On August 18, 2025, the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements under the new EU Battery Regulation (EU 2023/1542) officially came into effect. This means that all manufacturers and sellers of batteries or products containing batteries in EU countries must complete EPR registration in the corresponding country by that date and submit the registration number to e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and TEMU as required. Otherwise, their products will face the risk of being removed from shelves and banned from sale due to non-compliance.

On August 11th, 2025, the European Union published the Regulation (EU) 2025/1731 in its official gazette, which revised the restricted list of carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproductive toxic (CMR) substances in Annex XVII of REACH Regulation. This revision adds 16 Category 1B CMR substances and one exemption clause, which will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Recently, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan, China issued the draft of Management Matters of Perfluorinated and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances and Their Operation, according to the Law on Toxic and Concerned Chemicals (TCCSCA), proposing to designate 269 PFAS as concerned chemicals, which is expected to take effect from January 1, 2026.

On August 1, 2025, the National Standardization Administration Committee officially issued the mandatory national standard GB 26572-2025 \"Requirements for Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products\", which will be officially implemented on August 1, 2027, completely replacing the recommended standard GB/T 26572-2011. This marks that RoHS in China has been officially upgraded to a mandatory national standard, and it is also the first mandatory national standard in the field of RoHS control in China. The release of this standard is not only a technical upgrade, but also a systematic promotion to the green transformation of China\'s electronic and electrical industry.

On July 11th, 2025, led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India (MeitY), a stakeholder consultation meeting on the transition of electronic equipment safety standards was held. The conference focused on the current two standards, IS 13252 (Part 1): 2020 and IS 616: 2017, which will be replaced by the new standard IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 (4th edition) in the future. This standard update aims to make Indian regulations more in line with international standards, which will have a significant impact on the electronic equipment industry.

On July 31st, 2025, the fourth edition (Edition 4) of UL 62368-1 was officially released, which is of great significance to manufacturers in related industries. For enterprises that are interested in applying for this version of certification, now is the right time to start preparing.

In order to further strengthen the compulsory product certification management of mobile power supply, lithium-ion battery and battery pack, and ensure product quality and safety, CNCA issued Announcement No.15 of 2025 on July 28th, 2025, and officially launched a new version of the Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification (for Trial Implementation) for mobile power supply, lithium-ion battery and battery pack (CNCA-C09-02:2025).

Recently, the Canadian Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) issued an important announcement, making major adjustments to the application for equipment certification with multiple product marketing names (PMN). From June 30, 2025, it will be officially mandatory that such equipment must be handled in the mode of \"Family Application\", and multiple product marketing names (PMN) cannot be filled in a single field.