On January 26, 2023, the European Commission issued Directive (EU) 2023/171 in its Official Journal (OJ), amending the relevant exemption items in Annex III of the EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU), and adding the exemption provisions on hexavalent chromium in Item 9 (a) - III. The exemption will take effect on September 1, 2023 and will be valid until December 31, 2026.

Attendance machine, as the name implies, is to check attendance, and also to obtain the attendance of employees or certain groups and individuals in a specific place and time period in a certain way, including commuting, being late, leaving early, sick leave, rest, working hours, overtime, etc. However, in general, if such products want to be exported to the U.S. market, they need to go through FCC certification.

Intelligent temperature controller is a device used to control temperature. At present, intelligent temperature controller on the market can control floor heating air conditioning, water heater, central fresh air system, lighting, etc. However, intelligent temperature controllers are within the scope of CE certification products. If you want to export them to the EU market, you should apply for CE certification.

GB 31241-2022 \"Safety Technical Specification for Lithium-ion Batteries and Battery Packs for Portable Electronic Products\" (hereinafter referred to as the \"New Standard\") has been officially issued on December 29, 2022, and will be implemented and replace GB 31241-2014 (hereinafter referred to as the \"old Standard\") from January 1, 2024.

On January 19, 2023, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) notified that DOE issued a pre-release Federal Register EERE-2020-BT-STD-0006 on the proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for energy conservation standards for external power sources (EPS). The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) requires the Department of Energy to regularly determine whether stricter standards are technically feasible and economically reasonable in order to achieve significant energy conservation. In this NOPR, the Ministry of Energy proposed revised standards for EPS and announced that a public meeting would be held to accept comments on these proposed standards and related analysis and results.

Fascia gun, also known as deep myofascial impact instrument, is a soft tissue rehabilitation tool. It can relax the soft tissue of the body through high frequency impact, and can relax the muscles after exercise to relieve pain and promote muscle blood circulation. However, in general, if such products want to be exported to the United States, they need to go through FCC certification.

Bread machine is simply a fully automatic bread making machine. Its use covers the whole process of bread making: dough mixing, fermentation and baking. The automatic bread maker can not only make a variety of bread conveniently and quickly, but also make cakes and yoghurt without care during the cooking process. However, generally, PSE certification is required for such products to be exported to the Japanese market.

On January 17, 2023, the European Chemical Administration (ECHA) included nine SVHC reviewed substances in the candidate list of substances of high concern (SVHC). So far, the SVHC candidate list has been officially updated to 233 items. Resorcinol (CAS No. 108-46-3), which was previously proposed to be included in the SVHC list in June 2021, is still in a pending state and has not been added to the SVHC candidate substances list this time.