US · 16 CFR Part 1250; ASTM F963-23
Toys: mandatory ASTM F963 requirements
F963-23 is the accepted edition identified by CPSC at verification. Successor editions and manufacturing dates must be checked for each application.
Learn moreRegulatory Updates
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Version & Transition
US · 15 USC 1278a; 16 CFR 1500.87–.91
Children’s products: accessible lead content
Federal children’s product requirement; it does not establish a universal adult-footwear or luggage standard.
Learn moreUS · 16 CFR Part 1610
Clothing textiles: flammability
Do not apply Part 1610 in place of Parts 1615/1616 when the garment is regulated children’s sleepwear.
Learn moreUS · 16 CFR Parts 1615 and 1616
Children’s sleepwear: garment-level flammability
Distinguish 0–6X from 7–14 and document the specific infant/tight-fitting exclusion if claimed.
Learn moreUS · 16 CFR Part 1261; ASTM F2057-23
Clothing storage units: stability and tip-over safety
Applies to in-scope units manufactured after 1 September 2023. Check CPSC’s limited warning-text enforcement policy separately.
Learn moreUS · 16 CFR Parts 1632 and 1633
Mattresses: smouldering and open-flame performance
Use current product definitions and prototype/substitution provisions; one component’s fabric certificate does not cover the mattress set.
Learn moreUS · 40 CFR Part 770; TSCA Title VI
Composite wood: formaldehyde emissions
Current Part 770 controls. Proposed amendments shown on EPA pages are not treated as effective requirements.
Learn moreUS · 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15
Radio and digital equipment: FCC authorisation
Use the current eCFR and applicable KDB guidance, including transition dates and special device restrictions; this entry does not reproduce all RF limits.
Learn moreUS · 10 CFR 430.32(w); Appendix Z; Part 429
External power supplies: efficiency and no-load power
Use the standards applicable to the unit’s manufacturing date; do not treat notices or planned rulemakings as current compliance limits.
Learn moreUS · 10 CFR 430.32(dd); 430.23(gg)
General service lamps: efficacy
DOE identifies 25 July 2028 as the compliance date for its 2024 amended GSL standards. Do not use that future threshold as the 2026 baseline without a separate legal basis.
Learn moreUS · 10 CFR 430.32(o)–(r); Appendices S and T
Plumbing fixtures: water consumption
This entry establishes the federal product route; local limits and recent definition amendments require a product-specific check.
Learn moreUS · SDWA Section 1417; 40 CFR 143.10–143.20
Drinking-water plumbing: lead-free composition
Apply exemptions and the current certification provisions. Do not present a voluntary leaching certificate as the statutory composition requirement itself.
Learn moreUS · 21 CFR Parts 175–178 and applicable FCN/TOR routes
Food-contact materials: authorised use and conditions
CFR inventory, FCN and TOR are distinct routes; FCN applicability must not be assumed for every manufacturer.
Learn moreUS · 29 CFR 1910.7; applicable OSHA electrical provisions
Workplace electrical equipment: NRTL approval scope
Federal workplace route, not a blanket rule that every household electrical product must carry a particular private brand mark.
Learn moreUS · 29 CFR 1910.212
Machinery: point-of-operation and moving-part guards
OSHA federal general-industry provision; state-plan and industry-specific requirements must be checked for the actual workplace.
Learn moreUS · 40 CFR Parts 1054, 1060 and 1068
Garden and small industrial engines: air emissions
Current federal rules and actual model year control; do not apply an old phase table to every engine or treat a future proposal as final.
Learn moreUS · 16 CFR Part 1203
Bicycle helmets: impact and retention
Cycling intended use controls. Motorcycle helmets and exclusively non-cycling sports helmets require different routes.
Learn moreUS · 49 CFR 173.185; UN Manual 38.3
Lithium batteries: transport design testing
Use current HMR and mode-specific provisions; do not describe a test summary as a government-issued product approval.
Learn moreUS · 42 CFR Part 84
Respirators: NIOSH approval and configuration
NIOSH list status can change; verify at review and publication. This record does not claim approval for any applicant.
Learn moreCA · Toys Regulations SOR/2011-17
Toys: Canadian mechanical and chemical requirements
Use the consolidated regulation and any applicable separate lead/phthalate/coating rules. Play tents have dedicated provisions following the 2024 changes.
Learn moreCA · Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations SOR/2018-83
Children’s clothing and accessories: lead
Do not substitute the US 100 ppm children’s-product limit for Canada’s 90 mg/kg requirement, or apply this rule to every adult bag.
