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The EU proposes to amend the POPs regulation Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) restriction requirements

In November 2021, the European Commission drafted the authorization regulations to amend the restriction requirements of hexachlorobenzene (HCB, CAS No.: 118-74...

AGC is Accredited as VCCI Authorized Lab

AGC is accredited as VCCI Authorized Lab on 20th, June. It includes four authorization capabilities “Radiated emissions above 1GHz”, “AC mains power ports”,...

Bluetooth LE Audio Seminar

On April 8, 2021, AGC held a seminar on the new generation of Bluetooth technology LE Audio at St.Helen Shenzhen Bauhinia Hotel in Futian District, Shenzhen. Th...

Exciting News AGC Participates in the Formulation of China RoHS 2 Standards

Attestation of Global Compliance (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd, short for AGC, became the member of Working Group of Pollution Control from Electronic Information Product ...

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership，In 2012, the ten ASEAN countries invited China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India to join ("10 +...

Turkey adopt CE-RED

RTTE (1999/5/EC) is no Longer in Force，On December 5, 2020, the Turkish regulatory institution, Bilgi Teknolojileri veİletişimKurumu（BTK）, suspended all ty...

An Overview of Consumer Product Safety Law (PSC)

According to Consumer Product Safety Law, consumer products which are more likely to cause harmfulness to human body due to the product structure, materials or ...

Introduction of energy efficiency certification in Japan

Japan's energy conservation law ,it is stipulates that more than 30 categories of products are required to meet the requirements of the energy conservation law....

What is the difference between FCC certification and UL certification

People engaged in import & export business of North American market are often asked by clients whether certify products with FCC/UL certification or not. So, wh...

Which products need FCC certification?

FCC Certification is compulsory in US market as one of the most essential certification. It is mainly engaged in safety testing covering a range of products. Al...

What is FCC Certification?

FCC stands for the Federal Communication Commission. It is an agency of the United States government in charge of radio spectrum management. The Federal Communi...

Global Certification for Wireless Charger

Wireless charger should be tested by QI to meet its requirement on safety, function and compatibility. After being certified by QI and gain QI certificate, prod...

REACH Annex XVII adds Article 76 N, N-dimethylformamide

​On November 22, 2021, the European Union issued the (EU) 2021/2030 regulation in its official gazette, adding Article 76 of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMFa) to An...

S-mark Certification

S-mark is voluntary certification which is applicable to all electrical appliances, particularly for those products not included in PSE certification catalog. A...

Filing of imported products of Japan - METI

Those engaged in the manufacturing business or import business of electrical products (hereinafter referred to as "Filing business") shall submit a business fil...

Introduction of new generation Bluetooth Audio (LE Audio) – Audio Rendering Control

Bluetooth SIG introduced and demonstrated new generation Bluetooth Audio – LE Audio in CES 2020.

EU update EN 71-3:2019 as Harmonised Standards for Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC

On October 16, 2019, the European Commission (CEN) issued the Harmonized Standard for the Toy Directive 2009/48/EC.

In-depth analysis of Indonesia SDPPI product certification

The Indonesian official issued the announcement "KEPDIRJEN SDPPI regulation number 183 of 2019" on October 15, 2019.

Bluetooth SIG Releases Latest Bluetooth Brand Usage Guide

The Bluetooth SIG recently released the revised Bluetooth Brand Usage Guide, which is a Bluetooth trademark guide that is attached to the Bluetooth Trademark Li...

AGC was invited to participate in the development of the IEC62321 series of standards

According to the national standard system for the revision of management procedures,

Introduction about impact strength test

The impact strength test is used to evaluate the impact resistance of a material or judge the brittleness and toughness of the material,

Introduction about Tensile Test

Tensile test is a test to determine a series of characteristics of a material under tensile load. It is one of the basic methods of material mechanical performa...

Introduction about the combustion performance of automotive interior materials

Combustion performance mainly measures the combustion rate of automotive interior materials in a horizontal state, and evaluates the combustion performance of f...

