Global Market Access posts and updates

BREXIT

February 18, 2021

Starting January 1, 2021, new regulatory compliance rules went into effect for products sold into the United Kingdom. These changes are a result of the United Kingdom exiting the European Union in the process known as “Brexit.” Manufacturers need to take action now to ensure their electrical and electronic products are compliant when sold into […]

ACMA Type approval

February 18, 2021

​On November 2020, ​Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) opened a consultation to amend the Radiocommunications (Short Range Devices) Standard 2014. The proposed amendment will Update the reference to the Australian/New Zealand Industry Standard ‘AS/NZS 4268:2012 Radio equipment and systems – Short -devices – Limits and methods of measurement’. The minimum performance requirements and methods […]

EU

November 29, 2020

New EU Regulations on market monitoring and compliance of products that amends Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 will come into force in 2021. The Regulation is developed to guarantee that products placed on the EU market are in compliance with the EU harmonization legislation In order to promise products […]

EU

November 26, 2020

New EU Regulations on market monitoring and compliance of products that amends Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 will come into force in 2021. The Regulation is developed to guarantee that products placed on the EU market are in compliance with the EU harmonization legislation In order to promise products […]

Thailand

October 29, 2020

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) under the Ministry of Industry revised the list of mandatory standards. The updated list was officially issued in July 2020. The range of standards was revised: 1.TIS 4 Part 1- 2558 (2015) on Tungsten Filament Lamps. This standard will become effective from January 11, 2021. It is based on the […]

China

October 08, 2020

China Quality Certification Centre (hereinafter referred to as CQC) notified on the revision of CQC21-020304-2011 “RoHS Certification Rules” and its enclosures.The CQC notes in the announcement that there are three main aspects that were revised within the certification rules: 1.Concerns the name of Chinese RoHS regulations. 2.Detection methods for the four phthalates and hexavalent chromium. […]

BIS Type approval

October 07, 2020

India Notified Smart Registration Process to Preserve Confidentiality of Product Prior to their Launch in Indian Market. Registration/G-12 issued on July 2020, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued guidelines related to the publication of information under the Smart Registration Process which preserves the confidentiality of products prior to their launch in the Indian Market. […]

India

September 30, 2020

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India (MeitY) has released the tentative HS Codes for the list of items notified under the Compulsory Registration Order (CRO) of Bureau of Indian Standards in Phase-I, Phase-II, Phase-III and recently notified Phase-IV. This new list will ease the customs procedures and importation for selecting the […]

Thailand

August 05, 2020

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (Thailand certification ) officially announced that the current voluntary safety standard for Portable Power Banks “TIS2879-2560” is now mandatory. This standard covers portable power storage containing a secondary battery and electric charging circuit with DC (Direct-Current) output voltage not over 6V with at least one output. UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) and […]

India

August 05, 2020

BIS certification(Bureau of Indian Standards) has issued guidelines in its letter dated June 24, 2020, related to the implementation of Revised IS 1293:2019 for “Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes of rated voltage up to and including 250V & rated current up to and including 16A”. The last date for implementation of the […]