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Recent publications

 

The below table summarises the most recent publications by the Official Journal of the European Union relating to E&E:

 

Date

Reference

Title

22/04/2020

C/2020/2408

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/553 of 21 April 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/167 as regards to harmonised standards for certain international mobile telecommunications cellular networks equipment.

18/05/2020

C/2020/3213

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/659 of 15 May 2020 on the harmonised standard for the technical documentation required for assessing materials, components and electrical and electronic equipment drafted in support of Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.

03/08/2020

C/2020/5302

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1146 of 31 July 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 as regards harmonised standards for certain household appliances, thermal-links, equipment in cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services, circuit breakers, arc quenching and welding, installation couplers intended for permanent connection in fixed installations, transformers, reactors, power supply units and combinations, electric vehicle conductive charging system, cable ties and management, control circuit devices, switching elements, emergency lighting, electronic circuits used with luminaires and discharge lamps.

 

Regulatory updates

 

Please find below a table summarising recent regulatory proposals made to the European Commission (Non-exhaustive):

 

Countries

Notification number

Title

France

2020/468/F

Decree relating to the repairability index of electrical and electronic equipment.

France

2020/469/F

Order regarding the display methods, markings and general parameters for calculating the repairability index.

France

2020/470/F

Order regarding the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of front-loading household washing machines.

France

2020/471/F

Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of notebook computers.

France

2020/472/F

Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of smartphones.

France

2020/473/F

Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of televisions.

France

2020/474/F

Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of battery electric lawnmowers.

France

2020/475/F

Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of corded electric lawnmowers.

France

2020/476/F

Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of robot electric lawnmowers.

France

2020/480/F

Order of 24 July 2020 amending the Order of 10 July 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic in the territories where the health emergency has been lifted and those where it has been extended.

Luxembourg

2020/490/L

Amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 7 August 2015 on the operation of the energy efficiency obligation mechanism.

Sweden

2020/373/S

Act (2016:1067) concerning tax levied on chemicals in certain electronic items.

 

 

Standards updates

 

Please see the below table summarising the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):

 

(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.

 

(**) Date of availability: date when the definitive text in the official language versions of an approved CEN/CENELEC publication is distributed by the Central Secretariat.

 

CENELEC / CEN

Reference

Title

Date of Withdrawal (*)

Supersedes

EN 50643:2018/A1:2020

Electrical and electronic household and office equipment - Measurement of networked standby power consumption of edge equipment.

2023-02-19

 

EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances.

2023-04-17

 

EN IEC 62435-3:2020

Electronic components - Long-term storage of electronic semiconductor devices - Part 3: Data.

2023-03-24

 

EN IEC 62932-1:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general aspects.

2023-03-24

 

EN IEC 62932-2-1:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-1: Performance general requirements and test methods.

2023-03-24

 

EN IEC 62932-2-2:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-2: Safety requirements.

2023-03-24

 

EN 60335-2-6:2015/A11:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances.

2023-03-24

 

EN 60335-2-17:2013/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances.

2023-03-24

 

EN 60335-2-27:2013/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

2023-02-12

 

EN 60335-2-27:2013/A2:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

2023-03-24

 

EN 60335-2-30:2009/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-30: Particular requirements for room heaters.

2023-02-12

EN 50408:2008
EN 50408:2008/A1:2011

EN IEC 60404-7:2020

Magnetic materials - Part 7: Method of measurement of the coercivity (up to 160 kA/m) of magnetic materials in an open magnetic circuit.

2023-03-24

EN 10330:2015

EN IEC 62368-1:2020

Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements.

2023-01-06

EN 60950-22:2017
EN 60950-23:2006
EN 60950-23:2006/corrigendum Oct. 2008
EN 62368-1:2014
EN 62368-1:2014/A11:2017
EN 62368-1:2014/AC:2015
EN 62368-1:2014/AC:2015
EN 62368-1:2014/AC:2015
EN 62368-1:2014/AC:2017-03

EN 62552-1:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 1: General requirements.

2023-02-24

EN 62552:2013

EN 62552-2:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements.

2023-02-24

EN 62552:2013

EN 62552-3:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume.

2023-02-24

EN 62552:2013

EN 60730-2-6:2016/A1:2020

Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for automatic electrical pressure sensing controls including mechanical requirements.

2023-05-01

 

EN IEC 60730-2-7:2020

Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for timers and time switches.

2023-05-01

EN 60730-2-7:2010
EN 60730-2-7:2010/AC:2011

EN IEC 60730-2-8:2020

Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for electrically operated water valves, including mechanical requirements.

2023-05-01

EN 60730-2-8:2002
EN 60730-2-8:2002/A1:2003

EN IEC 60730-2-11:2020

Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for energy regulators.

2023-05-01

EN 60730-2-11:2008

EN IEC 61439-7:2020

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 7: Assemblies for specific applications such as marinas, camping sites, market squares, electric vehicle charging stations.

2023-05-01

 

EN 61482-2:2020

Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 2: Requirements.

2023-05-01

 

EN IEC 62148-6:2020

Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and interface standards - Part 6: ATM-PON transceivers.

2023-05-01

EN 62148-6:2003

EN IEC 62984-2:2020

High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 2: Safety requirements and tests.