Introduction about Vicat Softening Point (VST)

VST is the temperature when a sample of engineering plastics, general-purpose plastics and other polymers are pressed into a depth of 1mm by a 1mm2 indenter in ...

Bending test

Bending test is the test to determine the mechanical properties of a material when subjected to a bending load, It is one of the basic methods of material mecha...

Hardness test

Hardness is the ability of a material to resist being pressed into its surface by harder objects. The hardness test methods include the indentation method and t...

Energy storage battery Test

In recent years, energy storage and power battery technologies have developed rapidly, driven by scientific breakthroughs and accelerated product applications. ...

Power battery Test

New energy vehicles is the car to use the power source which is different from the vehicle fuels (or use conventional vehicle fuels, and use the new on-board po...

Common textile fiber identification methods

Textile fiber is the fine substance with a diameter of several micrometers to several tens of micrometers,

Canadian toy technical regulations and testing standards

CCPSA is a safety act for all consumer products, which was formally implemented on June 20, 2011. It is applicable to products obtained under reasonable circums...

National technical regulations and standards related to jewelry

China is a major producer and exporter of jewelry. Since the jewelry worn is generally in direct contact with human skin, many cases of harmful substances in je...

IEC publishes test standards for hazardous substances hexabromododecane and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in electronic and electrical products

On August 30, 2021, the IEC firstly released the test standard IEC62321-9:2021 for HBCD in electrical and electronic products. At the same time, on June 24, 202...

Introduction of national standard VOCs series standards and AGC testing capabilities

In order to implement the relevant requirements of the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on

AGC Participate in drafting up China RoHS 2.0 standards All GB/T 39560 series have been released

In order to adapt to the electronic and electrical industry’s response to new types of hazardous substance restriction requirements and the development of new ...

New version of J-MOSS (Japan RoHS) released

J-Moss is the Japanese compulsory industry standard JIS C 0950 "Specific Chemical Substance Content Marking in Electrical and Electronic Equipment" (commonly kn...

Saudi Arabia publishes RoHS technical regulations

On July 9, 2021, the Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) officially issued the "Technical Regulations for the Limitation of Hazar...

Requirements for ceramics, glass and enamel as food contact materials

United States technical regulations and standards related to jewelry

The United States has the world's largest market capacity and the world's largest consumer goods market. Since the United States is a country of immigrants,

European Union technical regulations and standards related to jewelry

The jewelry industry is a highly value-added industry. In recent years, due to the change of design trend, jewelry has been given new significance. In addition ...

National technical regulations and standards related to jewelry

China is a large jewelry production and export country. Since the jewelry is generally in direct contact with human skin, many cases of harmful substances in je...

A Brief Introduction on EMC Laboratory

The EMC laboratory has two 3-meter anechoic chambers, two EMI shielding rooms and three EMS shielding rooms. With a professional testing team consist of more th...

EU RoHS exemption clause on mercury will end

In December 2021, the European Commission adopted the following 12 delegated acts concerning exemptions for the use of mercury in lamps.

RCM certification introduction

The RCM Regulatory Compliance mark is a trademark owned by the Electrical Regulatory Authority and the Australian Communications Media Authority and is a mandat...

GEMS Authentication Introduction

GEMS(Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards) is a mandatory Energy efficiency certification for electronic and electrical products in the Australian and New Ze...

CEC certification

CEC certification is the Appliance Efficiency Regulation implemented by California Energy Commission on December 30, 2005. The purpose of the regulation is to ...

DOE certification

Us Department of Energy (DOE) implements DOE certification in accordance with US Energy efficiency regulations.

FCC certification

According to the Code of Federal Regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),

IC certification

Canada's Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISEDC, also known as IC) has formulated relevant laws and technical requirements for wireless...

China Energy Efficiency Introduction

China energy efficiency certification includes China energy label certification and China energy-saving product certification.

Introduction to Australia GEMS Energy Efficiency Certification

GEMS (Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards) certification is a mandatory performance and efficiency certification ,which is officially implemented by the Aus...

