On August 11th, 2023, California Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Office (OEHHA) added anthracene, 2-bromopropane and dimethyl phosphite to California\'s list of 65 hazardous substances because of carcinogenicity.

Recently, SASO (Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization) notified to update some IECEE standards and regulations related to products.

On September 11, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to adopt ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 \"Button Battery or Coin Battery Product Safety Regulations\" as a mandatory safety standard for button battery or coin battery product safety Regulations. The standard includes requirements to prevent ingestion or aspiration of button/coin batteries, including abuse testing (drop, impact, squeeze, twist, pull, compression, and battery compartment safety), and labeling requirements for products and packaging. The standard will become effective 180 days after it is published in the Federal Register.

On August 31st, 2023, the European Commission published the Regulation on Eco-design (EU)2023/1670 and the Regulation on Energy Labeling (EU)2023/1669 for mobile phones and tablet computers in the official gazette OJ, which were formulated according to the requirements of the EU\'s Work Plan on Eco-design and Energy Labeling for 2022-2024. The two regulations will come into effect 20 days after the publication of OJ.

Canada\'s ISED Spectra system will be shut down for five days from Thursday 21 September 2023 (morning) for an important update. Canadian certificates cannot be issued during the shutdown.

On September 5, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam issued Notice No. 10/2023/TT-BTTTT, temporarily suspending the implementation (in part or in whole) of certain QCVN technical regulations applicable to 5G, Wi-Fi, NFC, wireless charging equipment, some Marine equipment and several other types of equipment. To remove obstacles to the implementation of conformity certification, conformity declaration and product quality inspection in Public Notice 04/2023/TT-BTTTT.

In the first half of 2023, the Saudi Arabian Organization for Standards, Metrology, and Quality (SASO) released technical regulations on the \"Requirements for Electrical Energy Consumption in Standby and Shutdown Modes of Electrical and Electronic Equipment\" on its official website. This regulation will be enforced from July 1, 2024. The regulations provide detailed descriptions of sleep mode, standby mode, reactivation function, etc. Manufacturers and importers are responsible for meeting the requirements. At the same time, the government will conduct irregular market inspections on relevant products sold on the market, and take measures such as withdrawal, seizure, or recall for non-standard products.

On September 5, 2023, the Australian government issued a new version of the mandatory safety standard for children\'s toys, Safety Standard for Consumer Goods (Children\'s Toys under 36 months) in 2023. The new standard stipulates the design and construction requirements of children\'s toys under 36 months, and suppliers must transition to the requirements of the new mandatory standard before March 4, 2025.