2023-04-15

 

EN ISO/IEC 18045:2020

Information technology - Security techniques - Methodology for IT security evaluation (ISO/IEC 18045:2008).

2020-09-30

 

EN ISO/IEC 19790:2020

Information technology - Security techniques - Security requirements for cryptographic modules (ISO/IEC 19790:2012).

2020-09-30

 

EN 45557:2020

General method for assessing the proportion of recycled material content in energy-related products.

2020-10-31

 

EN 50491-11:2015/A1:2020

General requirements for Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES) and Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) - Part 11: Smart Metering - Application Specifications - Simple External Consumer Display.

2023-04-10

 

EN 50559:2013/A1:2020

Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristic of performance - Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols.

2023-03-18

 

EN 50643:2018/A1:2020

Electrical and electronic household and office equipment - Measurement of networked standby power consumption of edge equipment.

2023-02-19

 

EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances.

2023-04-17

 

EN 60335-2-6:2015/A11:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances.

2023-04-17

 

EN 60335-2-17:2013/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances.

2023-04-24

 

EN 60335-2-26:2003/A11:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for clocks.

2020-11-08

 

EN 60335-2-27:2013/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

2023-02-12

 

EN 60335-2-30:2009/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-30: Particular requirements for room heaters.

2023-02-12

EN 50408:2008
EN 50408:2008/A1:2011

EN IEC 60580:2020

Medical electrical equipment - Dose area product meters.

2023-04-03

EN 60580:2000

EN IEC 60704-2-8:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for electric shavers, hair clippers or trimmers.

2023-04-13


EN 60704-2-8:1997

EN 60730-2-6:2016/A1:2020

Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for automatic electrical pressure sensing controls including mechanical requirements.

2023-05-01

 

EN IEC 60730-2-7:2020

Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for timers and time switches.

2023-05-01

EN 60730-2-7:2010
EN 60730-2-7:2010/AC:2011

EN IEC 60730-2-8:2020

Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for electrically operated water valves, including mechanical requirements.

2023-05-01

EN 60730-2-8:2002
EN 60730-2-8:2002/A1:2003

EN IEC 60730-2-11:2020

Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for energy regulators.

2023-05-01

EN 60730-2-11:2008

EN 60794-1-21:2015/A1:2020

Optical fibre cables - Part 1-21: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Mechanical tests methods.

2023-04-09

 

EN IEC 61643-331:2020

Components for low-voltage surge protection - Part 331: Performance requirements and test methods for metal oxide varistors (MOV).

2023-04-23

EN IEC 61643-331:2018

EN IEC 61643-341:2020

Components for low-voltage surge protection - Part 341: Performance requirements and test circuits for thyristor surge suppressors (TSS).

2023-06-17

EN 61643-341:2001

EN 62351-3:2014/A2:2020

Power systems management and associated information exchange - Data and communications security - Part 3: Communication network and system security - Profiles including TCP/IP.

2023-04-02

 

EN IEC 62435-3:2020

Electronic components - Long-term storage of electronic semiconductor devices - Part 3: Data.

2023-03-24

 

EN 62552-1:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 1: General requirements.

2023-02-24


EN 62552:2013

EN 62552-2:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements.

2023-02-24

EN 62552:2013

EN 62552-3:2020

Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume.

2023-02-24

EN 62552:2013

EN 62752:2016/A1:2020

In-cable control and protection device for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles (IC-CPD).

2023-05-08

 

EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders.

2023-03-13

 

EN 62841-3-4:2016/A1:2020

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders.

2023-03-13

 

EN 62841-4-1:2020

Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular requirements for chain saws.

2024-03-13

EN 60745-2-13:2009
EN 60745-2-13:2009/A1:2010

EN IEC 62932-1:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general aspects.

2023-03-24

 

EN IEC 62932-2-1:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-1: Performance general requirements and test methods.

2023-03-24

 

EN IEC 62932-2-2:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-2: Safety requirements.

2023-03-24

 

EN IEC 62984-1:2020

High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 1: General requirements.

2023-04-15

 

EN IEC 62984-2:2020

High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 2: Safety requirements and tests.

2023-04-15

 

EN 55016-1-3:2006/A2:2020

Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 1-3: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus - Ancillary equipment - Disturbance power.

2023-02-26

 

EN IEC 55016-1-4:2019/ A1:2020

Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus - Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements.

2023-07-20

 

EN IEC 80601-2-78:2020

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of medical robots for rehabilitation, assessment, compensation or alleviation.

2023-04-03

 

EN IEC 60601-2-83:2020

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-83: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of home light therapy equipment.

2023-04-03

 

EN IEC 60601-2-31:2020

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-31: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of external cardiac pacemakers with internal power source.

2023-04-03

EN 60601-2-31:2008
EN 60601-2-31:2008/A1:2011

EN IEC 62282-3-100:2020

Fuel cell technologies - Part 3-100: Stationary fuel cell power systems - Safety.

2023-04-10

EN 62282-3-100:2012

EN IEC 61293:2020

Marking of electrical equipment with ratings related to electrical supply - Safety requirements.

2023-04-10

EN 61293:1994

EN 55011:2016/A11:2020

Industrial, scientific and medical equipment - Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement.