Introduction to EU ErP Energy Efficiency Eco-design

In order to improve the environmental performance of energy-consuming products and control environmental pollution, the European Commission officially issued th...

Agricultural monitoring

China is a populous country as well as a large agricultural country. With the continuous advancement of urbanization, the continuous development of social econo...

Occupational Health Testing and Evaluation

Workers in enterprises, institutions, individual economic organizations and other employing units are engaged in professional activities, if exposed to dust, ra...

Introduction on Household Appliances Safety Test

Household appliances mainly refer to various electrical and electronic appliances used in homes and similar places. Household appliances help us do a lot of tri...

Introduction on Power Adapter Safety Test

As we all know, power adapter plays an important role in our life. Without it, many devices cannot work normally. Therefore, it is essential to ensure the safet...

Introduction on Material Fire Retardant Safety Test

Electrical equipment uses fire retardant materials can ensure the equipment operate safely and reliably during the scheduled life. It can reduce possibility of ...

Three Comprehensive Test Introduction

The three-comprehensive test is a comprehensive test that simultaneously applies three environmental stresses: temperature, humidity and vibration. The effect o...

Impact est

Impact strength is used to evaluate the impact resistance of materials or judge the degree of brittleness and toughness of materials, so impact strength is also...

Introduction to Light Aging Test

In daily life, sunlight exposure is a very common environmental phenomenon. Polymer materials such as coatings and plastics often appear discoloration, chalking...

Introduction to Cyclic Corrosion Test

The salt spray test has gone through a process from constant salt spray, spray-drying test, cyclic corrosion test to salt spray ultraviolet cyclic exposure test...

The 26th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 223 items

Helsinki, 17 January 2022 - ECHA has added eight new substances to the Candidate List. On June 1, 2021, the European Commission (EU) submitted notification G/TB...

Basic Introduction to Salt Spray Test

Salt is one of the most common compounds in the world. Salt can be found in the ocean, atmosphere, land surface, lakes and rivers. Therefore, it is impossible t...

Introduction to CE mark

CE mark is a safety certification mark, which is regarded as the passport by the manufacturer to open and entered the European market.

GS Certification Introduction

GS means "Geprufte Sicherheit" in German(Security certification), it also means "German safety". GS certification is a voluntary certification based on the Ger...

Introduction to CB Certification

CB certification system is a set of global mutual recognition system for electronic products established by IECEE (International Electrotechnical Commission ele...

GCC certification

In 1981, the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC-Gulf Cooperation Council was established. It is the most important political and economic organization in the Gulf reg...

Israel MoC certification

All wireless communication technology products exported to the Israeli market must meet the requirements of MoC regulations, no local testing is required, and C...

Israel SII certification

The Israeli Standards Institute SII is Israel’s largest technical organization and it’s a non-governmental organization, but it is directly managed by the Isr...

Approved certification services in other countries in the Middle East

Approval and certification services for other countries in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia CITC certification

Introduction All communication and information technology products exported to the Saudi Arabian market must meet the requirements of CITC technical regulations...

Saudi Arabia IECEE certification

In order to maintain the safety of high-risk products entering the Saudi market and determine their sources, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organiza...

Saudi Arabia SABER certification

In 2017, under the background of "Vision 2030", Saudi Arabia gradually began to implement the "Saudi Product Safety Plan" (SALEEM). In order to cooperate with t...

UAE ECAS LVE certification

ESMA UAE Standards Agency is the only national standards agency and certification agency in the UAE. In order to effectively implement the UAE national standard...

UAE TDRA

All communication and wireless technology products exported to the UAE market must meet the technical regulations of TDRA, no local testing is required, and the...

Canadian Regulations - Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations (SOR/2021-268)

In February 2022, Environment Canada approved the Regulation SOR/2021-268 Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations, as fo...

Introduction to Mexican NOM Certification

NOM (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas) is a mandatory safety label in Mexico. It requires that imported products be tested and approved before being sold on the marke...

ECHA proposed consultations on one substance to identify substances of high concern

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published for public consultation notice on one substance of very high concern identification on March 4, 2022. The consultatio...

