration requirements for 329 PFAS substances
On January 27, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the implementation of the Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for inactive PFAS substances listed under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). After nearly a year of discussion and deliberation, th...Read more -
PFAS&CHCC implemented multiple control measures on January 1st
Moving from 2023 to 2024, multiple regulations on the control of toxic and harmful substances are set to take effect on January 1, 2024: 1.PFAS 2. HB 3043 Revise the Non Toxic Children's Act On July 27, 2023, the Governor of Oregon approved the HB 3043 Act, which revis...Read more