2022-11-27

 

EN 50708-1-1:2020

Power transformers - Additional European requirements: Part 1-1: Common part - General requirements.

2023-05-22

EN 50588-1:2017
EN 50629:2015
EN 50629:2015/A1:2016
EN 50629:2015/A2:2018

EN 50708-2-1:2020

Power transformers - Additional European requirements: Part 2-1 Medium power transformer - General requirements.

2023-05-22

EN 50588-1:2017

EN 50708-3-1:2020

Power transformers - Additional European requirements: Part 3-1 Large power transformer - General requirements.

2023-05-22

EN 50629:2015
EN 50629:2015/A1:2016
EN 50629:2015/A2:2018

EN 55035:2017/A11:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Immunity requirements.

2022-07-28

 

EN 60061-1:1993/A60:2020

Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 1: Lamp caps.

2023-05-05

 

EN 60061-2:1993/A55:2020

Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 2: Lampholders.

2023-05-05

 

EN 60061-2:1993/A56:2020

Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 2: Lampholders.

2023-06-17

 

EN 60061-3:1993/A57:2020

Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 3: Gauges.

2023-05-05

 

EN 60061-3:1993/ A58:2020

Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 3: Gauges.

2023-06-17

 

EN IEC 60282-1:2020

High-voltage fuses - Part 1: Current-limiting fuses.

2023-05-19

EN 60282-1:2009
EN 60282-1:2009/A1:2014

EN IEC 60282-4:2020

High-voltage fuses - Part 4: Additional testing requirements for high-voltage expulsion fuses utilizing polymeric insulators.

2023-05-21

 

EN 60335-2-85:2003/A2:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-85: Particular requirements for fabric steamers.

2023-05-15

 

EN IEC 60352-3:2020

Solderless connections - Part 3: Accessible insulation displacement (ID) connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance.

2023-05-14

EN 60352-3:1994

EN IEC 61010-2-010:2020

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for the heating of materials.

2023-05-22

EN 61010-2-010:2014

EN IEC 61010-2-081:2020

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-081: Particular requirements for automatic and semi-automatic laboratory equipment for analysis and other purposes.

2023-05-22

EN 61010-2-081:2015

EN IEC 61076-8-100:2020

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 8-100: Power connectors - Detail specification for 2-pole or 3-pole power plus 2-pole signal shielded and sealed connectors with plastic housing for rated current of 20 A.

2023-05-14

 

EN IEC 61076-8-101:2020

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 8-101: Power connectors - Detail specification for 2-pole or 3-pole power plus 2-pole signal shielded and sealed connectors with plastic housing for rated current of 40 A.

2023-05-14

 

EN IEC 61076-8-102:2020

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 8-102: Power connectors - Detail specification for 2-pole or 3-pole power plus 2-pole signal shielded and sealed connectors with plastic housing for rated current of 150 A.

2023-05-21

 

EN IEC 61753-061-2:2020

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard - Part 061-2: Single-mode fibre optic pigtailed style polarization independent isolators for category C - Controlled environments.

2023-05-14


EN 61753-061-2:2012

EN IEC 61754-35:2020

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic connector interfaces - Part 35: Type LSHE connector family for harsh environments.

2023-05-14

 

EN IEC 61757-1-1:2020

Fibre optic sensors - Part 1-1: Strain measurement - Strain sensors based on fibre Bragg gratings.

2023-05-01

EN 61757-1-1:2017

EN IEC 61788-4:2020

Superconductivity - Part 4: Residual resistance ratio measurement - Residual resistance ratio of Nb-Ti and Nb3Sn composite superconductors.

2023-04-24

EN 61788-4:2016

EN IEC 61788-7:2020

Superconductivity - Part 7: Electronic characteristic measurements - Surface resistance of high-temperature superconductors at microwave frequencies.

2023-04-24

EN 61788-7:2006

EN IEC 61977:2020

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic fixed filters - Generic specification.

2023-05-14

EN 61977:2015

EN IEC 62024-2:2020

High frequency inductive components - Electrical characteristics and measuring methods - Part 2: Rated current of inductors for DC-to-DC converters.

2023-05-05

EN 62024-2:2009

EN IEC 62343-3-3:2020

Dynamic modules - Part 3-3: Performance specification templates - Wavelength selective switches.

2023-05-14

EN 62343-3-3:2014

EN IEC 62386-105:2020

Digital addressable lighting interface - Part 105: Particular requirements for control gear and control devices - Firmware Transfer.

2023-04-30

 

EN IEC 62446-2:2020

Photovoltaic (PV) systems - Requirements for testing, documentation and maintenance - Part 2: Grid connected systems - Maintenance of PV systems.

2023-04-22

 

EN IEC 62610-6:2020

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Thermal management for cabinets in accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series - Part 6: Air recirculation and bypass of indoor cabinets.

2023-04-29

 

EN 62852:2015/A1:2020

Connectors for DC-application in photovoltaic systems - Safety requirements and tests.

2023-04-29

 

EN 62920:2017/A11:2020

Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment.

2023-04-29

 

EN IEC 62933-5-2:2020

Electrical energy storage (EES) systems - Part 5-2: Safety requirements for grid-integrated EES systems - Electrochemical-based systems.

