Information express | in March 2023, the global market access information update summary

On March 16, 2023, the State Administration of Market Supervision issued a notice, deciding to implement mandatory product certification (CCC certification) management for lithium ion batteries and battery packs used in electronic and electrical products, mobile power supplies, and power adapters/chargers used in telecommunications terminal products.

A projector, also known as a projector, is a device that can project images or videos onto the screen and play corresponding video signals through different interfaces with computers, VCDs, DVDs, BD, game consoles, DVs, and other devices. Projectors are widely used in homes, offices, schools, and entertainment venues, and there are different types of projectors, such as CRTs, LCDs, and DLPs, depending on the way you work. However, if projectors want to be exported to the European Union, they generally need to apply for REACH certification.

On-board charger, that is, on-board charger, refers to the on-board charger that is normally powered by car battery (12V for cars and 24V for trucks), which is widely used in the lithium battery charging field of various portable and handheld devices. However, in general, if such products want to be sold on Amazon platform, they need to handle UL test report.

Socket, also known as power socket and switch socket, is an electrical component with a wide range of uses. It can be seen everywhere in our daily life, especially in the family life. If the number of sockets in the household is too small, it will cause a lot of inconvenience to the daily life of residents. However, if the socket wants to be exported to the EU market, it generally needs to apply for REACH certification.

The children\'s smart watch is a portable electronic product that can be positioned and talked to for children, and is specially developed for children aged 2 to 14. At present, children\'s smart watches on the market also add the functions required for parent-child communication of children\'s safety monitoring, which is a good helper for parents to realize real-time communication of children\'s safety protection in today\'s social life. However, in general, CE certification is required for such electronic products to be exported to the EU market.

On February 7, 2023, the European Parliament and the European Commission launched public consultation on the \"Proposal to amend the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) (2012/19/EU)\". This proposal is intended to amend Article 12 (1), (3), (4), Article 13 (1) and Article 15 (2) of the WEEE Directive, mainly involving the principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR) related to the collection and financing of photovoltaic panel waste.

The Ministry of Telecommunications of Vietnam (MIC) on Feb 8 released draft regulations on compulsory certification, which will replace 02/2022/TT-BTTTT issued in May last year. The new draft is currently in the public domain and is expected to be released in the second quarter.Mandatory date: July 1, 2023.