US EPA Issues 5 PBT Substances under TSCA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that will reduce exposure to five persistent, b...

US TPCH related information

On February 16, 2021, TPCH (Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse) officially updated the "Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation", referred to as TPCH. The amendmen...

EU updates the RED Harmonized Standards Catalogue on March 29, 2022

EU official website on March 29, 2022 external announcement: update RED harmonized standards catalog.For more details, please refer to the link address:

EU updates the RED Harmonized Standards Catalogue on March 29, 2022

EU official website on March 29, 2022 external announcement: update RED harmonized standards catalog.For more details, please refer to the link address:

Introduction on Safety Test of Lighting Device

A luminaire is an appliance emits light by distributing, transmitting or changing one or more light sources. It includes all essential components to support

6 GHz Wi-Fi Test

In the past, Wi-Fi send signals on 2.4 and 5GHz frequency bands, but the current Wi-Fi usage extends to 6GHz frequency band. It will bring more than 1200 megahe...

UWB Equipment

The UWB we are talking about now is based on the UWB mode defined in IEEE 802.15.4-2015. Current defined 802.15.4z enhances the position and security functions ...

FCC KDB 447498 New Version Will be postponed to 1, July 2022

FCC official website announced on 30 March, 2022 that KDB 447498 D04 (hereinafter referred to as D04) Interim General (Transition Period) RF Exposure Guidance D...

New Regulation on Lithium-ion Battery Transportation will be Effective on 1, April 2022

According to the requirements of the "Dangerous Goods Air Transport Regulations IATA DGR (Version 63)" newly released in January 2022, small lithium batteries c...

EU updates market access requirements for 5G WASRLANS

The European Union published a new version of Decision (EU) 2022/179 on 5GHz wireless local area network equipment (WAS/RLANs) spectrum usage on February 8, 202...

Personal FM transmitter

A personal FM transmitter is a low-power FM radio transmitter that broadcasts signals from portable audio devices (such as MP3 players) to a standard FM radio. ...

Officially Release on GB 41700-2022 National Mandatory Standard for Electronic Cigarettes

On April 12, 2022, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China official website issued No.4 National Standard Announcement which approves t...

The 24th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 211 items

Helsinki, 19 January 2021 - ECHA has added two new substances to the Candidate List. They were added to the Candidate List as they are toxic for reproduction an...

The 25th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 219 items

Helsinki, 8 July 2021 - ECHA has added eight new substances to the Candidate List. Because they have a combination of endocrine disrupting properties and other ...

General Specification for Lithium-ion Battery and Battery Packs of Electronic Cigarettes SJ/T 11796-2022 will be implemented on July 1, 2022

According to the announcement of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China (No. 10 of 2022), electronic industry standar...

European Union intends to amend Annex XVII of REACH regulation to increase the control of formaldehyde emission

On 2 May 2022, the European Commission submitted communication G/TBT/N/EU/888 to the World Trade Organization (WTO) proposing to amend annex XVII (EC) No 1907/2...

Draft Standard for Wi-Fi 6E published by the European Union Draft ETSI EN 303 687 V1.0.0 (2022-04)

In order to expand the use of the 6GHz band without disrupting existing services (FSS and FS, etc.), national regulators have developed relevant standards for t...

Updates on Lithium-Ion Battery CQC Certification Rules

On April 27, 2022, the China Quality Certification Center revised the Safety Certification Rules for Secondary Batteries and Battery Packs for Portable and Stat...

The 27 th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 224 items

Helsinki, 10 June 2022 - ECHA has added one new substances to the Candidate List which has the toxicity of Carcinogenic & Mutagenic. From January 2021 onwards, ...

Introduction of Russian FAC certification

The full name of the Russian FAC is the Federal Communications Agency, which is the Federal Communications Administration of Russia. FAC certification is a mand...

Russian GOST-R Certification

GOST-R certification (GOST R Certification, GOST is the abbreviation of national standard, R refers to Russia), that is, the Russian national standard certifica...

