On July 11th, 2023, the European Commission issued Directive (EU) 2023/1437, adding an exemption clause 49 on mercury in Annex IV of EU RoHS Directive, which came into effect on the 20th day after its publication.

Canada notified on July 5, 2023 that the ISED wireless device registration fee of $50/Listing will be abolished, resulting in a new device registration fee, which will take effect on September 1, 2023.

On June 30, 2023, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration issued a notice (No. 10 of 2023) on the Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification of Electronic Products and Safety Accessories; According to the Announcement of the State Administration of Market Regulation on Optimizing the Catalogue of Compulsory Product Certification (No. 18 of 2020) and the Announcement of the State Administration of Market Regulation on No longer Implementing Compulsory Product Certification Management on Some Electronic and Electrical Products (No. 34 of 2022) The Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification Management for Lithium ion Batteries and Other Products (No. 10 of 2023) has adjusted and optimized the scope of compulsory product certification for electronic products and safety accessories. The National Certification and Accreditation Administration has formulated the Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification for Electronic Products and Safety Accessories (CNCA-C09-01:2023) (hereinafter referred to as the new version of the rules).

On May 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) issued Circular No. 04/2023/TT-BTTTT, which will replace Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTTTT.

On June 14th, 2023, the European Parliament passed the regulation on the EU Battery and Waste Battery Law with 587 votes in favor, 9 votes against and 20 abstentions. According to the normal legislative process, this regulation will take effect 20 days after it is officially announced by the EU. The agreement aims to improve the relevant regulations on battery management in the EU in the New Battery Law, which will have a far-reaching impact on all aspects of the industrial chain, including battery design, production and recycling.

On May 19th, 2023, the Technical Committee on Detection Methods of Hazardous Substances (SAC/TC297/SC3) of the National Technical Committee for Environmental Standardization of Electrical and Electronic Products and Systems organized a technical review meeting of GB/T 26572-2011 National Standard No.1 (draft for review) (hereinafter referred to as the \"revision\"). At the meeting, the review experts listened carefully to the report of the drafting group, and finally agreed to pass the review of the revised form. At the same time, they suggested that the revised form should be submitted to the National Standards Committee for approval and implementation as soon as possible.

On May 26th, 2023, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued the IEC 62368-1:2023 (4th edition) standard. This standard specifies the safety requirements of electrical and electronic equipment (rated voltage not exceeding 600V) using audio, video, information technology and communication technology in the field of business and office machines (excluding the requirements of equipment performance or functional characteristics).

On June 1st, 2023, China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued the Notice on Implementing the New Edition Standard GB 17625.1-2022 for Voluntary Certification of Lighting Electrical Appliances. The notice shows that the voluntary certification of lighting electrical products will be implemented on July 1, 2024 according to the standard GB 17625.1-2022 \"Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits Part 1: Harmonic Current Emission Limits (input current of each phase of equipment ≤16A)\" and will replace GB 17625.1-2012.