Learn moreCA · Textile Flammability Regulations SOR/2016-194
Textiles and bedding: flame spread
Consolidated text last amended 20 November 2024; the cited test method is incorporated as amended from time to time.
Learn moreCA · Tents Regulations SOR/2024-217; CAN/CGSB-182.1
Tents: flammability and fire-safety labelling
The 2024 regulation replaced the former tents rules. Its standard is dynamically incorporated; later amendments and compliance periods must be checked.
Learn moreCA · Mattresses Regulations SOR/2016-183
Mattresses: cigarette combustion resistance
Justice Canada identifies a 4 June 2026 amendment (SOR/2026-113); use this text rather than a legacy 1970s test reference.
Learn moreCA · SOR/2021-148
Composite wood: CANFER formaldehyde controls
Restrictions apply from 7 January 2023. Proposed-amendment notices and the consolidated effective regulation must be distinguished.
Learn moreCA · RSS-Gen Issue 6; RSS-247 Issue 4
Wireless equipment: RSS and ISED certification
RSS-Gen Issue 6 was published 30 July 2026, amended 15 September 2026, with a one-year transition accepting Issues 5/6. RSS-247 Issue 4 (24 July 2025) has Amendment 1 dated 8 October 2026.
Learn moreCA · SOR/2016-311, sections 586–589
External power supplies: Canadian energy performance
NRCan identifies different manufacturing dates for direct, indirect, replacement and security supplies; confirm the correct date branch.
Learn moreCA · SOR/2016-311; CAN/CSA-C300
Refrigerators: annual energy consumption
Manufacture date and later regulatory amendments control; current incorporated-method requirements prevail over an older product-guide summary.
Learn moreCA · SOR/2016-311; TSD D7SB001
General service lamps: phased efficacy requirements
NRCan product guidance modified 20 February 2026; retain the distinct 2026/2027 dates and prior-product routes.
Learn moreCA · SOR/2016-311 Division 13; adopted plumbing codes
Plumbing products: federal water-use and local acceptance
This record verifies the regulatory route, not a complete flow-limit table. The legacy NRCan showerhead bulletin is explicitly a proposal and must not be published as current law.
Learn moreCA · Ontario electrical product approval route
Ontario electrical products: recognised approval
ESA’s current directory includes withdrawn marks and date restrictions. Verify status at issue and review dates and check other provinces separately.
Learn moreCA · Food and Drug Regulations B.23.001
Food packaging: chemical safety and LONO scope
LONO remains tied to the composition and use described in the submission; changes can invalidate reliance on it.
Learn moreCA · Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Regulations SOR/2016-175
Glazed ceramics and glassware: migratable lead and cadmium
Use the current consolidated limits and classification; no universal limit for all cups, plates and pitchers is asserted here.
Learn moreCA · Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations SOR/2003-355
Small off-road engines: Canadian air-emission controls
Current consolidated regulation was last amended 4 June 2021 at the verified source; upcoming proposals must remain separate.
Learn moreCA · TDG Regulations; UN Manual 38.3
Lithium batteries: Canadian transport requirements
Apply current TDG provisions and transport mode; the official battery guide is explanatory and does not replace the regulation.
Learn moreCA · Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations SOR/86-304
Federal workplaces: protective equipment and machine guards
The source lists separate requirements for PPE and guards. Check the current incorporated edition and the correct federal/provincial jurisdiction.
Learn moreCA · Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations SOR/2013-198
Motor vehicle tires: safety and marking
Transport Canada’s current TSD page controls the version. This entry verifies the route, not every tire category’s numerical test schedule.
Learn moreCA · Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations 2001 SOR/2001-269
Consumer chemicals: hazard classification and containers
Consolidated source last amended 4 June 2026; use current referenced test routes rather than an old reference-manual table alone.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2023/988
General consumer-product safety and traceability
Applies from 13 December 2024. Check the applicable consolidated text and the original amending acts for the placing-on-market date. NI follows the EU GPSR route; GB does not apply this Regulation as its general-product-safety law.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2014/35/EU
Electrical safety within the Low Voltage Directive
Applicable since 20 April 2016. Consult Implementing Decision 2023/2723 and its amendments for actual standard editions, restrictions and withdrawal dates, not a static list of EN families.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2014/30/EU
Electromagnetic compatibility of non-radio equipment
Applicable since 20 April 2016. Check current EMC Official Journal references and any restrictions for the particular standard and test date.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2014/53/EU
Radio equipment: safety, spectrum and EMC
Applies from 13 June 2016, with the original transition ending 13 June 2017. Verify current RED standard citations and additional delegated requirements separately.
