On September 23, 2020, the European Commission submitted a notification of G/TBT/N/EU/749 to the WTO. This notification aims to amend the list of restricted substances in Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. The use of formamide (DMF) as a substance or in a mixture is restricted. The draft will take effect 20 days after the official gazette is published, with a two-year buffer period, which will be officially implemented 24 months after its entry into force.

On September 22, I received emails requesting compliance documents from Amazon. They were basically sellers of toys, furniture, and accessories. Other categories have not received product compliance documents request emails. If the product compliance documents are not submitted as scheduled before November 9, the seller’s listing will be removed.

On September 16, 2020, BIS issued an official document, emphasizing the following: 1. The implementation time of the fourth batch of CRO compulsory certification products has been delayed MeitY decided to extend the implementation time of the fourth batch of CRO compulsory certification products from October 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021. 2. Amendment to the product description of item SI No. 45 The entry \"Standalone LED Modules for General Lighting\" in column (2) SI No.45 in the April 1, 2020 notice should be replaced with \"Independent LED Modules for General Lighting\".

As we all know, the United Kingdom has already left the European Union and is currently in the transitional period of Brexit, which will end at the end of 2020. On September 1, 2020, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom officially released the guidance document for the UKCA logo. From January 1, 2021, the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) logo will become the new British product logo. Most of the products covered by the previous CE mark need to switch to or apply for the UKCA mark after Brexit before they can enter the UK market.

IEC 60598-1:2020 luminaires. Part 1 of general requirements and tests was officially released on August 17, 2020. IEC 60598-1:2020 is the ninth edition released this time and will replace IEC 60598-1:2014+A1 : The 2017 version.

According to the requirements of EU market surveillance and product compliance regulations (EU) 2019/1020: From July 16, 2021, all products with the CE mark need to be located in the EU (except the United Kingdom) as a product compliant Contact person (hereinafter referred to as \"person in charge\"). Except for medical equipment, ropeway devices, civil explosives, hot water boilers and elevators, all CE-marked products are subject to this regulation. Products sold in the UK will not be subject to this regulation.

On September 3, 2020, the European Union announced in its official gazette the amendment (EU) 2020/1245 of the EU Food Contact Plastics Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, which mainly addresses Annex I of (EU) No 10/2011 , II, IV and V have made important changes. The bill will take effect on the twentieth day (September 23, 2020) after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Food contact plastic materials and products that are first put on the market before March 23, 2021 and comply with the old regulations are allowed to continue to be put on the market until September 23, 2022, until the inventory is exhausted.

On September 1, 2020, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public comment on two potential substances of very high concern (SVHCs). The two substances reviewed in this review are tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether and dioctyl tin dilaurate, stannane, dioctyl-, bis(cocoyloxy) derivatives, and any other stannane, dioctyl tin Group-, bis(fatty acyloxy) derivative, where C12 is the main carbon number of the fatty acyloxy moiety. The public comment will end on October 16, 2020, during which all stakeholders can submit comments to ECHA. The approved substances will be included in the SVHC candidate list as the 24th batch of substances.