2023-05-21

 

EN IEC 62984-3:2020

High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 3: Sodium-based batteries - Performance requirements and tests.

2023-05-21

 

EN IEC 63008:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Accessibility of control elements, doors, lids, drawers and handles.

2023-05-01

 

EN IEC 63056:2020

Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries for use in electrical energy storage systems.

2023-05-01

 

EN IEC 63086-1:2020

Household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances - Methods for measuring the performance - Part 1: General requirements.

2023-05-14

 

EN IEC 63093-2:2020

Ferrite cores - Guidelines on dimensions and the limits of surface irregularities - Part 2: Pot-cores for use in telecommunications, power supply, and filter applications.

2023-05-01

EN 62317-2:2010
EN 62317-2:2010/corrigendum Aug. 2010

EN IEC 63093-3:2020

Ferrite cores - Guidelines on dimensions and the limits of surface irregularities - Part 3: Half pot-cores made of ferrite for inductive proximity switches.

2023-05-01

EN 62323:2005

EN IEC 63171-1:2020

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Part 1: Detail specification for two-way, shielded or unshielded, free and fixed connectors - Mechanical mating information, pin assignment and additional requirements for Type 1 copper LC style.

2023-05-19

 

EN IEC 63172:2020

Electrical accessories - Methodology for determining the energy efficiency class of electrical accessories.

2023-04-29

 

EN IEC 61960-4:2020

Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 4: Coin secondary lithium cells, and batteries made from them.

2023-05-25

 

EN IEC 60519-1:2020

Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 1: General requirements.

2023-04-15

EN 60519-1:2015

EN IEC 61960-4:2020

Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 4: Coin secondary lithium cells, and batteries made from them.

2023-05-25

 

EN IEC 60519-8:2020

Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 8: Particular requirements for electroslag remelting furnaces.

2023-06-11

EN 60519-8:2005

EN 62745:2017/ A11:2020

Safety of machinery - Requirements for cableless control systems of machinery.

2023-04-22

 

EN IEC 63155:2020

Guidelines for the measurement method of power durability for surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices in radio frequency (RF) applications.

2023-05-29

 

EN IEC 63129:2020

Determination of inrush current characteristics of lighting products.

2023-05-26

 

EN 12015:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Emission.

2022-06-30

EN 12015:2014

EN IEC 60076-22-7:2020

Power transformers - Part 22-7: Power transformer and reactor fittings - Accessories and fittings.

2023-06-11

 

EN IEC 60565-1:2020

Underwater acoustics - Hydrophones - Calibration of hydrophones - Part 1: Procedures for free-field calibration of hydrophones.

2023-05-29

EN 60565:2007

EN IEC 60721-3-0:2020

Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3-0: Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their severities - Introduction.

2023-06-11

EN 60721-3-0:1993

EN IEC 61189-5-504:2020

Test methods for electrical materials, printed board and other interconnection structures and assemblies - Part 5-504: General test methods for materials and assemblies - Process ionic contamination testing (PICT).

2023-05-26

 

EN IEC 61969-1:2020

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines.

2023-06-16

EN 61969-1:2012

EN IEC 61969-3:2020

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 3: Environmental requirements, tests and safety aspects.

2023-07-13

EN 61969-3:2012

EN IEC 62384:2020

DC or AC supplied electronic controlgear for LED modules - Performance requirements.

2023-06-17

EN 62384:2006
EN 62384:2006/A1:2009

EN IEC 61591:2020

Cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance.

2023-07-10

EN 61591:1997
EN 61591:1997/A11:2014
EN 61591:1997/A12:2015
EN 61591:1997/A1:2006
EN 61591:1997/A2:2011

EN IEC 60512-9-5:2020

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 9-5: Endurance tests - Test 9e: Current loading, cyclic.

2023-07-14

EN 60512-9-5:2010

Reference

Title

Date of Availability (**)

Supersedes

EN IEC 62433-1:2019/AC:2020-07

EMC IC modelling - Part 1: General modelling framework.

2020-07-24

 

EN 60436:2020/ AC:2020-06

Electric dishwashers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance.

2020-06-26

 

EN IEC 61076-3-124:2019/AC:2020-04

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 3-124: Rectangular connectors - Detail specification for 10-way, shielded, free and fixed connectors for I/O and data transmission with frequencies up to 500 MHz.

2020-04-24

 

EN 61400-22:2011/AC:2020-04

Wind turbines - Part 22: Conformity testing and certification.

2020-04-24

 

CLC/TR 50174-99-2:2020

Information technology - Cabling installation - Part 99-2: Mitigation and protection from electrical interference.

2020-03-20

 

EN IEC 62812:2019/AC:2020-04

Low resistance measurements - Methods and guidance.

2020-04-10

 

CEN/TR 17475:2020

Space - Use of GNSS-based positioning for road Intelligent Transport System (ITS) - Specification of the test facilities, definition of test scenarios, description and validation of the procedures for field tests related to security performance of GNSS-based positioning terminals.

2020-04-29

 

EN 60669-1:2018/AC:2020-02

Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements.

2020-02-21

 

CLC/TS 50707:2020

Clothes washing machines and washer-dryers for household and similar use - Method for the determination of temperature inside the laundry load.

