Pay attention! The EU USB Type-C interface/PD protocol regulation EN IEC 62680 will be enforced from December 28th, 2024

Attention to TEMU Europe sellers! Recently, many Temu sellers have received a notice that the platform implements CE-Battery control on pure batteries and electronic and electrical goods containing batteries. The battery products of relevant merchants need to complete the CE-Battery qualification as soon as possible, and the non-compliant products will be fully removed from the shelves in December! In other words, from December, all products with batteries must obtain CE-Battery qualification before they can be sold.

On November 26th, 2024, CQC issued a resolution on further clarifying the application scope of mobile power supply (0914) in electronic products and safety accessories, further clarifying the application scope of mobile power supply (0914), and adopted the following resolution: \"Mobile power supply (0914)\" in principle refers to the equipment that supplies power for electronic and electrical products. When the manufacturer does not specify the scope of use, the product with universal output interface is regarded as having the function of \"mobile power supply\".

On November 8, 2024, the European Union proposed to revise the new draft of POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and related substances, in order to be consistent with the Stockholm Convention and solve the challenges of operators in phasing out these substances in fire fighting foam. The feedback period of the draft ended on December 6, 2024, during which all stakeholders can submit comments to ECHA.

On November 19th, 2024, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People\'s Republic of China issued a notice for soliciting opinions on eight compulsory national standards (draft for comments) including China RoHS, namely \"Requirements for Restricting the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products\". The deadline for soliciting opinions is January 18, 2025, and the public can give feedback on different opinions during the publicity period.

On November 20th, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden jointly issued a detailed report, outlining the latest progress in restricting perfluoro and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Europe.

In October 2024, workshop mentioned the ISED fee forecast, and the Canadian IC ID registration fee will rise again, which will be implemented on April 1, 2025 and is expected to increase by 2.7%. Wireless RF products and telecom/ Terminal products sold in Canada (CS-03 products) must pass IC certification. Therefore, the increase in Canadian IC ID registration fees has an impact on such products.

With the approval of IEEE for the draft standard of 802.11be, ANATEL of Brazil has officially authorized the use of the name of 802.11be on the product compliance certificate. This update means that devices using Wi-Fi 7/802.11be technology can now clearly list this name on the certificate of conformity.