Learn moreEU · Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30; Regulation (EU) 2026/339
Cybersecurity duties for specified radio equipment
The duties apply from 1 August 2025. Regulation 2026/339 repeals 2022/30 with effect from 11 December 2027, not on its April 2026 publication date. The Cyber Resilience Act has its own phased obligations.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2011/65/EU and amendments
Restricted substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Use the currently applicable Annexes II, III and IV and each exemption’s product-category and expiry conditions. EU exemption changes are not automatically amendments to GB RoHS.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII
Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles
REACH is continuously amended. Record the exact Annex XVII entry, amendment and application date; the EU and GB restriction lists can diverge. Article-specific rules remain necessary even where another product directive applies.
Learn moreEU · Regulations (EC) 1935/2004, (EC) 2023/2006 and (EU) 10/2011
Food-contact materials: composition and migration
Check amendments including 2025/351 and their transitional provisions. Separately assess Regulation 2024/3190 on BPA and relevant bisphenols, including product-specific derogations and transition dates; it is not a uniform immediate ban on every food-contact article.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2009/48/EC; transition to Regulation (EU) 2025/2509
Toy safety and age-specific testing
In October 2026 the Directive remains the principal placing-on-market basis. Regulation 2025/2509 generally applies from 1 August 2030. Check current Decision 2023/740 amendments, including the September 2026 publication, before claiming an EN edition provides a presumption.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2016/425
Personal protective equipment and risk categories
PPE Regulation applies from 21 April 2018. The official harmonised-standard page now identifies Decision 2026/1279, replacing 2023/941; check its individual standards and transition provisions.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2006/42/EC; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
Machinery safety and the 2027 legal transition
Machinery placed on the market before 20 January 2027 must comply with Directive 2006/42/EC. The new Regulation applies mandatorily from that date; its publication in 2023 did not replace the Directive immediately.
Learn moreEU · Regulations (EU) 305/2011 and (EU) 2024/3110
Construction products: declared performance and technical specifications
Regulation 2024/3110 generally applies from 8 January 2026 with detailed phased and legacy provisions. Key provisions of 305/2011 and existing specification routes remain in transition; determine the governing regime for the actual product rather than replacing all older references at once.
Learn moreEU · EU product measures: 2019/2019, 2019/2022, 2019/2023 and related acts
Product-specific ecodesign and energy information
Use amended product measures and current acceptance methods. The ESPR framework does not immediately impose one new numerical rule on every product; the applicable product-specific measure and transition control.
Learn moreEU · Regulations (EU) 2019/2021 and 2019/2013
Electronic displays: energy use and resource efficiency
The ecodesign regime applies from 1 March 2021 with later tiers and amendments. Use the version applicable to the actual placing-on-market date and distinguish the labelling act from the minimum-performance act.
Learn moreEU · Regulations (EU) 2019/2020 and 2019/2015
Light sources and control gear: efficiency and function
Main measures apply from 1 September 2021, with later functional tiers and amendments. Apply current Annex conditions and exemptions; the A–G label is not the same as the legal minimum-efficiency calculation.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and amendments
Batteries: category-specific safety, performance and lifecycle duties
The Regulation generally applies from 18 February 2024 with many staged provisions. Regulation 2025/1561 postponed battery due-diligence obligations to 18 August 2027. Do not treat all 2027 removability or passport duties as already mandatory in October 2026.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Packaging: composition, design and phased circularity rules
Generally applicable from 12 August 2026. Article-specific future dates and saved provisions must be retained; the repeal of 94/62/EC is subject to the Regulation’s express transitional arrangements.
Learn moreEU · REACH Annex XVII entry 77; Regulation (EU) 2023/1464
Formaldehyde emissions from furniture and articles
Article restrictions apply after 6 August 2026; the road-vehicle interior provision applies after 6 August 2027. Keep the entry’s separate exemption conditions and dates visible.