2020-10-13

 

EN IEC 60086-4:2019/AC:2020-05

Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries.

2020-05-15

 

EN IEC 60384-11:2019/AC:2020-05

Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 11: Sectional specification - Fixed polyethylene-terephthalate film dielectric metal foil DC capacitors.

2020-05-15

 

EN IEC 60384-26:2018/AC:2020-05

Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 26: Sectional specification - Fixed aluminium electrolytic capacitors with conductive polymer solid electrolyte.

2020-05-15

 

EN IEC 60947-4-1:2019/AC:2020-05

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Electromechanical contactors and motor-starters.

2020-05-15

 

EN 60947-5-1:2017/AC:2020-05

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Electromechanical control circuit devices.

2020-05-15

 

EN IEC 61280-4-1:2019/AC:2020-05

Fibre-optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 4-1: Installed cabling plant - Multimode attenuation measurement.

2020-05-15

 

EN IEC 62368-1:2020/AC:2020-05

Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements.

2020-05-15

 

EN IEC 61000-4-11:2020/AC:2020-06

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase.

2020-06-19

 

 

ETSI Standards

Reference

Title

ETSI EN 301 908-2 V13.1.1 (2020-06)

IMT cellular networks;

Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;

Part 2: CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE).

ETSI EN 302 066 V2.2.1 (2020-06)

Short Range Devices (SRD);

Ground- and Wall- Probing Radio determination (GPR/WPR) devices;

Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum.

ETSI EN 303 213-5-1 V1.1.1 - 2020-03

Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS); Part 5: Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum for Multilateration (MLAT) equipment; Sub-part 1: Receivers and Interrogators.

ETSI EN 303 258 V1.1.1 - 2020-04

Wireless Industrial Applications (WIA); Equipment operating in the 5 725 MHz to 5 875 MHz frequency range with power levels ranging up to 400 mW; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum.

ETSI TR 103 664 V1.1.1 - 2020-04

System Reference document (SRdoc); Security Scanners (SSc) within the frequency range from 60 GHz to 90 GHz.

ETSI TS 138 101-1 V15.9.0 - 2020-04

5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone (3GPP TS 38.101-1 version 15.9.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 101-2 V15.9.1 - 2020-04

5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone (3GPP TS 38.101-2 version 15.9.1 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 101-3 V15.9.0 - 2020-04

5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios (3GPP TS 38.101-3 version 15.9.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 104 V15.9.0 - 2020-04

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 38.104 version 15.9.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 113 V15.10.0 - 2020-07

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) (3GPP TS 38.113 version 15.9.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 124 V16.0.0 (2020-07)

5G; NR; Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for mobile terminals and ancillary equipment (3GPP TS 38.124 version 16.0.0 Release 16).

ETSI TS 138 141-1 V15.6.0 - 2020-07

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 1: Conducted conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-1 version 15.6.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 141-1 V16.4.0 - 2020-07

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 1: Conducted conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-1 version 16.4.0 Release 16).

ETSI TS 138 141-2 V15.6.0 - 2020-07

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 2: Radiated conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-2 version 15.6.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 141-2 V16.4.0 - 2020-07

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 2: Radiated conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-2 version 16.4.0 Release 16).

ETSI TS 138 171 V15.3.0 - 2020-04

5G; NR; Requirements for support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) (3GPP TS 38.171 version 15.3.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 138 307 V15.5.0 - 2020-04

5G; NR; Requirements on User Equipments (UEs) supporting a release-independent frequency band (3GPP TS 38.307 version 15.5.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 136 171 V15.1.0 - 2020-04

LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Requirements for Support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) (3GPP TS 36.171 version 15.1.0 Release 15).

ETSI TR 136 903 V14.4.0 - 2020-04

LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Derivation of test tolerances for Radio Resource Management (RRM) conformance tests (3GPP TR 36.903 version 14.4.0 Release 14).

ETSI TR 136 905 V15.5.0 - 2020-04

LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Derivation of test points for radio transmission and reception conformance test cases (3GPP TR 36.905 version 15.5.0 Release 15).

ETSI TS 137 114 V15.8.0 - 2020-04

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) (3GPP TS 37.114 version 15.8.0 Release 15).

RTS/TSGR-0438101-4vf50

5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance requirements (3GPP TS 38.101-4 version 15.5.0 Release 15).

RTS/TSGR-0438171vf30

5G; NR; Requirements for support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) (3GPP TS 38.171 version 15.3.0 Release 15).

ETSI TR 103 593 V1.1.1 - 2020-05

System Reference document (SRdoc); Transmission characteristics; Technical characteristics for radiodetermination equipment for ground based vehicular applications within the frequency range 77 GHz to 81 GHz.

ETSI TS 138 521-3 V15.4.1 - 2020-05

5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios (3GPP TS 38.521-3 version 15.4.1 Release 15).

 

IEC Standards

Reference

Title

Publication date

IEC TR 63239:2020

Radio frequency beam wireless power transfer (WPT) for mobile device.

19/02/2020

IEC 60519-1:2020

Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 1: General requirements.

11/03/2020

IEC 60601-1:2020

Medical electrical equipment - ALL PARTS.

01/09/2020

IEC 60601-1-8:2006+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2020

Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-8: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: General requirements, tests and guidance for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems.

