According to the latest guidelines on the use of the UKCA mark issued by the UK official website on August 24, 2021, “Manufacturers can continue to use the CE mark on their products to enter the UK market until January 1, 2023. January 1, 2023 Products on the UK market must be marked with the UKCA logo in accordance with relevant regulations. This means that the acceptance period of the CE mark in the UK market has been extended from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023, that is, until January 1, 2023, CE marked products can still be accepted in the UK. But only for products that are consistent with the requirements of the CE mark and the British UKCA mark.

On August 3, 2021, the Australian government passed the proposed amendment to the mandatory safety standards for projectile toys. The amendment is contained in the \"Consumer Products (Projectile Toys) Amendment Safety Standard 2021\", and an explanatory statement of the amendment is also provided, and this amendment is prepared to be included in the compilation of mandatory standards.

Recently, IECEE (International Electrotechnical Commission) announced a revised version of the IEC 62133-2:2017 standard (AMD1:2021).

On August 5, 2021, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2021/1297 in its Official Journal (OJ), amending Annex XVII of the EU REACH Regulation ((EC) No 1907/2006), replacing the original item 68 with C9 -Restrictions on C14 PFCA and its salts and C9-C14 PFCA related substances. The regulation will come into force on the 20th day of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

On June 29, 2021, the European Union submitted three notification documents (G/TBT/N/EU/808, G/TBT/N/EU/809, G/TBT/N/EU/810) to the WTO, which are to be listed in RoHS Three new exemptions have been added to Appendix IV of the Directive.

On November 1, 2021, GB 24427-2021 \"Restrictions on the content of mercury, cadmium and lead in zinc anode primary batteries\" will be officially implemented, replacing GB 24427-2009 \"Hg, cadmium, and cadmium in alkaline and non-alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide batteries. Limitation requirements for lead content\" and GB 24428-2009 \"limitation requirements for mercury content in zinc-silver oxide, zinc-air, and zinc-manganese dioxide button batteries\".

On July 21, 2021, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 in its official gazette, amending Article 50 of Annex XVII of REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, adding it to artificial turf grounds, playgrounds or sports applications Used as filler particles or coverings to restrict the use of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 has been widely accepted and used by the industry since last year, and many changes and updates have taken place today. Let\'s take a look at the changes and updates of IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 global access in 2021!