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South Korea stipulates reduction of mandatory recycling quantity by using raw materials derived from waste synthetic resins

Management plan for discarded solar panels also announced

Circular Economy Wastes (Products) Household Appliances IT Equipments Office Equipments

On December 30, 2022, South Korean government promulgated an amended version of Enforcement Decree of the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (Presidential Decree No. …

India publishes New E-Waste Management Rules with expanded target products

Including higher targets for recycling and trading of EPR certificates

RoHS EPR Circular Economy Wastes (Products) Household Appliances IT Equipments Medical Products and Equipments Office Equipments

On November 2, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.” These Rules replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and …

Philippines: WTO/TBT notification of proposal to expand energy labeled items

10 new regulated items to be added – ICT equipment, small household appliances, multimedia appliances, etc.

Energy Label / MEPS Draft Product Designs Household Appliances IT Equipments Office Equipments

NOTE: On December 1, 2022, the DOE of the Philippines officially published a regulation to expand the products covered by the Philippine Energy Label Program (PELP),  adding cooking and food …

Vietnam releases draft of new RoHS regulations to thoroughly revise existing rules

Four new phthalates would be added to the restricted substances

Draft RoHS Chemical Substances (Products) Motorcycles Household Appliances IT Equipments Medical Products and Equipments Office Equipments

On Aug. 19, 2022, the Vietnamese government issued a circular on a draft of a new RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) regulation, which is called the National Technical Regulation on …