On November 15, 2021, the European Commission issued (EU) 2021/1980, (EU) 2021/1979 and (EU) 2021/1978 directives in its Official Journal (OJ), and revised the RoHS directive (2011/65/EU) ) The exemption clauses of Annex IV (for medical equipment and monitoring and control equipment) have newly added items 45, 46 and 47 concerning exemptions for phthalates.

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The EN60335-1:2012/A1+A2+A14 home appliance product safety coordination standard issued by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has not been updated yet, and EN60335-1:2012/A15:2021 has been released.

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Recently, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) proposed to add 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) substances to the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Appendix XVII Restricted Substances List to restrict them, and open the public consult. This public comment will end on March 22, 2022. At that time, 2,4-Dinitrotoluene will be added to the list of restricted substances in Appendix XVII of the REACH Regulation.

Recently, the California Energy Efficiency Commission\'s CEC certification has begun random inspections on the market, conducting certification verification work for products within the scope of CEC Title 20 control, and removing non-compliant or uncertified products and penalizing them. The specific market supervision requirements are in the new Title 20 electrical energy efficiency regulations officially announced by CEC on July 23, 2021: CEC-140-2021-002.

On October 4, 2021, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued a new standard IEC 60884-3-1: 2021 \"Plugs and sockets for household and similar purposes-Part 3-1: Special requirements for sockets with USB power supply \".

On October 5, 2021, the Governor of California approved bill AB652. From July 1, 2023, it is prohibited to sell or distribute any new (not previously owned) youth products containing regulated PFAS in California.