On September 1, 2020, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public comment on two potential substances of very high concern (SVHCs). The two substances reviewed in this review are tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether and dioctyl tin dilaurate, stannane, dioctyl-, bis(cocoyloxy) derivatives, and any other stannane, dioctyl tin Group-, bis(fatty acyloxy) derivative, where C12 is the main carbon number of the fatty acyloxy moiety. The public comment will end on October 16, 2020, during which all stakeholders can submit comments to ECHA. The approved substances will be included in the SVHC candidate list as the 24th batch of substances.

On August 28, 2020, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration Commission issued an announcement from the CNCA on clarifying the mandatory product certification requirements for 5G mobile user terminals. The announcement clarified that 5G mobile user terminals belong to the scope of mandatory product certification, that is, 5G products are on the market. CCC certification is required before.

Recently, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) issued new directives (EU) 2020/360, (EU) 2020/361, (EU) 2020/364, (EU) 2020/365, (EU) 2020/366, and revised ROHS directive 2011 /65/EU Appendix III and Appendix IV exemption clauses. This revision mainly subdivides the use of hexavalent chromium and lead in some exempt materials and gives a new exemption period according to the new classification.

On August 13, 2020, the China Quality Certification Center (hereinafter referred to as CQC) issued the relevant requirements in accordance with the relevant requirements of the \"Implementation Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Supporting the Transfer of Exported Products to Domestic Sales\" (Guobanfa [2020] No. 16). Notice of the green channel for compulsory product certification for products sold from exports to domestic markets.

On August 4, 2020, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2020/1149, which added the restriction clause on diisocyanates (diisocyanates) in item 74 of Annex XVII of REACH Regulation, and officially included diisocyanates in the restricted list of REACH regulations. The reason is respiratory sensitization. The regulations will come into effect on August 24, 2020.

On July 15, 2020, the European Commission issued a draft revision of the lead exemption in the RoHS directive.The exemption of the lead restriction requirement is aimed at adapting the current law to the current technological progress and providing a sufficient adaptation period for the manufacturer\'s production process to comply with the RoHS directive.

On October 12, 2018, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2018/1513, which is classified as carcinogenic, genetic mutation, and reproductive toxicity (CMR) 1A in the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XVII And 1B related to clothing and related accessories, textiles and footwear products in direct contact with the skin to make regulations. According to the regulations, these substances will be added to Article 72 of Appendix XVII, and Annex 12 will be added at the same time. The regulations will be implemented on November 1, 2020.

In order to promote the orderly development of the UV disinfection lighting market and better promote the healthy growth of UV disinfection lighting products, on August 3, China Quality Certification Center (CQC) launched the UV disinfection lighting safety and performance certification business through research and development.