On June 14, 2021, the European Commission issued seven draft regulations to amend the mercury exemption clause in Annex III of the RoHS2 directive, and will conduct a four-week public consultation from now to July 12, 2021.

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission approved Directive (EU) 2021/903, amending the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, adding aniline to the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC Annex II Appendix C, restricting the supply of 36 The requirement for the use of aniline in toys used by children under the age of six months or other toys intended to be put in the mouth will be formally implemented from December 5, 2022.

On June 1, 2021, the European Commission (EU) submitted Circular G/TBT/N/EU/803 to the World Trade Organization (WTO), proposing to include resorcinol (CAS: 108-46-3) in the SVHC List, the time for public consultation is 60 days after the announcement, and the deadline is July 31, 2021.

On June 2, 2021, the European Commission issued a revised directive (EU) 2021/884 in its Official Journal (OJ). This revised directive revised Article 42 of Annex IV of the RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) and extended the use of The validity period of the exemption for mercury in electrical rotary connectors in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems with high operating frequency (>50MHz) operating modes.

On May 31, 2021, the European Commission issued an Implementation Resolution (EU) 2021/867, updating the harmonized standards referenced by the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. The update involves three toy standards, EN 71-7, EN 71-12 and EN IEC 62115.

On November 19, 2020, my country issued GB/T 39498-2020 \"Guidelines for the Control of the Use of Key Chemical Substances in Consumer Products\". The standard has been formally implemented on June 1, 2021.

On April 14, 2021, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) released a revised version of the toy safety standard EN 71-3: EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021 \"Toy Safety-Part 3: Migration of Specific Elements\".

On May 6, 2021, the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued a notice on the revision of the \"Rules for the Safety and Performance Certification of Intelligent Control Equipment and Terminal Products for Lighting\", and the CQC13-465428-2016 \"Intelligent Control Equipment and Terminal Products for Lighting\" The Safety and Performance Certification Rules have been revised, involving application category: 004017.