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On 2 June 2026, the European Commission formally published Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1168, delivering a landmark amendment to Entry 78 of Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation (EC No 1907/2006), which governs restrictions on synthetic polymer microparticles...

Sequential SAA-then-RCM testing takes 120-180 days for Australian market entry. Parallel testing delivers certification in 60-90 days — a 50% reduction in time-to-market. One Australian appliance brand using parallel testing saved 67 days and recovered over AUD 200,000 in revenue that w...

The 2026 GPSR update (EU 2023/988) raises the documentation bar for CE-marked products sold through e-commerce channels. Online platforms are now treated as economic operators with independent compliance obligations. E-commerce sellers face heightened scrutiny from EU market surveillance author...

Sequential SAA-then-RCM testing takes 120-180 days; parallel testing delivers certification in 60-90 days. Parallel testing saved one Australian appliance brand 60 days of market delay, avoiding an estimated USD 200,000+ in revenue loss. SAA covers electrical safety; RCM covers EMC and radi...

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 cause of application delays. Submitting prototype test data instead of production-unit data is the second most common mistake. Each of the five critical errors covered here can ...

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...

EU Regulation 1935/2004/EC is the framework regulation for all food contact materials sold in the European Union. Its Plastic Implementation Measure — EU 10/2011 — sets specific migration limits for plastics. The critical tests are Overall Migration, Specific Migration (including...

Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification is increasingly a non-negotiable prerequisite in European textile supply contracts for 2026. The certification covers four product classes based on skin contact intensity, with Class I (babies and toddlers) having the strictest limits. Testing covers over 1...

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...