The Hong Kong Medical Device Division (MDD) has announced that the “Essential Principles of Medical Device Safety and Performance” (Technical Reference: TR-004) will be available for use in the Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS) from 1 January 2024. Hong Kong's existing reference countries were Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, and the United States, but as the info..

On January 1, 2024, India's DPIIT announced a Quality Control Order (QCO) mandating ISI mark certification for electrical accessories such as Cable Trucking and Ducting systems, Bayonet Lamp holders, Live Working Gloves, insulating mats, etc. The products covered by the QCO is as follows: [Table 1] [Table 2] The implementation dates of each tables are as follows: - Table 1: 6 months after the pu..

On January 16, 2024, Chile's MTT published Resolution Nº 31, amending the existing Exempt Resolution Nº 7,219 of 2009 on minimum technical specifications for digital terrestrial TV receivers. The modifications introduced by the resolution will become effective from October 14, 2024. New updates to the existing resolution are as follows: 1. Introduction of definition of receiving antenna in Artic..

MDSAP is a certification system created by five regular member countries, the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Brazil, for the purpose of joint review according to international standards for medical device safety and quality control. From December 19, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revised part of the Medical Device Manufacturing and Quality Control Standards to improve ..

On December 29, 2023, MIC of Vietnam posted the circular 20/2023/TT-BTTTT. The circular approves new standard QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT for GSM, W-CDMA, UTRA Land Mobile User Equipment. The new main points of QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT are as follows: 1. VoLTE is mandatory 2. Additional LTE bands: 1) LTE B28: 703MHz – 733MHz / 758MHz – 788MHz 2) LTE B40: 2300MHz – 2400MHz 3) LTE B41: 2500MHz ~ 2690MHz The ci..

China's CNCA adjusted the conformity assessment system for restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products from GB/T 26125 to 8 series standards for the determination of the certain substances - GB/T 39560.1, GB/T 39560.2, GB/T 39560.301, GB/T 39560.4, GB/T 39560.5, GB/T 39560.6, GB/T 39560.701, and GB/T 39560.702 (hereinafter referred to as GB/T 39560 series standar..

According to the law below, Responsible sellers are required to report the 2023 cosmetics production performance to the Korea Cosmetic Association from January 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024. • 「Cosmetics Act」 Article 5 / Article 4 (Duty of business operator, etc.) • 「Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rules」 Article 13 (Report on production performance of cosmetics, etc.) • 「Regulations on the production ..

CQC has informed that the center is going to have a Spring Festival holiday for 8 days - from February 10 to February 17, 2024. To reduce any delay for the holiday, the center works on February 4 (Sunday) and February 18 (Sunday). It is expected, however, that the long holiday should cause some delays in CCC certifications.

On December 28, 2023, China's CCC announced six essential standards for EMC. The standard will come into effect on July 1, 2024. The newly announced regulations are as follows: standard content Existing standards replaced Remark GB 17799.3-2023 General standard for electromagnetic compatibility Part 3: Emission of equipment in residential environment GB 17799.3-2012 "Electromagnetic Compatibilit..

On December 27, 2023, TEC issued a notification partially amending no. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 and 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/172. Accordingly, the mandatory certification date of 12 products out of 44 products under MTCTE Phase 3 and 4 has been postponed from January 1, 2024 to April 1, 2024. The mandatory date of the remaining 32 product shall remain unchanged. The postponed products are as follows: Phase Pr..