On July 28th, 2023, the Official Gazette of the European Union officially promulgated the Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and used batteries, revised the Directive 2008/98/EC and the EU Regulation 2019/1020, and replaced the Directive 2006/66/EC. The new regulation came into effect on the 20th day after its promulgation (i.e. August 17th, 2023).

On July 24th, 2023, the European Commission published the Directive (EU) 2023/1526 in its official gazette, aiming at amending the 41a exemption for lead in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in Annex IV of the EU RoHS Directive, which came into effect on the 20th day after its publication.

Recently, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam has made some major revisions to the certification requirements/plans.

On June 22, 2023, the Department of Commerce and Trade (DBT) issued Announcement No. 0084/23, amending the list of designated toy safety standards used to demonstrate compliance with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1811). These standards came into effect on June 22, 2023, covering England, Scotland, and Wales.

On July 17th, 2023, the European Union published the amendment regulation (EU) 2023/1464 on the restrictions of REACH in its official gazette, and added the restrictions on formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances in Article 77 in the restrictions (Annex XVII of REACH). This clause will take effect on the 20th day after the publication of the official bulletin of the European Union.

On June 28, 2023, the UK HSE official website officially released the UK REACH 2023 No.722 revised regulation, announcing that the transitional clause for UK REACH registration will be extended for three years on the existing basis, and the regulation will come into effect on July 19, 2023. Starting from July 19, 2023, the submission dates for registration dossiers of different tonnage substances will be extended to October 2026, October 2028, and October 2030, respectively (hereinafter referred to as the \"new buffer period\").

On June 27th, 2023, the Board of Directors (BoD) of Bluetooth SIG approved to increase the membership fee by 15%, and the plan will take effect on January 1st, 2024.

On July 11th, 2023, the European Commission issued Directive (EU) 2023/1437, adding an exemption clause 49 on mercury in Annex IV of EU RoHS Directive, which came into effect on the 20th day after its publication.