On September 5, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam issued Notice No. 10/2023/TT-BTTTT, temporarily suspending the implementation (in part or in whole) of certain QCVN technical regulations applicable to 5G, Wi-Fi, NFC, wireless charging equipment, some Marine equipment and several other types of equipment. To remove obstacles to the implementation of conformity certification, conformity declaration and product quality inspection in Public Notice 04/2023/TT-BTTTT.

In the first half of 2023, the Saudi Arabian Organization for Standards, Metrology, and Quality (SASO) released technical regulations on the \"Requirements for Electrical Energy Consumption in Standby and Shutdown Modes of Electrical and Electronic Equipment\" on its official website. This regulation will be enforced from July 1, 2024. The regulations provide detailed descriptions of sleep mode, standby mode, reactivation function, etc. Manufacturers and importers are responsible for meeting the requirements. At the same time, the government will conduct irregular market inspections on relevant products sold on the market, and take measures such as withdrawal, seizure, or recall for non-standard products.

On September 5, 2023, the Australian government issued a new version of the mandatory safety standard for children\'s toys, Safety Standard for Consumer Goods (Children\'s Toys under 36 months) in 2023. The new standard stipulates the design and construction requirements of children\'s toys under 36 months, and suppliers must transition to the requirements of the new mandatory standard before March 4, 2025.

On August 31, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Revising and Issuing the Style and Code Coding Rules of the Type Approval Certificate for Radio Transmitting Equipment, which optimized the style and code coding rules of the Type Approval Certificate for Radio Transmitting Equipment and came into effect on December 1, 2023.

On September 1st, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced six potential substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for public comment, among which dibutyl phthalate (DBP) was added to the official list of SVHC as early as October 2008. This time, the second review of this substance was initiated to identify its new hazard types. The public comment will end on October 16th, 2023, during which all stakeholders can submit comments to ECHA. Five substances except dibutyl phthalate (DBP) will be added to the official list of SVHC if approved, becoming the 30th batch of SVHC substances.

IATA DGR version 65 and TDG version 23 add requirements for sodium battery transportation, which will be implemented in 2025

On June 24th, 2022, TISI of Thailand issued a new standard TIS 62368 Part 1-2563, which replaced the old standard TIS 1195-2536, and at the same time expanded the scope of certified products. On the basis of the 19 compulsory certified products of the old standard, a new one was added, and the mobile phone/tablet charger was included in the compulsory certification of TISI. The mandatory effective date is October 17, 2023.

Recently, official website, the General Administration of Market Supervision, issued the Announcement of China Certification and Accreditation Administration on Improving the Management of Compulsory Product Certification Certificates and Marks, which put forward new requirements for the management of CCC certification certificates and marks, and the contents of the Announcement came into effect on January 1, 2024.