OEHHA Proposes Another Amendment to California Proposition 65 Short Form Warning

On April 5, 2022, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice about second 15-Day modification to proposed amendments to Articl...

The Eurasian Economic Union EAC certificate

In 2007, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan began to form a customs union [also known as the customs union]. On May 29, 2014, the heads of state of Russia, Belarus ...

Singapore ESG Certification

To ensure the safety of consumers, the consumer product safety office of Singapore (CPSO) implements the consumer protection (safety requirements) Ordinance (CP...

Singapore IDA certification

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is an institution responsible for information and communication management.

Steering Council of Safety Certification for Electrical and Electronic Appliances and Parts of Japan (SCEA) S-mark

S-mark is voluntary certification that applies to all electrical and electronic products. Non-specific electrical products and products not within PSE certifica...

Introduction to KC Certification

The KCC-2008-108 document published on August 7, 2007 officially announced that the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) replaced the previous Ministry of Info...

Introduction to PSC Certification

According to the Japanese Consumer Goods Safety Law, c PSC certification mark is required for consumer products that are easy to cause harm to human body due to...

Summary of imported products filing METI

Company engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing electrical appliances (hereinafter referred to as " Filing operator ") shall submit a business fil...

European Union intends to amend Annex XVII of REACH regulation as regards lead and its compounds in PVC

On 8 June 2022, the European Commission submitted communication G/TBT/N/EU/897 to the World Trade Organization (WTO) proposing to amend Annex XVII to Regulation...

The UK Toys (Safety) Regulations Designated Standards to be Updated

On 03 August 2022, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published Notice 0063/22 proposing to update the designation standards of th...

ECHA proposed consultations on nine substances to identify substances of high concern

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published for public consultation notice on nine substances of very high concern identification on September 2, 2022. The consu...

CPSC Published Direct Final Rule on the Revisions to Safety Standard for Frame Child Carriers (16 CFR 1230)

On September 1, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a direct final rule to revise the regulation 16 CFR 1230 Safety Standard ...

EU RoHS Annex IV Adds Two New Exemptions for Lead

On September 22, 2022, the European Union published two directives in its Official Journal Directive (EU) 2022/1631 and Directive (EU) 2022/1632 (EU) to amend ...

CPSC Published Direct Final Rule on the Revisions to Safety Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats (16 CFR 1229)

On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a direct final rule to revise the regulation 16 CFR 1229 Safety Standard ...

Toy Amazon Japan Station Compliance Requirements

In Japan, children's toys refer to any product or material designed or clearly intended for use in play by children' 14 years of age and under. In order to impr...

EU amending Annex I to POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 as regards the restrictions on hexachlorobenzene

On November 23, 2022, the Official Journal of the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2022/2291, amending Annex I to POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 as regards...

ISO Issued New Toy Safety Standard ISO 8124-1: 2022

On September 15, 2022, the International Standards Organization (ISO) issued a new version of the standard ISO 8124-1: 2022 Safety of toys-Part 1: Safety aspect...

Bio Innovation Service Publish EU RoHS Directive Pack 22 Exemption Assessment Report

On December, 2022, Bio Innovation Service published the final evaluation report on the exemption of Pack 23 from the EU RoHS Directive on its official website. ...

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 2023 New regulations

On January 10, 2023, OEKO-TEX® International Environmental Protection Textile and Leather Association published the update of OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 on its of...

The 28th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 233 items

Helsinki, 17 January 2023 - ECHA has added nine new substances to the Candidate List. On June 1, 2021, the European Commission (EU) submitted notification G/TBT...

Three Substances as Known to Cause Cancer were Added to California 65 Chemicals List

On January 27, 2023, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice to update the California 65 Chemicals List. 1-bromo-3-chloropr...

Extended Producer Responsibility EPR Service Introduction

Extended Producer Responsibility ( EPR) is an environmental policy that requires producers to be responsible for the entire life cycle of their products on the ...

