On June 22, 2022, the European Commission submitted a notification G/TBT/N/EU/903 to the TBT Committee of the WTO, intending to add anticorrosion as a gas absorption heat pump to Annex III (Exemption List) of the EU RoHS Directive Hexavalent Chromium Exemption Clause for Agents.

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On June 20, 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) proposed to add hydrogenated terphenyls (CAS No. 61788-32-7) to the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XVII restricted substances list for restriction, and conduct public consultations. In addition to exemptions, it is proposed to prohibit the placing on the market of hydrogenated terphenyl substances, and to prohibit the placing on the market of substances, mixtures and articles with a concentration of hydrogenated terphenyl substances equal to or exceeding 0.1% by weight.

On May 31, 2022, the National Radio Research Agency (RRA) of South Korea issued Announcement No. 2022-12 (RRA Notice No. 2022-12), for floor-standing and table-top devices, the simulated cylinder diameter is 1.2m * 1.5m high The EUT (including the test surrounding) can choose a 3m or 10m radiation site for testing (only applicable to local laboratories in South Korea), and it will be implemented from January 1, 2023.

On June 24, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (TISI) of Thailand issued an announcement stipulating that 20 types of audio-video, information and communication technology (AV/ICT) equipment should be mandatory to comply with the TIS 62368-1 (2563) standard (reference standard: IEC 62368-1 :2018), superseding the old standard TIS 1195-2536. The effective date of products 1-19 is December 21, 2022, and the effective date of product 20 is October 17, 2023.

On July 1, 2022, the Indian TEC issued a notice to extend the validity of the Regular (TEC) MTCTE certificate from 5 years to 10 years.Effective Date: Effective immediately from the date of publication of the notice.

Important update! UK officials announce latest UKCA requirements

On June 16, 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) officially released the SI 2022 No. 659 document, its \"Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011\" (UK SI 2011 No. 1881, \"Toys Regulations\") and \"Cosmetics Regulations 1223\" /2009, the update applies to both England, Wales and Scotland.