23/07/2020

IEC 60601-1-11:2015 +AMD1:2020

Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-11: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Requirements for medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems used in the home healthcare environment.

22/07/2020

IEC 61000-3:2020 SER

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limit - ALL PARTS.

14/07/2020

IEC 61000-3-2:2018 + AMD1:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per phase).

14/07/2020

IEC TR 61000-4-40:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-40: Testing and measurement techniques - Digital methods for the measurement of power quantities of modulated or distorted signals.

11/03/2020

IEC 62003:2020

Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems - Requirements for electromagnetic compatibility testing.

11/03/2020

IEC 61000-4-36:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques - IEMI immunity test methods for equipment and systems.

23/03/2020

IEC 61000-6-3:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3: Generic standards - Emission standard for equipment in residential environments.

30/07/2020

IEC 61000-6-8:2020

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-8: Generic standards - Emission standard for professional equipment in commercial and light-industrial locations.

30/07/2020

IEC 61547:2020

Equipment for general lighting purposes - EMC immunity requirements.

26/03/2020

ISO/IEC TS 17021-12:2020

Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems - Part 12: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of collaborative business relationship management systems.

17/04/2020

IEC 62368-1:2018/COR1:2020

Corrigendum 1 - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements.

20/04/2020

IEC 62966-2:2020

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Aisle containment for IT cabinets - Part 2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements.

15/07/2020

IEC 60086:2020

Primary batteries - ALL PARTS.

15/04/2020

IEC 60086-4:2019/COR2:2020 

Corrigendum 2 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries.

22/04/2020

CISPR TR 16-4-4:2007+AMD1:2017+AMD2:2020

Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and
methods - Part 4-4: Uncertainties, statistics and limit modelling - Statistics of complaints
and a model for the calculation of limits for the protection of radio services.

23/04/2020

CISPR TR 16-4-4:2007/AMD2:2020

Amendment 2 - Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and
methods - Part 4-4: Uncertainties, statistics and limit modelling - Statistics of complaints
and a model for the calculation of limits for the protection of radio services.

23/04/2020

IEC 63155:2020

Guidelines for the measurement method of power durability for surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices in radio frequency (RF) applications.

24/04/2020

CISPR TR 29:2020

Television broadcast receivers and associated equipment - Immunity characteristics - Methods of objective picture assessment.

07/05/2020

IEC TS 62153-4-1:2014+AMD1:2020

 

Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4-1: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Introduction to electromagnetic (EMC) screening measurements.

07/05/2020

IEC TS 62153-4-1:2014/AMD1:2020 

Amendment 1 - Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4-1: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Introduction to electromagnetic (EMC) screening measurements.

07/05/2020

IEC 62153-4-10:2015 +AMD1:2020

Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4-10: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Transfer impedance and screening attenuation of feed-throughs and electromagnetic gaskets - Double coaxial test method.

24/07/2020

IEC 62282-2-100:2020

Fuel cell technologies - Part 2-100: Fuel cell modules - Safety.

07/05/2020

IEC TR 63212:2020

Harmonization of environmental performance criteria for electrical and electronic products - Feasibility study.

07/05/2020

IEC TR 63239:2020

Radio frequency beam wireless power transfer (WPT) for mobile device.

19/02/2020

IEC TR 63099-2:2020

Transmitting equipment for radiocommunication - Radio-over-fibre technologies for electromagnetic-field measurement - Part 2: Radio-over-fibre technologies for electric-field sensing.

27/07/2020

IEC 62868-1:2020

Organic light emitting diode (OLED) Light sources for general lighting - Safety - Part 1: General requirements and tests.

14/05/2020

IEC 61010-2-040:2020

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials.

14/05/2020

IEC 61010-2-040:2020

RLV Redline version

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials.

14/05/2020

IEC 60086-4:2019/ISH1:2020

Interpretation sheet 1 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries.

14/05/2020

IEC 60086:2020 SER series

Primary batteries - ALL PARTS.

14/05/2020

IEC 61000-4-11:2020/COR1:2020

Corrigendum 1 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase.

28/05/2020

IEC 60079-1:2014/ISH1:2020

Interpretation sheet 1 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d".

28/05/2020

IEC 60079:2020

SER Series

Explosive atmospheres - ALL PARTS.

26/06/2020

IEC TR 61340-1:2012 +AMD1:2020

Electrostatics - Part 1: Electrostatic phenomena - Principles and measurements.

10/06/2020

CISPR 16-1-4:2019 +AMD1:2020

Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus - Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements.

15/06/2020

IEC 61557-11:2020

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 11: Effectiveness of residual current monitors (RCM) in TT, TN and IT systems.

23/06/2020

IEC TR 61547-1:2020

Equipment for general lighting purposes - EMC immunity requirements - Part 1: Objective light flickermeter and voltage fluctuation immunity test method.

01/07/2020

IEC 62153-4-9:2018 + AMD1:2020

Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4 - 9: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Coupling attenuation of screened balanced cables, triaxial method.

06/07/2020

 

Technical publications

 

Table summarising the most recent technical publications (non-exhaustive):

 

Date

Country

Update

21/05/2020

Denmark

Statutory Order on the Environmentally Friendly Design of Energy Related Products.

