In order to further strengthen the supervision of the EU market environment and protect the health and safety of EU consumers, the EU Parliament and Council issued the EU Market Supervision Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on June 20, 2019. The regulations will come into effect on July 16, 2021.

The Korea National Institute of Technology and Standards (KATS) issued draft safety standards for audio/video application equipment and information/communication/office equipment on April 19, 2021.

In 2020, a sudden new crown epidemic swept the world, and had a major and far-reaching impact on the manufacturing and foreign trade industries at home and abroad. In order to accelerate the recovery of the economy affected by the epidemic, various countries have adopted corresponding policies to boost the economy. The inspection and certification policies related to import and export are particularly obvious. This article is based on the policy adjustments of relevant countries. According to statistics, the major export markets of China have made changes to the product certification system due to the epidemic, and companies with relevant export businesses can refer to and implement them.

On April 20, 2021, the European Commission issued REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XVII item 27 of the latest nickel release test reference standard list (list of harmonized standards).

The Saudi Standards Authority (Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization, SASO) is expected to increase the scope of the latest IECEE certification from July 1, 2021. The products on the control list and similar products need to apply for SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate (SIRC certificate for short).

On July 9, 2020, Vietnam MIC issued the official document No. 15/2020/TT-BTTTT, which officially released the National Technical Regulation QCVN 101:2020/BTTTT for lithium batteries used in portable devices (mobile phones, tablets and laptops) . The new regulations are based on IEC 61960-3:2017 and TCVN 11919-2:2017 (IEC 62133-2:2017), but they are not completely equivalent to these standards. The new regulations will be formally implemented on July 1, 2021.

On April 20, 2021, the European Union published the (EU) Regulation 2021/647 in its official gazette, updating the RoHS Annex III exemption list, adding the 45th exemption, this update is about the electric detonation of civil (professional) explosives Exemption of lead and hexavalent chromium in the device. The revised directive will take effect on the twentieth day after the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Recently, Oeko-Institut eV released the final evaluation report of Pack 15, recommending that medium chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) be included in the EU RoHS Directive Annex II restricted substances list. Reasons for recommendation The main reason is that these two substances pose a significant risk of exposure to workers, consumers and the environment. Later, the European Commission will make a final decision with reference to the recommendations in the report.