On August 3rd, 2023, DGFT (Director General of Foreign Trade) of India issued Notice No.23/2023, which imposed import restrictions on notebook computers, tablet computers, all-in-one personal computers, subminiature computers and servers with immediate effect.

Recently, according to the Notice of the General Administration of Market Supervision on Issuing the Description and Definition Table of Compulsory Product Certification Catalogue (No.36, 2023), the products of electric pressure rice cookers (pots) were adjusted from liquid heaters (0717) to electric rice cookers (0718).

Recently, CNCA official website issued two resolutions on the requirements of compulsory product certification for camping mobile power supply, the division of compulsory product certification units for lithium-ion batteries and measurement tolerance.

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.