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Main changes and revisions of DGR 63rd (2022)
Revised content: The 63rd edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations incorporates all the amendments made by the IATA Dangerous Goods Committee and includes an addendum to the contents of the ICAO Technical Regulations 2021-2022 issued by the ICAO. The changes involving lithium batteries ar...Read more -
The continuous use of UKCA marking
Background: The new UK product marking, UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) was officially launched on 1st January, 2021 in the Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) after the transitional period of “Brexit”. The Northern Ireland Protocol came into effect on the same day. Since then, the rules f...Read more -
The market regulation of the European Union (EU) 20191020 has enforced EU’s Responsible Person
On 16 July 2021, the new EU commodity safety regulation, EU Market Regulation (EU)2019/1020, entered into force and became enforceable. The new regulations require that products bearing the CE mark need to have a person in the EU as the compliance contact (referred to as the “EU responsibl...Read more -
Australian regulation requirements for importing toys containing button/coin batteries
【Basic Information】 Australian government has officially released implementation of 4 compulsory standards to minimize causality risk resulted from button/coin batteries. The compulsory standards with transitional period of 18 months will be enforced from June 22, 2022. Consumer Goods (Produc...Read more -
Requirements on Russian GLN and GTIN
According to Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 935 (the revision of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1856 “On the procedure for the formation and maintenance of the register of issued certificates of conformity and registered declaration of ...Read more -
A new round of discussion on UL2054 proposal
Contents of the proposal: On June 25, 2021, UL official website released the latest amendment proposal to the UL2054 standard. The solicitation of opinions lasts until July 19, 2021. The followings are the 6 amendment items in this proposal: Inclusion of the general requirements for the structu...Read more -
Industry Dynamics
Chinese version of “REACH restricted substances” officially launched The Chinese version of REACH—— GB/T 39498-2020 Guidelines on the control of key chemicals used in consumer goods will be formally implemented from June 1st, 2021. To improve the quality of Chinese consumer goods and help our pro...Read more -
GB 40165 Interpretation
Applicable scope: GB 40165-2001: Lithium ion cells and batteries used in stationary electronic equipments — Safety technical specification has been published recently. The standard follows the same pattern of GB 31241 and the two standards have covered all lithium ion cells and batteries o...Read more -
List of the revision status of domestic battery standards
From the website of the National Standards Management Committee, we classify the standards related to lithium batteries that are currently being edited according to the compilation stage as a whole, so that everyone can understand some of the latest developments in domestic standards, and respon...Read more -
TCO releases the 9th generation certification standard
【General information】 Recently, TCO announced the 9th-generation certification standards and implementation timetable on its official website. The 9th-generation TCO certification will be officially launched on December 1, 2021. Brand owners can apply for certification from June 15th until the ...Read more -
Description of Circulation Mark—CTP in Russia
On Dec. 22nd, 2020, Russian Federal Government issued No. 460 Law, which is the revision based on Federal Government Laws of No. 184 ‘On Technical Regulation’ and No. 425 ‘On Protection of Consumer Rights’. In the revision requirement in Article 27 and Article 46 of No. 184 Law’ On Technical Re...Read more -
EN/IEC 62368-1 will replace EN/IEC 60950-1 & EN/IEC 60065
According to the European electrotechnical commission (CENELEC), the low voltage directive EN/IEC 62368-1:2014 (second edition) corresponding to replace the old standard, the low voltage directive (EU LVD) will stop the EN/IEC 60950-1 & EN/IEC 60065 standard as the basis of compliance, and EN...Read more