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Taiwan: Changes to BSMI certification for power supply equipment, including secondary lithium power banks   In light of the widespread use of products containing lithium-ion cells and batteries, as well as the increasing safety risks associated with such products, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) has proposed revisions to the inspection requirements for...

Chile: New battery regulation    A new regulation for batteries was published in Chile: Preliminary draft regulation establishing targets for the collection and recovery of batteries and related obligations (in Spanish: Anteproyecto del Reglamento que establece metas de recolección y valorización y otras obligaciones asociadas a Baterías).  The purpose of this decree is to establish collection and recovery targets and other obligations associated with batteries, in order to prevent the generation of their waste and promote their recovery.  The decree applies to batteries placed on the national market. This...

EU: Batteries Regulation – Batteries labelling (new rules)   The EU Commission has published a new draft implementing regulation for labelling of batteries under the new EU Battery Regulation. Pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, electric vehicle batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity exceeding 2 kWh, and LMT batteries must carry a...