 

The aim is to promote the development and use of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly energy-related products with a view to limiting energy consumption and environmental impact during the life cycle of the products.

 

The Act covers all types of energy-related products that have been placed on the market, as well as components and subcomponents thereof and it does not apply to commissioned copies of an energy-related product.

26/06/2020

Germany

​The Expert Circle EK1 has published revision 3 of the PAK/PAH guideline EK1 601-15, which replaces the former version(s).

 

Germany version here.

 

English version here.

06/05/2020

France

DGCCRF Control of electrical equipment.

01/09/2020

UK

UK authorities have published the following articles in relation to goods imported into Great Britain following the end of Brexit transition period:

 

 

US

 

Proposition 65 - New fact sheets

 

See below a list detailing new fact sheets available on the Proposition 65 website.

 

A new fact sheets on Proposition 65-listed chemicals are avaialble:

 

 

China

 

National Supervision and Spot Check Plan 2020

 

On 8th May 2020, the China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published the National Product Quality Supervision and Sampling Plan for 2020.

 

The spot check plan covers a total of 131 products; from household textiles, to electrical and electronic products, light industrial products, construction and decoration materials, agricultural products, mechanical security products, electrical products and materials and food-related products.

 

For more information, please visit the SAMR website here.

 

Changes to the catalogue of China Compulsory Certification (CCC)

 

In April 2020, the Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) of China published the following announcements (only available in Chinese language):

 

  • 18 of 2020 General Administration of Market Supervision on optimisation of the compulsory product certification catalog.
  • 21 of 2020 General Administration of Market Supervision and Administration in relation to the release of compulsory product certification catalog products and announcement of the reference table corresponding to commodity numbers in 2020.

The Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) has merged and changed a few product categories in the catalogue without changing the scope of mandatory product certification. The updated compulsory product certification catalogue covers a total of 103 compulsory products with their corresponding commodity numbers listed in the annex.

 

International

 

Regulatory proposals notified to WTO

 

Please see the below table summarising the most recent notifications made to the World Trade Organization (non-exhaustive):

 

Notification number / Link

Country

Title

G/TBT/N/BRA/1013

Brazil

Proposal for an Act containing an update of the Technical Requirements for Conformity Assessment of Analog TV Transmitter, Transmission Auxiliary Service Transmitter (TV), TV Channel Converter and Audio and Video Modulator (23 page(s), in Portuguese).

G/TBT/N/BRA/1014

Brazil

Proposal for an Act containing an update of the Technical Requirements for Conformity Assessment of Analog Terrestrial FM Broadcasting Transmitter (8 page(s), in Portuguese).

G/TBT/N/CAN/610

Canada

Consultation of ICES-003, Issue 7, Information Technology Equipment (including Digital Apparatus).

G/TBT/N/CAN/612

Canada

RSS-192, Issue 4.

G/TBT/N/CAN/613

Canada

RSS-125, Issue 3.

G/TBT/N/CAN/614

Canada

Notice No. SMSE-010-20 — Release of ICES-001, Issue 5, Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) Equipment.

G/TBT/N/CAN/615

Canada

Consultation of RSP-102, Issue 1, Draft 1.

 G/TBT/N/CHL/520

Chile

Energy efficiency analysis and/or test protocol for air conditioners.

G/TBT/N/CHL/525

Chile

PE No. 1/06-1/2:2020: Efficiency analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products.

G/TBT/N/CHL/526

Chile

Technical specifications for the design of energy efficiency labels for microwave ovens.

G/TBT/N/CHN/1421

China

National Standard of the P.R.C., Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electric Pressure Cookers.

G/TBT/N/CHN/1434

China

Administrative Regulation on Radio Transmitting Equipment.

G/TBT/N/EU/725

Europe

Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of certain lead and hexavalent chromium compounds in electric and electronic initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use.

G/TBT/N/EU/726

Europe

Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the validity period of an exemption for the use of mercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems.

G/TBT/N/IND/156

India

Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020.

G/TBT/N/IND/158

India

Essential Requirements for Feedback Device.

G/TBT/N/IND/159

India

Essential Requirements for Transmission Terminal Equipment.

G/TBT/N/IND/160

India

Essential Requirements for PON Family of Broadband Equipment.

G/TBT/N/IDN/127

Indonesia

Director General Decree No.4 year 2020 concerning Technical Requirement for Telecommunication Devices connected to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

G/TBT/N/KOR/892

Korea

Draft amendment to the Technical regulations for the Telecommunication Terminal Equipment.

G/TBT/N/KOR/907

Korea

Amendment of Enforcement Rule of Electrical Appliances and Industrial Products Safety Control Act.

G/TBT/N/MEX/463

Mexico

Instalaciones de energía eléctrica-Conexión, interconexión, transmisión y distribución-Especificaciones de seguridad y procedimiento para la evaluación de la conformidad.

G/TBT/N/MEX/469

Mexico

Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-230/1-SCFI-2019, Microwave equipment for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint multichannel fixed systems. Part 1: Multiple access radio.

G/TBT/N/MEX/470

Mexico

Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-231-SCFI-2019, Technical specifications for transmitter equipment used in specialized fleet radiocommunication mobile services.

