On December 4, 2023, the European Union issued the revised draft of Annex I of POPs Regulation (EU)2019/1021, and launched public feedback on the requirements of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in Annex I of EU POP Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, mainly proposing to tighten the limit requirements of PFOS and cancel specific exemption clauses. The feedback period of the draft will end on January 1, 2024.

According to the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), from December 5, 2023, handheld terminal equipment must conform to the ANSI C63.19-2019 standard (also known as HAC 2019 standard).

TEMU (Pinduoduo Overseas Edition) has put forward a new requirement -RSL Report qualification, in order to ensure that jewelry products on the platform meet the requirements of EU REACH regulations. TEMU requires that this rule be implemented from September 30, when the goods with GMV over US$ 1,000 are not uploaded to the RSL test report, they will be removed from the European station.

AS/NZS 60335.1:2020, the latest standard for household appliances in Australia, amendment No.1 is applicable to the revision of clauses AZ.5.201 and 7.1 by Australian countries; And the New Zealand national version of Article 7.1. The revision of AZ.5.201 will take effect on November 26th, 2023.

FCC and ISED agency sampling rules

ANATEL of Brazil has put forward new requirements for IPv6 protocol and technical standards for smart TV boxes

In 1023, 2023, the FCC of the United States issued a new requirement for data citation rules, KDB484596D01 Referencing Test Data V 02. 484596D01 Referencing Test Data V02 replaces 484596D01 Referencing Test Data V01, which provides guidance for the reference of test data and allows the reference of test data in the test report submitted in the related equipment authorization application. For similar equipment with multi-model application and differentiation, if EMC(RF) and RF exposure assessment data are cited to reduce the test volume, KDB inquiry consultation must be submitted to obtain FCC authorization.

Recently, IECEE published the program document OD-2037 Edition 4.3 of CB certificate issuing rules in official website, which updated the relevant rules of cross-product category, product model naming and product built-in software package involved in CB certificate.