Learn moreEU · Directive (EU) 2020/2184 Article 11; 2024/367, 2024/368, 2024/370
Materials and products in contact with drinking water
The harmonised material and conformity rules apply from 31 December 2026. Regulation 2024/370 contains a transition to 31 December 2032 for products with qualifying national certificates still valid on 31 December 2026; confirm all conditions, not the date alone.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 1007/2011; Directive 94/11/EC
Textile and footwear material labelling
Apply the amended Regulation and each Member State’s implementation of the footwear Directive and language requirements. Product safety and chemical restrictions run alongside these labelling rules.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and applicable sector acts
Vehicle and component type-approval route
Use the sector framework and applicable amendment/implementation dates for the vehicle category and production date. The 2018/858 framework is not a complete list of all technical limits.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Chemical classification, hazard labels and packaging
Check applicable ATPs and the staged new hazard-class and CLP revision dates for new and existing substances/mixtures. EU and GB classifications and schedules can differ.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2014/68/EU
Pressure equipment and assemblies
Applies from 19 July 2016. Check amendments, current harmonised specifications and the applicable conformity category for the actual product; transportable pressure equipment has a separate regime.
Learn moreGB · GB product-specific legislation; General Product Safety Regulations 2005; NI EU rules
Great Britain and Northern Ireland: product rules and marking
CE recognition is sector-specific, not a universal removal of UK obligations. The sector table and April 2026 NI guidance were checked on 19 October 2026; preserve the distinction throughout applications, records and checklists.
Learn moreGB · Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1101
Electrical equipment safety in Great Britain
Current GB guidance confirms continued CE recognition under the 2024 amendments. NI follows its corresponding EU-based rules; GB marking flexibility must not be described as permission to use UKCA alone in NI.
Learn moreGB · Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1091
Electromagnetic compatibility in Great Britain
GB and NI routes remain separate. Check the current designated notice for UKCA or current EU references for the recognised CE route and the applicable date.
Learn moreGB · Radio Equipment Regulations 2017, SI 2017/1206
Radio equipment in Great Britain
Use the GB text and recognised conformity route. NI follows relevant EU radio rules; EU RED cybersecurity transition dates must not be silently applied as identical GB law. PSTI scope is also assessed separately.
Learn moreGB · RoHS Regulations 2012, SI 2012/3032
Restricted substances in electrical equipment: GB and NI
The official July 2025 guidance supplies separate GB and NI guides. Track the live exemption list and amendments rather than assuming EU revisions automatically amend GB requirements.
Learn moreGB · UK REACH; GB CLP; Northern Ireland EU REACH/CLP
UK REACH restrictions and GB chemical classification
Check current HSE restriction and classification notices for GB and ECHA/EUR-Lex for NI. The EU formaldehyde entry 77 and other newer EU changes must not be assumed to have the same GB application date.
Learn moreGB · GB assimilated 1935/2004, 10/2011 and 2023/2006; NI EU FCM law
Food-contact materials: GB authorisations and NI rules
FSA’s June 2026 BPA guidance expressly distinguishes the EU/NI regime from the current GB position. Do not apply the EU’s 2024/3190 or 2025/351 amendments to GB simply because the original regulation numbers match.
Learn moreGB · Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, SI 2011/1881
Toy safety in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GB continues its amended 2011 regime; the July 2026 UK call for evidence is not replacement legislation. NI follows the EU system, where the new Toy Safety Regulation generally applies from 1 August 2030 rather than 2026.
Learn moreGB · GB Regulation 2016/425; PPE Enforcement Regulations 2018
Personal protective equipment in Great Britain
Check the amended GB regulation and designated-standard notice for UKCA; NI continues the EU regulation and its own marking/body arrangements. Do not use a GB approval alone for an EU/NI claim.
Learn moreGB · Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1597
Machinery supply and safety in Great Britain
Use current GB legislation and the recognised CE route conditions. The EU Machinery Regulation’s 20 January 2027 application must be checked for EU/NI or the relevant recognised route; it does not by itself rewrite the GB statutory instrument.
Learn moreGB · GB Construction Products Regulation 2011 and amendments
Construction products in Great Britain
GOV.UK’s current guidance retains CE and UKCA options for GB. NI follows the applicable EU construction-product system; EU 2024/3110 transition must not be presented as an automatic wholesale replacement of GB rules.
Learn moreGB · Ecodesign Regulations 2010; Energy Information Regulations 2011 and product measures
Ecodesign and energy labels: GB and NI product measures
The official ecodesign page was updated 8 April 2026, including tumble-dryer label/repairability easements. Retain these distinctions rather than publishing one universal UK energy table.
Learn moreGB · GB Batteries Regulations 2008; NI EU 2023/1542 and 2026 enforcement rules
Batteries and accumulators: current GB/NI split
The GOV.UK batteries guidance was updated on 17 October 2026 to state this GB/NI split. Preserve EU/NI staged dates and do not apply future passport/due-diligence duties prematurely to either market.