G/TBT/N/NZL/102

New Zealand

Managing the trade in mercury and mercury products: New Zealand's approach to ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

G/TBT/N/MEX/471

New Zealand

Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-064-SE-2020: Electrical products - Lighting for indoor and outdoor use - Safety requirements and test methods (cancelling Mexican Official Standard NOM-064-SCFI-2000 and draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-064-SCFI-2017).

G/TBT/N/CHE/247

Switzerland

Draft revision of the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT).

G/TBT/N/ARE/480

United Arab Emirates

Updating the UAE Technical Regulation "Labeling – Energy Efficiency Label for Electrical Appliances Part 3: Household Refrigerating Appliances".

G/TBT/N/ARE/481

United Arab Emirates

Draft of UAE Technical Regulation "Labeling –Energy Efficiency Label for lifts".

G/TBT/N/USA/1600

US

Energy Labelling Rule.

G/TBT/N/USA/1606

US

Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessment of FCC Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies.

G/TBT/N/VNM/163

Vietnam

Draft National technical regulation on safety and electromagnetic compatibility for electrical and electronic equipment.

G/TBT/N/VNM/164

Vietnam

Draft National technical regulation on electrical equipment for household electrical installations and similar installations.

G/TBT/N/VNM/166

Vietnam

Draft national technical regulation on Short Range Device (SRD)- Radio equipment to be used in the 1 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range.

G/TBT/N/VNM/167

Vietnam

Draft national technical regulation on wideband data transmission equipment operating in the 2.4 GHz band.

G/TBT/N/VNM/168

Vietnam

Draft national technical regulation on radio equipment in the Low power wide area networks (LPWAN) operating in the 920 MHz frequency range.

G/TBT/N/VNM/169

Vietnam

Draft national technical regulation on digital receiver used in DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television broadcasting.

G/TBT/N/VNM/171

Vietnam

Draft national technical regulation on VHF radiotelephone used for the maritime mobile service.

 

Regulatory updates

 

Please see below a table summarising some recent updates to legislation and proposals (non-exhaustive):

 

Date

Country

Update

22/07/2020

Argentina

Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM) published Resolución 771/2020, extending the validity of certain Type Approval Certificates. They have an expiry date between 16th March 2020 and 18th September 2020 will be extended by a period of 60 calendar days.

06/08/2020

Argentina

Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM) released Resolución 854/2020, introducing changes to labelling requirements and replacing former Resolución 82/2015. The new Regulation is effective immediately.

31/07/2020

Brazil

Agência Nacional De Telecomunicações (ANATEL) released ACT No. 4088 regarding labelling, whereby ACT No. 2221 of April 2020 is repealed and the possibility of using QR codes for labelling purposes is introduced.

23/07/2020

China

China Standardisation Administration (SAC) and China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved Standard GB 39177-2020 regarding Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electric Pressure Cookers. It will come into force on 1st August 2021.

23/07/2020

Indonesia

Changes to Accredited Laboratory Lists for HKT and non-HKT Devices.

17/04/2020

Korea

South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) published the notice nº 2020-55 on Regulation on Energy Efficiency Labelling and Standards.

21/07/2020

Korea

South Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) published a notice wich indicate  that KC 62133-2 will replace KC 62133 about Safety Requirements for Portable Sealed Secondary (Rechargeable) Batteries. It expands its  scope to batteries installed in personal mobile devices, including electric scooters and electric bicycles with a maximum speed up to 25 km/h. It came into force on 21 July 2020. However, batteries for personal mobile devices (excluding electric bicycles) will be implemented from 1 August 2021.

14/05/2020

Mexico

Delay in the implementation of NOM-001-SCFI-2018.

 

The Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE) has now announced the postponement of the implementation of Mexican safety standard NOM-001-SCFI-2018 because of COVID-19. The aim is to allow more time for enough laboratories and Certification Bodies to become accredited, and to adequately meet the demand for laboratory testing and certification services to this new standard.

 

NOM-001-SCFI-2018 will now come into force on the 14th August 2020.

29/07/2020

Morocco

Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) published new regulations regarding Short-Range Devices (SRD). They were implemented on 16th July 2020.

14/07/2020

Thailand

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) officially announced that the current voluntary safety standard for Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes, TIS 166-2549, is now mandatory.

06/04/2020

US

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a proposed rule about Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.

 

The aim is to compile comments on the expansion of the range of frequencies for which the radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits apply; on applying localised exposure limits above 6 GHz in parallel with the localised exposure limits already established below 6 GHz; on specifying the conditions and methods for averaging the RF exposure, in both time and area, during evaluation for compliance with the RF exposure limits in the rules; on addressing new RF exposure issues raised by wireless power transfer (WPT) devices; and on the definition of a WPT device.

06/04/2020

US

Federal Communications Commission published Version 2, Revision 1 of KDB 784748 D02 of its Electronic labelling guidance for electronic devices using integrated displays.

16/07/2020

Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

New mandatory RoHS requirements are mandatory from March 1, 2020, and electronic products must undergo conformity assurance procedures to prove their compliance with the restriction of hazardous substances and acquire the officially registered EAC Declaration of Conformity.

23/06/2020

Vietnam

Guidance No. 2305/BTTTT-KHCN for Implementation of Circular 11/2020/TT-BTTTT.