On October 28, 2022, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued the pre release version of IEC 62722-2-1:2012 PRV, Luminaire Performance - Part 2-1: Special Requirements - LED Luminaires, which is applicable to LED lamps for general lighting purposes. This version will replace the first version of IEC PAS 62722-2-1:2014.

In the TCBC Workshop (The Telecommunication Certification Body Council Workshop) held from October 24 to 27, 2022, Canadian ISED released the latest requirements for multi model products to apply for certification: when applying for Canadian ISED certification for multi model/multi product versions, each applied model/product version must provide internal and external photos of the product.

In April 2022, the Brazilian National Communications Administration ANATEL issued Act No. 5159, which proposed new requirements for mobile phone chargers and came into force on October 26, 2022. This Act aims to repeal the previous Act No. 3481, which includes some changes to the EMC test of the vehicle charger and some mechanical test requirements for the wall charger plug.

On October 10, 2022, the Brazilian National Communications Administration ANATEL issued official document No. 218/2022. This document gives a normative explanation of the definitions of removable RF modules and non removable RF modules, and puts forward clear requirements for the certification and approval procedures of different types of products containing these two types of RF modules.

On September 23, 2022, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) issued the Technical Regulations on Ornaments and Accessories in its official gazette. This technical regulation specifies the basic requirements for accessories and accessories sold on the Saudi Arabian market and the conformity assessment procedures to be followed by suppliers, which will be officially implemented on March 22, 2023.

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On October 12, 2022, California, the United States, issued two \"60 day violation notices\" based on California Proposition 65 for bisphenol A (BPA). These violation notices involved sports bras and sweatshirts sold by more than ten brands, retailers or manufacturers.

On October 11, 2022, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration announced that some electronic and electrical products will no longer be subject to compulsory product certification management.