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.

Canada notified on July 5, 2023 that the ISED wireless device registration fee of $50/Listing will be abolished, resulting in a new device registration fee, which will take effect on September 1, 2023.

On June 30, 2023, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration issued a notice (No. 10 of 2023) on the Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification of Electronic Products and Safety Accessories; According to the Announcement of the State Administration of Market Regulation on Optimizing the Catalogue of Compulsory Product Certification (No. 18 of 2020) and the Announcement of the State Administration of Market Regulation on No longer Implementing Compulsory Product Certification Management on Some Electronic and Electrical Products (No. 34 of 2022) The Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification Management for Lithium ion Batteries and Other Products (No. 10 of 2023) has adjusted and optimized the scope of compulsory product certification for electronic products and safety accessories. The National Certification and Accreditation Administration has formulated the Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product Certification for Electronic Products and Safety Accessories (CNCA-C09-01:2023) (hereinafter referred to as the new version of the rules).

On May 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) issued Circular No. 04/2023/TT-BTTTT, which will replace Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTTTT.