What is customized cosmetics? This refers to cosmetics in which a person with a dispensing manager license divides the contents of cosmetics or mixes the contents of cosmetics with raw materials determined by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety. According to the law below, a list of all raw materials used in customized cosmetics must be reported to the Korea Cosmetics Association by the end of ..

SASO has issued a new SASO EMC regulation, which lists 84 EMC standards and 46 HS Codes. All products, covered by the listed on the regulation, should go through conformity assessment procedures, which requires the supplier’s declaration of conformity. The products as follows are excluded from the scope of the regulation: (1) Radio Equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) (2) A..

On December 14, 2023, China's NDRC organized the formulation & revision of the "Products Catalog for Implementing Energy Efficiency Labeling in the People's Republic of China (Sixteenth Batch)", which includes implementation rules for the products as follows: Rules Product Applicable standards Scope CEL 043-2023 Welding machine GB 28736-2019 Arc welders and resistance welders designed and powere..

On December 26, 2023, IFETEL of Mexico published guidelines for the use of the IFT Seal for telecommunications or broadcasting products, which will come into effect 180 business days from the publication. Through these guidelines, IFETEL presents requirements that approval certificate holders, subsidiaries and importers must comply with when using the seal. Details of the label usage guidelines ..

China's SRRC announced a notice on Strengthening and Standardizing Matters Related to Radio Management in the 2400MHz, 5100MHz and 5800MHz Frequency Bands, which has been implemented from the announced date. According to the notice, WLAN equipment, which adopts the IEEE802.11be, should comply with the requirements on Multi-Link Operation (MLO) characteristics, Multi-Resource Unit (MRU) spectrum ..

The new SAR standard for mobile communication devices GB 21288-2022, which replaces the old standard, GB 21288-2007, has been implemented from January 01, 2024. Therefore, all mobile communication devices, operating within 100 kHz ~ 300 GHz and used within 20 cm of the human body, should now comply to the new standard, GB 21288-2022. The main technical changes are as follows: 1. Scope The scope ..

As per JNM’s previous news, BIS had implemented parallel testing as a pilot project for certain period & 3 products categories – Mobile phones, wireless headphones, and Laptops. Based on the stakeholder’s consultation and consent from the Regulator, the bureau has now decided to convert the pilot project into a permanent scheme for all product categories under Electronics and Information Technol..

On December 4, 2023, the Chilean SEC announced the TV safety test protocol (PE No.8/1 2023). The standard for the updated protocol (PE No.8/1 2023) belongs to IEC 62368-1:2018 and will come into effect from June 30, 2025. The main points are as follows: The scope range of the updated protocol (PE No. 8/1: 2023) has been expanded to 65 inches TV. Certificates according to the existing protocol (P..

On October 23, 2023, DPIIT issued a Quality Control Order (QCO) that mandates ISI marks for door fitting. This order will take effect from April 23, 2024. The types of door fittings applied to ISI mark mandates are as follows:

Medical device companies have many difficulties entering the market due to the cost and time required to obtain certification, the creation of enhanced technical documents, and the lack of information on essential regulations by country. Various organizations are carrying out many support projects to solve these difficulties, minimize the burden of certification barriers, and help them enter the..