In a proactive move to enhance consumer safety and product quality, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a Quality Control Order (QCO) on October 23, 2023. The regulated products & applicable Indian Standards are as follows: Goods Indian Standard Title of Indian Standard Door Fittings 6343:1982 Doore Closers (pneumatically regulated) for light doors weighing..

The ACMA has successfully completed the allocation process for area wide licences in the 3.4–4.0 GHz band in remote areas of Australia. 31 companies applied for spectrum in this allocation with each company successfully securing spectrum. Licences were issued to resource companies, companies providing public and private telecommunications services and government organisations. The 3.4–4.0 GHz ba..

On September 26, 2023, the official EU journal published a regulation on mercury products. Starting from December 31, 2025, seven new mercury-added products will be prohibited to manufacture, import, and export as follows: Applicable Products Compact fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes with an integrated ballast (CFL.i) ≤ 30 watts with ≤ 2.5 mg mercury per lamp burner Cold cathode fl..

On October 19, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission approved regulations with the goal of increasing the use of flexible spectrum between 3.7 and 24 GHz. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanded certain cases, which are addressed in these regulations (Docket Numbers 18-295 and 17-183). In particular, an extra class of unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz..

On Oct 19 of 2023, General of Foreign Trade in India issued the notification No. 38/2023, which amends former notification No. 23/2023 & No. 26/2023. Meanwhile the former notifications require Import Authorization to import all the in-scope-products from Nov 01 of 2023, the new notification allows the products which are manufactured in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to be imported into Domestic Ta..

On October 19, 2023, Israel's Ministry of Economy and Industry announced exemptions for inspections and approvals for dozens of products to facilitate Israeli imports. On the condition that shipments out of customs supervision are taken out and imported into Israel, the importer is not required to submit a certificate of compliance with the standard conditions under the customary conditions. It ..

On September 12, 2023, BEE made an announcement regarding refrigerators (both Frost Free and Direct Cool) registered under their Standards and Labelling program. BEE has temporarily suspended the requirement for manufacturers and permittees to use QR codes on their appliances until further notice. For this, Permit holders are required to provide serial numbers of appliances to BEE. This directiv..

BOCRA is mandated by the Communications Regulatory Authority Act to manage type approve of telecommunications equipment that may be connected, used, or operated to provide Communications Services in Botswana. Type Approval regime is meant to ensure that communications equipment’s used in Botswana are compliant with national standards, which cover Health and Safety, Electro-magnetic Compatibility..

CBTL Guoce Testing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. CBTL Guoce Testing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. has been accepted to operate in the IECEE CB Scheme, under the responsibility of NCB SGS Testing & Control Services Singapore Pte Ltd. New standards in IECEE System on 24/10/2023 The following standards have been added to the CB Scheme: MED IEC 60601-2-75:2017/AMD1:2023 New standards in IECEE System..