Italy amends stainless steel regulation

On 19 January 2023,the Italian Official Gazette published the revised Decree of the Ministry of Health No. 208 of 25 November 2022 (DECRETO 25 novembre 2022, n....

Draft of the 16th proposed amendment to the EU Food Contact Plastics Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 published

On 23 January 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published notification No. 23-0494. in which the EU submitted a draft of the 16th amendment to the EU Foo...

Austrian WEEE Service Introduction

The Austrian WEEE follows the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Certain substances are used in electronic equipment that may damage the envi...

Austrian packaging law service introduction

The Austrian Packaging Act follows the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In Austria , any party that puts the packaging into circulation mus...

Austrian Battery Law Service Introduction

The Battery Act ( BattG ) is a bill that compels manufacturers to declare the batteries contained in the products they sell and bear the recycling costs of the ...

Spanish WEEE service introduction

Royal Decree No. 110/2015 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE RD) was issued adapting Spanish regulations to Directive 2012/19/EU and Act No. 22/...

Spanish Packaging Law Service Introduction

The Spanish Packaging Law complies with the Spanish Packaging Regulation Law 11/97, which regulates Obligations related to the recycling of packaging waste and ...

Spanish Battery Law Service Introduction

Royal Decree No. 110/2015 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE RD) was issued adapting Spanish regulations to Directive 2012/19/EU and Act No. 22/...

UK WEEE service introduction

The UK Electrical and Electronics Act follows the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In the UK, anyone who puts electrical or electronic equi...

UK packaging law service introduction

The UK Packaging Act follows the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In the UK, any party that puts packaging into circulation must bear the c...

Introduction to UK Battery Act Services

The UK Battery Act follows the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In the UK, any party that puts goods containing batteries into circulation ...

ECHA proposed consultations on two substances to identify substances of high concern

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published for public consultation notice on two substances of very high concern identification on February 17, 2023. The consul...

Bluetooth v5.4 and QEP v4 seminar ended successfully!

On March 9, 2023, the "Bluetooth v5.4 and QEP v4 seminar" organized by AGC officially started, which is mainly to talk and share something about the new feature...

EU plans to increase control requirements for bisphenol substances

Recently, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on the restriction proposal for Bisphenol A and Bisphenols of similar that have en...

EU conducts special law enforcement actions against PFCAs and related substances

March 23, 2023, ECHA’s Enforcement Forum agreed to run a pilot project to check for the presence of restricted perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and related su...

ISO Issued New Toy Safety Standard ISO 8124-3:2020/ Amd 1:2023

On March, 2023，the International Standards Organization (ISO) issued a new version of the standard ISO 8124-3:2020/Amd 1:2023 Safety of toys-Part 3: Migration ...

The 29th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 235 items

On June 14, 2023，The ECHA has added two new chemicals to the Candidate List，The two substances are Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide and Bis(4-c...

The Revised Directive of the EU Food Contact Plastics Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 published

On 17 July 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2023/1442 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend the Directive (EU) No 10/2011, amending Annex I as reg...

EU RoHS Annex IV Adds an Exemption for Mercury

On July 11, 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2023/1437 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend the RoHS Directive and add an exemption clause on mer...

Amending Annex XVII to REACH regulation to increase the control of the formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers

On 17 July 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2023/1464 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, increase t...

EU RoHS Annex IV Adds an Exemption for Lead

On July 24, 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2023/1526 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend the RoHS Directive and add an exemption clause on lea...

Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 adds substances of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds

On 8 August 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2023/1608 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021,adds substances ...

The Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 adds a new authorized substance

On 11 August 2023, the European Union issued Directive(EU) 2023/1627 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend the Annex I of Directive (EU) No 10/2011, addition a ...

Three laboratories of AGC were hired as China Society for Inspection and Testing Physical Standard Collaborative Laboratory

Recently, three wholly-owned subsidiaries of AGC have successively received letters of appointment issued by the China Society for Inspection and Testing, offic...

UKCA announced the indefinite extension of the use of CE marks for enterprises

On August 1, 2023, the British government officially announced that the use of the CE mark in enterprises will be extended indefinitely, while retaining the UKC...