Learn moreGB · Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/1640
Packaging essential requirements and market boundaries
Use current GB legislation and separate NI/EU provisions as at the placing-on-market date. EU 2025/40 is not an automatic amendment of SI 2015/1640 for GB.
Learn moreGB · Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; SI 2025/531
Domestic upholstered furniture: fire safety
SI 2025/531 came into force on 30 October 2025. Broader reform consultations do not replace the enacted Regulations; assess any later enacted changes separately.
Learn moreGB · Regulation 31 approval; Water Fittings Regulations and devolved equivalents
Drinking-water products: public supply and building fittings
Use the actual destination and installed-use requirements and the current product approval conditions. Approval is product/use-specific; an EU drinking-water materials transition does not automatically grant UK approval.
Learn moreGB · PSTI Act 2022; Security Requirements Regulations 2023, SI 2023/1007
Consumer connectable products: baseline security duties
Applies from 29 April 2024. The February 2025 vehicle exemptions and NI exception in the current guidance must be retained; do not treat the regime as identical to EU RED cybersecurity rules.
Learn moreGB · GB textile composition legislation; Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995
Textile fibre and footwear composition labels
Check current GB guidance and the relevant NI EU route. Retain national implementation and language details rather than treating every UK/EU label as interchangeable.
Learn moreGB · GB type-approval scheme for M, N, O vehicles and components
GB vehicle type approval and Northern Ireland approvals
The full scheme’s phased dates and VCA category definitions control. The August 2026 consultation on updated GB approval rules is not itself an enacted change; preserve NI’s separate approval route.
Learn moreGB · Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1105
Pressure equipment safety in Great Britain
Use amended GB Regulations and current designated/recognised standard references. NI, transportable pressure equipment and workplace pressure-system inspection have distinct legal routes.
Learn moreAU · EESS; AS/NZS 4417.2; AS/NZS 3820
Household electrical equipment: safety classification and applicable standards
Use the edition and amendments accepted at certification and registration, including EESS transition notices; an IEC report alone is not automatically the accepted local route.
Learn moreAU · EESS accepted AV/ICT safety route; AS/NZS 62368.1 where applicable
AV/ICT equipment and power supplies
EESS explicitly distinguishes the AS/NZS standard from a bare IEC reference; check the current class specification and transitions for the particular equipment.
Learn moreAU · Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021; EMC Standard and Labelling Notice 2017
Radio, EMC and human exposure: ACMA requirements
Check current technical standards and their transition dates; old radio notices have been reorganised, while the EMC arrangements retain separate legal effect.
Learn moreAU · Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012; product-specific determinations
Energy-regulated products: GEMS determinations
Each determination has its own commencement, application and replacement arrangements. The official product page must be followed through to that instrument.
Learn moreAU · WELS Determination (No. 2); AS/NZS 6400:2016
Water efficiency: taps, showers and other WELS products
The regulator continues to identify AS/NZS 6400:2016; its label guidance was updated in June 2026. Registration and label details must match the supplied configuration.
Learn moreAU · WaterMark Certification Scheme; NCC Plumbing Code A5G4
Plumbing suitability and lead-free WaterMark requirements
The lead-free mandatory use date is 1 May 2026. Use current ABCB transition notices and schedules for the actual product rather than an older certificate's generic description.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard 2024
Toppling furniture: safety information requirements
Mandatory from 4 May 2025. The ACCC's November 2025 surveillance findings confirm that online point-of-sale information is part of the obligation.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Care Labelling) Information Standard 2023
Care information for regulated clothing and textiles
Use the 2023 instrument and its incorporated symbol standard; do not apply the superseded 2010 instrument indiscriminately.
Learn moreAU · Children's Nightwear Safety Standard 2017; AS/NZS 1249:2014
Children's nightwear: fire hazard and labelling
The regulator identifies AS/NZS 1249:2014 through the 2017 instrument; conformity has been required under this route since 1 January 2020.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Toys for Children up to and including 36 Months of Age) Safety Standard
Toys for children up to 36 months
Use the live ACCC instrument link and its accepted editions. Other toy chemical, magnet or battery requirements may apply separately.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Infant Sleep Products) Safety Standard 2024 and Information Standard 2024
Infant sleep products: 2026 safety and information rules
Both mandatory instruments commenced application on 19 January 2026; earlier voluntary practice is not a substitute for the new obligations.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Bicycle Helmets) Safety Standard 2024
Bicycle helmets: accepted test routes
Use the precise editions listed in the 2024 instrument; the latest publication from a standards body is not automatically the accepted route.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Products Containing Button/Coin Batteries) Safety Standard 2020
Products containing button and coin batteries
Mandatory for applicable goods supplied from 22 June 2022, including covered second-hand supply; specified exemptions must be documented.
