On 22 March 2023, ECHA opened a public consultation on proposals submitted to ECHA by Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden to add restrictions on the manufacturing, marketing and use of PFAS to REACH restrictions, with the aim of giving interested parties an opportunity to express their views on the inclusion of PFAS in REACH restrictions. The public consultation will close on 25 September 2023. The ECHA\'s Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) will evaluate the proposed restrictions based on the advisory opinion and form an opinion, with the final decision being made by the European Commission on whether to include PFAS in the restriction article.

On April 4, 2023, the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued a notice on the mandatory product certification for electronic products and safety accessories, lighting appliances, household and similar equipment, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the new standard GB 17625.1-2022.The notice shows that the newly released certification basis for electronic products and security accessories will be implemented from July 1, 2024.

On March 27, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially ceased accepting submissions for the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP) due to the FDA\'s plan to develop a program for submitting facility registrations and product lists under the Modern Cosmetic Administration Act of 2022 (MoCRA). (Simply put, changing the registration system)

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.