On August 5, 2021, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2021/1297 in its Official Journal (OJ), amending Annex XVII of the EU REACH Regulation ((EC) No 1907/2006), replacing the original item 68 with C9 -Restrictions on C14 PFCA and its salts and C9-C14 PFCA related substances. The regulation will come into force on the 20th day of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

On June 29, 2021, the European Union submitted three notification documents (G/TBT/N/EU/808, G/TBT/N/EU/809, G/TBT/N/EU/810) to the WTO, which are to be listed in RoHS Three new exemptions have been added to Appendix IV of the Directive.

On November 1, 2021, GB 24427-2021 \"Restrictions on the content of mercury, cadmium and lead in zinc anode primary batteries\" will be officially implemented, replacing GB 24427-2009 \"Hg, cadmium, and cadmium in alkaline and non-alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide batteries. Limitation requirements for lead content\" and GB 24428-2009 \"limitation requirements for mercury content in zinc-silver oxide, zinc-air, and zinc-manganese dioxide button batteries\".

On July 21, 2021, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 in its official gazette, amending Article 50 of Annex XVII of REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, adding it to artificial turf grounds, playgrounds or sports applications Used as filler particles or coverings to restrict the use of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 has been widely accepted and used by the industry since last year, and many changes and updates have taken place today. Let\'s take a look at the changes and updates of IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 global access in 2021!

The mandatory implementation date of Saudi Arabia\'s SASO IEC 62368-1:2020 (3rd edition) has been postponed to January 1, 2023.

On December 22, 2020, the Australian government officially entered into force 4 mandatory standards to reduce the risk of injury and death caused by the use of button/coin batteries. The mandatory standard includes an 18-month transition period. Starting from June 22, 2022, suppliers must meet the requirements of the standard.

On July 8, 2021, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) included the twenty-fifth batch of 8 SVHC review substances on the candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC). So far, the SVHC candidate list has been officially updated to 219 items.