On September 22, 2022, the European Commission published 2 Directives (EU) 2022/1631 and (EU) 2022/1632 in its Official Journal (OJ), amending the EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) Annex IV related exemptions.
On August 29, 2022, the IECEE International Electrotechnical Commission officially released three battery CTL resolutions through its official website. The three resolutions were proposed by the CB Testing Laboratory (CBTL), and formed a provisional resolution (PDSH) after the exchange and discussion of the CTL ETF13 expert group. After that, the provisional resolution was transformed into a formal resolution process and passed by a vote at the CTL2022 plenary session.
On August 19, 2022, Vietnam\'s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) released a draft of a new RoHS regulation notice titled \"National Technical Regulations on Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment\".
IATA DGR 64 (2023) and ICAO TI 2023~2024 have adjusted the air transport rules for various types of dangerous goods again, and the new rules will be implemented on January 1, 2023.
n September 2, 2022, Oeko-Institut published the final evaluation report of the EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) consulting project Pack 25 on its official website. Two exemptions from DEHP in polyvinyl chloride have been evaluated and recommendations are given. The EU will publish the final exemption update directive in the Official Journal (EUOJ) based on the recommendations of the evaluation report.
On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an announcement to update the energy efficiency testing procedures for external adapters (EPS). The new procedure will come into effect on September 19, 2022, and will be enforced on February 15, 2023.
On September 2, 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a public comment on 9 potential Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs), and the comment period will end on October 17, 2022, during which various stakeholders Comments can be submitted to ECHA. Substances that pass the review will be added to the official SVHC list, becoming the 28th batch of SVHC substances.
On August 29, 2022, the Automotive Industry Standards Board of India issued Amendment 2 of the second edition of AIS-156 and AIS-038 (Rev. 2), which will take effect immediately.
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