The 23rd revision of the United Nations TDG regulations-detailed explanation of sodium ion transport specifications

Recently, the two major international transport organizations have updated the regulations on the transport of dangerous goods, incorporating or planning to inc...

Saudi Arabia to standardize charging ports for smartphones and electronic devices to USB Type-C

On August 4, 2023, Saudi Arabia issued the TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/1297 through the WTO, and the Board of Directors of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Q...

Update on ErP and Energy Efficiency Labeling Regulations for Electronic Displays

The Erp Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 came into force on December 25, 2019, and will be enforced on March 1, 2021 and the original ErP Regulation (EC) 642/2009 will...

Requirements for battery testing

In recent years, frequent battery safety accidents around the world have aroused concerns about battery safety in the international market; at the same time, ma...

ECHA proposed consultations on six substances to identify substances of high concern

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published for public consultation notice on six substances of very high concern identification on September 1, 2023.The consult...

Australian Issued New Standard 《Consumer Goods (Toys for Children up to and including 36 Months of Age) Safety Standard 2023》

On September 4, 2023，the Australian Government Issued a new version of the standard 《Consumer Goods (Toys for Children up to and including 36 Months of Age) S...

U.S. Federal Register Issued the Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries

On September 21, 2023, the U.S. Federal Register Issued Issued the Safety Standard 16 CFR Part 1263《Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consu...

Main regulations and standards for jewelry in the United States

Jewelry is an item used for decoration. The exquisiteness of jewelry embellishes the beauty of life. Various kinds of jewelry are constantly emerging, such as h...

The impact of the implementation of the EU's new battery law on enterprises

With the increasing global demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy, the battery industry is also developing rapidly, but it has also brought about the...

Amending Annex XVII to REACH regulation to increase the control of the synthetic polymer microparticles

On 27 September 2023, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, incr...

Information submission status of Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (China RoHS)

According to the "Administrative Measures for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products" (Order No. 32 of 2016 by...

Saudi Arabia’s new rules! Electric dishwasher products must carry energy efficiency labels

Starting from November 1, 2023, in order to improve the safety level of products on the Saudi Arabian market, in addition to the certificate of conformity (IECE...

Spanish EPR policy required by Amazon to enforce compliance

Starting from October 16, 2023, Amazon will officially implement Spanish Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, including Spanish Packaging Law, Sp...

A new notification obligation for exports of PFAS and products containing PFAS to the United States

On October 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS...

SRRC releases technical requirements and test methods for wireless LAN equipment’s ability to support IPv6 protocol

On October 13, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on matters re...

France officially publishes list of 128 endocrine disrupting substances

the French Official Gazette published three decrees related to endocrine disrupting substances in products. The decree requires that if products and their pack...

European Chemicals Agency to restrict CMR substances in child care products

On November 8, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) investigated 48 different sources of information and found that child care products may contain carcin...

Precautions for power supply products in Australia with integrated plugs and detachable plug chargers

​Recently, SAA received a notice from the New South Wales regulatory agency regarding some precautions for power products with both integrated plugs and detach...

CB certificate rules update

Recently, IECEE published the procedural document "OD-2037 Edition 4.3" for CB certificate issuance rules on its official website, updating the relevant rules f...

Application for update of 2024 lithium battery freight appraisal certificate has been launched

Our company has begun to accept cases for annual appraisal report renewal in 2024. There will be a large number of appraisal certificates updated at the end of ...

ACMA seeks comments on electromagnetic compatibility EMC regulatory arrangements

Recently, the Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA solicited opinions from the public on the update of the current electromagnetic compatibility E...

SASO, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Authority, issued the "Technical Regulations on Electromagnetic Compatibility"

On November 17, 2023, Saudi Arabia issued the "Technical Regulations on Electromagnetic Compatibility". This technical regulation aims to determine the basic re...

French EPR will usher in new changes starting in 2024, and sellers may save registration costs!

Attestation of Global Compliance (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., abbr. for AGC, was founded in 2005 in Shenzhen, AGC is now growing into an independent comprehensive thir...