Learn moreAU · Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: Standard 1.1.1 and Standard 3.2.2 clause 9
Food-contact packaging: intended-use safety
FSANZ's current guidance identifies Standard 3.2.2 clause 9 and the current Code structure, rather than the removed 1.4.3 reference.
Learn moreAU · Applicable state/territory WHS plant law; plant registration provisions
Industrial plant: design and item registration
Safe Work Australia develops national policy and is not the approving regulator. Confirm the law adopted in the actual jurisdiction and current plant category.
Learn moreAU · AS 2210.3:2019; applicable workplace PPE duties
Safety footwear: protection matched to workplace risk
Government PPE guidance identifies AS 2210.3:2019. Verify workplace and contractual acceptance separately; the standard is not automatically a general retail mandate.
Learn moreAU · Industrial Chemicals Act 2019; AICIS introduction requirements
Industrial chemicals in coatings, adhesives and cleaning products
Use current listing terms and restrictions for the actual chemical. AICIS maintains separate risk assessments, Inventory entries and recommendations.
Learn moreJP · Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act; technical standards and their interpretation
Electrical products: PSE scope and technical routes
The METI English supplementary page lists 116 specified and 341 non-specified items, but current Japanese instruments control later amendments. Technical interpretations and transition dates must be retained with the report.
Learn moreJP · Radio Act; Ordinance on Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified Radio Equipment
Radio equipment: technical conformity and design certification
The official ordinance has a 3 April 2026 revision record. Confirm the current category and applicable provisions rather than relying on a 2022 or 2023 exported text.
Learn moreJP · Food Sanitation Act; Notification No. 370; synthetic resin positive list
Food-contact utensils and packaging: positive list and material requirements
The positive-list transition ended on 31 May 2025. CAA publishes the post-1 June 2025 lists, a 5 June 2026 Q&A and 2026 updates to use-specific arrangements; historical MHLW pages are not the sole current source.
Learn moreJP · Ministerial Ordinance on Structural and Material Standards for Water Supply Equipment; Notification No. 111 test methods
Water supply fittings: structure, materials and performance
The current official water-law list records a 28 January 2026 amendment to Notification No. 111. Use the current MLIT/Ministry of the Environment sources following the transfer of responsibilities.
Learn moreJP · Household Goods Quality Labeling Act and product-specific labelling provisions
Household goods: product-specific quality labelling
CAA's current product index and 2024 amendments must be checked. The 2026 administration report does not itself replace the category's technical labelling provisions.
Learn moreJP · Act on Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances; product/substance schedule
Harmful substances in household textiles and leather goods
Use MHLW's current regulated-product/substance table; its English overview is dated 1 April 2025. A revision proposal is not a new operative limit.
Learn moreJP · Building Standard Act; formaldehyde-emitting material notifications and recognised grades
Interior building materials: formaldehyde and use restrictions
MLIT identifies F☆☆☆☆ listed materials as outside the specified emission-use restrictions; this does not remove unrelated building obligations. Follow the current legal instrument for the project.
Learn moreJP · Consumer Product Safety Act: children's specified products
Children's PSC products: toys, beds, bed guards and strollers
The under-three toy and infant-bed changes took effect on 25 December 2025. Bed guards and strollers were added from 8 July 2026. The infant-bed old-mark sales transition ends on 25 March 2027; verify actual stock dates.
Learn moreJP · Consumer Product Safety Act: specified products and technical criteria
PSC for riding helmets, climbing ropes and pressure cookers
The current METI procedure guide and 2026 regional guidance distinguish these specified categories from special and children's specified products.
Learn moreJP · Energy Conservation Act; Top Runner criteria for AC motors
AC motors: Top Runner efficiency assessment
Use the official target fiscal year and subsequent-year criteria for the relevant category. A target value and a mandatory individual-unit minimum are not equivalent.
Learn moreJP · Top Runner transformer criteria; JIS C 4304 and JIS C 4306 measurement references
Distribution transformers: FY2026 Top Runner criteria
FY2026 and subsequent-year formulas differ from earlier target-year tables. Keep the selected table and fiscal year attached to the comparison.
