In February 2023, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) released two electromagnetic compatibility field standards, IEC TR 61000-1-1:2023 and IEC TR 61000-5-1:2023, replacing IEC TR 61000-1-1992 and IEC TR 61000-5-1996, respectively. Both standards are the first revisions. The differences between the old and new versions are shown below.

On March 20, 2023, the Korean Institute of Technology and Standards (KATS) issued a new announcement 2023-0027, officially implementing the new standard for energy storage batteries, KC 62619. This standard takes effect immediately from the date of publication, while the old version of KC 62619 standard will be abolished one year after the effective date of the announcement.

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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.

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.

On February 7, 2023, ECHA published the details of the proposal submitted by Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden to ECHA on adding restrictions on the manufacture, marketing and use of PFAS in the REACH restriction section. At the same time, ECHA has also started to assess the risks to human and environment and the impact on society of the proposal. It is expected that a six-month public consultation will be launched in March 2023, and the European Commission will subsequently issue a decision on whether to add PFAS control in the REACH restriction.

On February 9, 2023, the EU launched a one-month public review of the revised draft POPs regulation, which aims to add PFHxS to Part A of Annex I to the POPs regulation. All stakeholders can submit comments within the review period. If the draft is approved, it will take effect 20 days after the publication of the EU Official Gazette, and the number of banned/restricted substances in POPs will also increase from 28 to 29.