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Taiwan: Draft Amendment to the “Restrictions on the Importing of Mercury-Added  Products”   Taiwan has published a draft Amendment to the “Restrictions on the Importing of Mercury-Added Products.”  The “Restrictions on the Importing of Mercury-Added Products” (hereinafter referred to as the “Announcement”) have not been amended since they took effect on August 25, 2020. In addition to the mercury-added products that are already prohibited, this amendment...

Philippines: Technical Regulation for the Mandatory Product Certification of Power Banks and Portable Power Pack    Philippines published a Technical Regulation for the Mandatory Product Certification of Power Banks and Portable Power Pack which establishes a conformity assessment procedure for these products.  It prescribes the mandatory product certification of power banks and portable power packs whether locally manufactured or imported, as follows:   2.1. Power banks and...

United Kingdom: New Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling (MWEL) Regulations   UK has published new Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling (MWEL) Regulations 2026. These Regulations have been developed in accordance with international standard ISO 31600:2022 and impose obligations on both suppliers and dealers. Suppliers are required to test their products to determine the appropriate water-efficiency banding for...

Taiwan: BSMI certification for Secondary Lithium Cell Blocks, Battery Packs (Modules), Battery Systems for battery energy storage systems   Taiwan has published a new regulation for Lithium-ion accumulators (excl. spent) (HS code(s): 850760); Electric accumulators (excl. spent, and lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion accumulators) (HS code(s): 850780). The Regulation is called Proposal for Legal...

UK: The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2025   Great Britain has introduced new legislation titled The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2025. This regulation applies to outdoor machinery commonly used on construction sites and in large parks or gardens—such as...

Taiwan: Update of BSMI requirements for Power Conversion Systems   Taiwan has published a Proposal for Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Power Conversion Systems. To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it is expected that renewable energy power generation equipment and energy storage systems will gradually be installed not only at outdoor sites...

Mexico: New NOM standard for steel products   Mexico has published a Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-251-SE-2025, Construction industry – Iron and steel products – Specifications, test methods and commercial information (which cancels the previous one PROY-NOM-251-SE-2021). The draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the specifications, test methods, commercial information and conformity assessment procedure applicable to...

Denmark: Legislation on autonomous robots   Denmark has published Legislation on the Autonomous Robots (Bekendtgørelse om forsøg med og test af selvkørende enheder). The legal draft will make it possible to use and test autonomous robots. Municipalities will be able to designate areas as test zones where tests of the robots can be carried out....

United Kingdom: Updates on CE marking for construction products   The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced that the recognition of Conformité Européenne’ (CE) marking for a subset of construction products placed on the market in Great Britain will continue beyond the previously stated deadline of the 30 June 2025. This legislation applies to Great...