Learn moreJP · MHLW Guidelines for Comprehensive Safety Standards of Machinery; relevant workplace requirements
Machinery safety: risk assessment and Japanese technical basis
The explanatory guidance includes historical JIS references; use the actual accepted current standard and product rule for the machinery rather than copying every historical edition.
Learn moreJP · Standard for Industrial Safety Helmets, MHLW Notification No. 66 of 1975, as amended
Industrial safety helmets: structure, performance and type examination
Use the amended legal standard and current registered-body records. The original 1975 date does not mean an unamended historic text is sufficient.
Learn moreKR · Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act; KATS operating rules and KC safety standards
Electrical safety: certification, confirmation and supplier verification
The KATS page links contracted certification-test bodies as of April 2026 and safety-confirmation testing scopes as of October 2026. Use these current records with the exact standard's notice and transition.
Learn moreKR · KC 60335-2-2; applicable KC general safety requirements
Vacuum and water-suction cleaners: product-specific KC standard
KATS lists a 20 July 2026 notice for KC 60335-2-2. The notice's application/transition conditions, not the display date alone, determine report acceptance.
Learn moreKR · Product-specific KC lamp and controlgear safety standards
Lamps and controlgear: 2026 KC notices
The KATS directory records KC 61199, KC 60968 and KC 61195 notices on 10 September 2026, and KC 61347-2-3 on 20 July 2026. Their scope must not be extrapolated to every lighting product.
Learn moreKR · Radio Waves Act Article 58-2; RRA conformity assessment rules
Radio and EMC conformity: RRA routes
Use current RRA schedules and designated/MRA scopes. Historical English descriptions are explanatory and do not replace a current category determination.
Learn moreKR · Energy Use Rationalization Act; efficiency management and standby-power operating notices
Energy efficiency and standby power: product-specific programmes
KEA's official register includes the 2026-137 operating-rule update and 2026-25 standby notice. Air-conditioner label and calculation changes are announced for 1 November 2026 and must remain date-specific.
Learn moreKR · Special Act on Safety of Children's Products; relevant common and product-specific standards
Children's products: common and product-specific safety
Use the current KATS children's standard notices and procedure category. A product name containing 'children' does not identify the correct route by itself.
Learn moreKR · Safety-standard compliance provisions; household textile safety standard
Household textiles: safety-standard compliance
KATS links a household-textile standard effective 7 March 2024. Use the linked category text and later notices for the material and age in question.
Learn moreKR · KATS leather-products safety standard under safety-standard compliance
Leather products: material-specific safety and information
KATS publishes the leather-product standard as a distinct category. Check the operative attachment and amendments for the intended product.
Learn moreKR · KATS furniture and mattress standards; applicable safety-management category
Furniture and mattresses: distinct safety categories
The KATS live index and individual furniture/mattress records must be used together. The 762 mm exclusion is a category boundary, not an award score.
Learn moreKR · KATS tent safety standard; applicable outdoor product categories
Tents and outdoor-use articles: category safety requirements
Use the current KATS tent attachment and subsequent notices; the safety-standard compliance route differs from a compulsory certification programme.
Learn moreKR · KATS safety standard for wallpaper and paper flooring
Wallpaper and paper flooring: product-specific requirements
The KATS category record identifies an effective date of 16 April 2022; later notices and the actual building application still need to be linked.
Learn moreKR · Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act Article 14; hygienic certification rules
Water-contact products: hygienic safety certification
Use the current Korea Water Technology Certification Institute scheme information and legal rules, not an electrical KC directory.
Learn moreKR · MFDS Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers and Packages, Notice 2026-24
Food utensils, containers and packaging: MFDS specifications
The official consolidated notice reflects 27 March 2026, No. 2026-24. The MFDS English 2016 attachment is historical and must not be presented as the current Korean requirements.
Learn moreKR · Occupational Safety and Health Act; KCs machinery and protective-device rules
Hazardous machinery: KCs certification and self-declaration
KOSHA's English lists include historical notice numbers. Use them to locate the programme, then verify the operative Korean notice and applicable amendment before clause-level assessment.
Learn moreKR · Occupational Safety and Health Act; KCs protective-equipment safety notices
Workplace protective equipment: hazard-specific KCs routes
Confirm the current Korean safety notice and product classification; historical English notice numbers are not a current-edition guarantee.
Learn moreKR · Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides; product-specific safety and labelling criteria
Household chemical products: safety confirmation and packaging
Use the current product-specific administrative notice and attachments. This record confirms the procedure, not every current chemical threshold.
