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Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) has officially published Act No. 5314, bringing stationary secondary lithium batteries used in telecom and fixed energy storage applications into the mandatory certification category for energy storage...

PSE and TELEC are two separate, mandatory certifications for Japan market entry — confusion between the two is the #1 killer of applications Submitting prototype test data instead of production-representative samples triggers immediate rejection in most PSE applications Applying for b...

SASO conformity assessment is mandatory for all products on the SASO regulated list before customs clearance in Saudi Arabia. Three assessment routes: batch-by-batch testing, pre-shipment inspection (PSI), and type approval — each suited to different volume profiles. A SASO-recognized...

For every real estate development project kicking off in Singapore, one question inevitably arises: Should we pursue Green Mark, LEED, or both? Developers and asset owners constantly face this dilemma. Local regulatory requirements clash with global tenant ES...

The EU GPSR (Regulation (EU) 2023/988) replaces the old GPSD with significant new requirements for product traceability, responsible person obligations, and marketplace reporting—effective December 13, 2026. If you sell consumer products in the EU through any channel (online marketplac...

Chinese supplement exporters must first determine whether their delivery device is a Class I, II, or III medical device under FDA classification — the delivery mechanism triggers device regulation, not the supplement formulation inside. A complete 510(k) submission requires demonstrati...

On May 5, 2026, New Mexico Environment Improvement Board (NMEIB) formally published the long-awaited final regulatory rule 20.13.2 NMAC in the state register to enforce House Bill 212, the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act. Effective Ju...

In a decisive move to strengthen consumer safety, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, VWS) formally approved an amendment to the Commodities Act Regulation on Packaging and Consumer Products (Warenwetregeling ver...

On January 12, 2026, New Jersey Governor signed Senate Bill 1042 (S1042), officially titled the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act. This groundbreaking legislation establishes comprehensive rules to restrict perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a direct final rule to update the mandatory safety standard for toddler beds: 16 CFR Part 1217. The updated regulation will take effect on August 29, 2026. What Is a Toddler Bed? A to...

On 16 April 2026, the European Commission submitted a draft regulation to amend Annex XVII of REACH (EC) No 1907/2006, proposing a formal restriction on hydrogenated terphenyl (PHT, CAS: 61788-32-7, EC: 262-967-7). On 8 May 2026, the WTO issued a TBT notificat...

On April 30, 2026, the Official Journal of the European Union published Council Decision (EU) 2026/878—a pivotal milestone in global chemical regulation. This decision formally obliges the EU to submit a proposal to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent...