On December 31, 2021, the National Standards Management Committee of the State Administration for Market Regulation issued China National Standard Announcement No. 17 of 2021. This announcement contains the recommended national standard GB/T 17743-2021 \"Limits and Measurement Methods of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Electric Lighting and Similar Equipment\", which will be officially implemented on July 1, 2022.

On March 31, 2022, the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs of Malaysia (KPDNHEP) issued an Executive Order Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Cigarette Device) Order 2022, which clarified that starting from August 3, 2022, whether Electronic cigarettes made locally or imported from abroad must apply for SIRIM certification and marking.

On March 28, 2022, Brazil issued a new regulation, Decree No. 148, on electrical appliances for household and similar purposes, which will replace the old regulation, Decree No. 371, and will be enforced from May 2, 2022.

On May 2, 2022, the European Commission submitted notification G/TBT/N/EU/888 to the World Trade Organization (WTO), proposing to amend (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XVII, adding new regulations on formaldehyde and formaldehyde-emitting substances. Restrictions. The notification will be subject to a 60-day public consultation and is expected to enter into force on the 20th day after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

On April 27, 2022, China Quality Certification Center released the revised version of \"CQC11-464112-2015 Safety Certification Rules for Secondary Batteries and Battery Packs for Portable/Fixed Electronic Equipment\".

In April 2022, the UK issued a proposed regulation, The Toys and Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the \"proposal\"), to amend the Toys (Safety ) Regulations 2011 (The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011) (S.I. 2011 No. 1881).

Recently, the Saudi Energy Efficiency Authority has notified that the rules for the use of the energy efficiency registration system will be updated from April 28, 2022, and additional fees will be required for some grades of energy efficiency labels, encouraging importers and manufacturers to use more efficient products.

Notice! North American Standard UL2849 for Electric Bicycles Revised