Learn moreCN · GB 44246-2024; applicable GB/T 4706 series; applicable CCC rules
Household appliances: mandatory safety specification and supporting standards
GB 44246-2024 and the supporting GB/T 4706 standards took effect on 1 August 2026. Do not continue presenting GB 4706.1-2005 as the unqualified current general route.
Learn moreCN · GB 4943.1-2022; applicable electronic-product CCC rule
AV/ICT equipment: safety and CCC evidence
Effective 1 August 2023, replacing GB 4943.1-2011 and GB 8898-2011. Current CCC rule amendments and component changes remain separate checks.
Learn moreCN · GB/T 7000.1-2023; applicable product-specific part and CCC rule
Luminaires: current general standard and product-specific route
GB/T 7000.1-2023 became effective on 1 January 2026 and replaced GB 7000.1-2015. Preserve the /T classification and verify the accepted certification edition.
Learn moreCN · GB 4343.1-2024
Household appliances and tools: emissions requirements
GB 4343.1-2024 became effective on 1 June 2026 and replaced the 2018 edition; the official record identifies adoption of CISPR 14-1:2020.
Learn moreCN · GB 28378-2019; applicable product and water-efficiency labelling requirements
Showers: water-efficiency floor and product performance
The official Chinese record gives 1 January 2021 as the implementation date. Use the official record rather than secondary sites listing a different date.
Learn moreCN · GB 18584-2024; GB 28008-2024; GB 28007-2024 where applicable
Furniture: harmful substances and structural safety
GB 18584-2024 became effective on 1 July 2025, replacing the older wood/plastic furniture harmful-substance standards. SAMR's furniture release explains the separate general and children's safety roles.
Learn moreCN · GB 18580-2025
Wood-based panels: 2026 formaldehyde-emission standard
Effective 1 June 2026, replacing GB 18580-2017. The official system marks the 2017 edition as withdrawn.
Learn moreCN · GB 18401-2010; GB 31701-2015 where applicable
Textile safety: use category and children's requirements
The official system lists GB 18401-2010 as current; 2026 local supervision schedules continue to identify GB 31701-2015 and product-specific method editions.
Learn moreCN · GB 25038-2024; GB 30585-2024
Footwear: general safety and children's safety
Both 2024 standards became effective on 1 June 2025; do not continue applying the superseded 2010/2014 editions without a justified date-specific basis.
Learn moreCN · GB 6675 Parts 1–4; applicable CCC toy rules
Toy safety: current requirements and November 2026 change
As of 19 October 2026, the 2025 editions of Parts 1–4 are published but not yet operative; their implementation date is 1 November 2026. Keep the current and forthcoming regimes explicitly separate.
Learn moreCN · GB 4806 family; GB 31604.1-2023; applicable additive/material approvals
Food-contact materials: general, material and migration requirements
The NHC catalogue published in January 2026 lists GB 4806.1-2016 and material-specific updates including GB 4806.10-2025 and GB 4806.16-2025. A catalogue entry is not proof that every new provision is already applicable; verify each standard's implementation date.
Learn moreCN · CNCA-C05-01:2026; 2026 CCC certification-mode announcement
Electric tools: CCC route transition
The trial rule was issued 11 April 2026 and implemented 1 July 2026. Third-party applications opened from July 2026; the announced certificate/mark requirement starts 1 January 2027 with the stated legacy-stock conditions.
Learn moreCN · GB 44240-2024
Energy-storage lithium cells and batteries
Effective 1 August 2025; the official record lists the standard as current.
Learn moreCN · GB 31241-2022; applicable CCC battery/power-bank rules
Portable electronic lithium batteries: safety scope
GB 31241-2022 became effective 1 January 2024 and replaced the 2014 edition; later CCC scope and surveillance updates must also be checked.
Learn moreCN · Product-specific CNCA CCC implementation rules, current August 2026 directory
Low-voltage components, motors and welding equipment: CCC categories
Use the official rules directory updated August 2026 and the specific rule's effective/transition terms rather than assuming all categories changed together.
Learn moreCN · GB 811-2022; applicable CCC helmet rules
Motorcycle and e-bike helmets: actual safety evidence
SAMR's September 2026 enforcement account identifies GB 811-2022 and the critical helmet tests; use the applicable current implementation rule and certificate record.
Learn moreCN · GB 6095-2021; referenced applicable test methods
Fall-protection systems: scope and system testing
The official record lists GB 6095-2021 as current, effective 1 September 2022. