On November 20, 2025, the CNCA issued Announcement No. 44 of 2025, titled \"Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Adjusting the Applicable Standards for Limits and Testing Methods of the Conformity Assessment System for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products.\" This announcement clarifies the applicable limit requirements, transitional arrangements, and testing methods for China RoHS conformity assessment at different stages, providing clear guidance for enterprise compliance.

On October 5, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly released GB 6675.2-2025, \"Toy Safety Part 2: Mechanical and Physical Properties.\" This standard will officially take effect on November 1, 2026, fully replacing GB 6675.2-2014 and GB 6675.12-2014. This standard update covers important aspects such as basic safety requirements, mechanical and physical properties, flammability, and chemical properties.

The EU Data Act officially came into effect on January 11, 2024, and will be mandatory from September 12, 2025. As another new data regulation from the EU, it does not only focus on data privacy protection itself, but also shifts the focus of compliance from \"control and processing rights\" to \"usage rights,\" enshrining the accessibility, sharing, and portability of data between devices, applications, and the cloud into mandatory rules.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology\'s Notice on Strengthening and Standardizing Radio Management in 2400MHz, 5100MHz and 5800MHz Band (No.129 [2021] of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology): ★ From October 15th, 2023, the equipment newly applied for SRRC certification will be tested by the new standard; ★ By December 31st, 2025: All the old SRRC certificates must be upgraded, and the certificates that have not been upgraded within the time limit will be automatically invalidated. In other words, the existing old standard certificate needs to be changed before the deadline, otherwise it will affect the product market access!

At about 9: 20 pm EST on November 12, the US House of Representatives passed a provisional appropriation bill to end the \"shutdown\" of the federal government. Subsequently, the White House confirmed that President Trump would sign the bill at 9: 45 that night. This marks the official end of the 43-day \"shutdown\" of the US federal government. Affected by this, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) certification business is expected to resume normal operation on November 18, US time (November 19, Beijing time), and the backlog of certification applications and audits will gradually advance.

On October 28, 2025, Taiwan\'s BSMI (Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection) held a briefing to explain the revisions to the inspection regulations for 13 items, including \"secondary lithium power banks,\" and 1 item related to information products, as well as the inclusion of \"secondary lithium battery packs for non-powered road vehicles\" in the scope of applicable inspections.

On November 5, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially announced the addition of decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) to the SVHC list. This brings the total number of SVHC candidate substances on the EU list to 251.

On October 20, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released new regulations regarding the reduction of SAR assessment testing.