The latest EU law enforcement report : Hazardous substances in a large number of consumer products exceed standards !

On December 13, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Forum announced the latest EU-wide 10th joint enforcement project REF-10 report. The main focus of th...

The EU Updates the Harmonized standards under entry 27 (nickel) of Annex XVII to REACH regulation

On December 20, 2023, the European Union issued the Notices C/2023/1604 in its Official Journal (OJ) , updated the list of harmonised standards for entry 27 (n...

One Substance as Known to Cause Female Reproductive Toxicity was Added to California 65 Chemicals List

On December 29, 2023, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice to update the California 65 Chemicals List. Bisphenol S (BPS)...

Alibaba adds control rules for ten product categories of French EPR

Continuing the announcement on October 27, 2023 about the compliance requirements for new categories of French EPR , Alibaba International Station will strength...

The mandatory national standard "Express Packaging Heavy Metals and Specific Substance Limits" is about to be implemented

On November 27, 2023, the national mandatory standard GB 43352-2023 "Limits of Heavy Metals and Specific Substances in Express Packaging" was officially release...

UN38.3 eighth edition standard released

The 11th session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelin...

EU RoHS Annex III Adds an Exemption for Lead and Cadmium

On January 10, 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2024/232 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend the RoHS Directive and add an exemption clause on l...

Alibaba International Station releases compliance requirements for batteries sold to the EU

On January 9, 2024, Alibaba International Station issued a new announcement "About Compliance Requirements for Battery Sales to the EU". The announcement conten...

Compulsory product CCC certification has been fully upgraded to electronic certification certificates

According to the "Announcement of the National Certification and Accreditation Administration on Improving the Management of Compulsory Product Certification Ce...

The 30th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 240 items

On January 23, 2024，The ECHA has added five new chemicals to the Candidate List. And has also updated the existing Candidate List entry for dibutyl phthalate (...

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Issued the Direct final rule for Safety Standard Mandating for ASTM F963-23 for Toys

On January 18, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Issued the Safety Standard ASTM F963-23《Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safet...

Countdown to implementation of new battery regulation (EU) 2023/1542

The European Parliament and the Council have adopted the new Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on July 12, 2023. This regulation supplemen...

Success Ending of AGC 2023 Annual Employee Commendation Conference and 2024 New Year Ceremony

The years are like songs, and the glory is like a dream, the fleeting years are like water, and time flies.

ECHA proposed consultations on two substances to identify substances of high concern

On March 1, 2024, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published for public consultation notice on two substances of very high concern identification .The consu...

The EU Updates the requirements of entry 70 (D4、D5、D6) of Annex XVII to REACH regulation

On May 17, 2024, the European Union issued the Regulation (EU) 2024/1328 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of Che...

Attention! Amazon Japan's 4 major product update compliance requirements

Starting from May 27, 2024, Amazon Japan will implement new compliance policies for four categories of electronic and electrical products: projectors, ceiling l...

The 31th batch of SVHC substances was released and the SVHC list was updated to 241 items

On June 27, 2024，The ECHA has added one new chemicals to the Candidate List. To date, the SVHC list includes 31th batch of 241 items.

THE new EU Battery Regulation takes effect, Amazon sellers please complete compliance requirements

Recently, Amazon Europe announced that the new EU battery regulation EU 2023/1542 has officially come into effect. This regulation applies to all stand-alone ba...

New EU EPR Battery Regulations: Amazon sellers must submit registration numbers before August 18, 2025

Recently, Amazon has once again issued a compliance notice for the upcoming EU EPR battery law. According to the new regulations, all sellers who produce indepe...

Alibaba Releases New Compliance Requirements for EU Responsible Person

On July 22, 2024, Alibaba released the "Compliance Requirements on Adding EU Responsible Person on Alibaba.com", which is based on the General Product Safety Re...

Amending Annex XVII to REACH regulation to increase the control of the undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)

On 20 September 2024, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2024/2462 in its Official Journal (OJ) to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, incre...