Posts of Electrical and Electronic Equipments

Indonesia’s new regulation requiring sorting, collection and processing of specific types of trash, including WEEE and used batteries

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On July 4, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 9/2024 on Management of Trash Containing Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Waste was promulgated in Indonesia. The …

China publishes draft bans on 8 mercury-added products, dental amalgam based on amendments to Minamata Convention

The production, import and export of the eight items of mercury-added products would be prohibited from Dec. 31, 2025.

Mercury Chemical Substances (Products) Household Appliances Medical Products and Equipments

On June 28, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft regulations on eight items of mercury-added products, including mercury vacuum pumps, and on dental amalgam to seek comments …

Chinese industrial association publishes draft standard for recycled plastics used in home appliances

The draft sets out requirements for recycled plastics, including restricted substances and product labeling requirements.

Draft Circular Economy Chemical Substances (Products) Product Designs Household Appliances Plastics

On May 8, 2024, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association published a draft of an association standard called the Technical Specifications of Recycled Plastics for the Household Electrical Appliances. The …

Vietnam Proposed Amendments to Implementation Rules of the Law on Environmental Protection

EPR Draft Wastes (Products) Wastes (Factory) Environmental Management Automobiles Motorcycles Non-road Mobile Machinery Batteries Household Appliances IT Equipments Office Equipments

On November 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published Draft Circular Amending and Supplementing the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on Implementation Rules for a Number …

China releases national standard for environmentally conscious design of electrical accessories

The standard applies to plugs and switches for home appliances and other electrical accessories

Chemical Substances (Products) Product Designs Container/Packaging Household Appliances IT Equipments Office Equipments

On Sept. 7, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration published a recommended national standard called the Guideline of Environmentally Conscious Design for Electrical Accessories (GB/T 24976-2023). This standard combines eight existing national …

Indonesia’s Government Regulation on Energy Efficiency fully revised for the first time in 14 years

Revision includes regulations on energy audits for factory and energy efficiency labeling

Energy Label / MEPS Product Designs Energy Efficiency Household Appliances

On June 16, 2023, the Government Regulation No. 33/2023 on Energy Conservation (“the Regulation” or “Regulation No. 33/2023”) was promulgated in Indonesia. Except for some provisions, the Regulation came into …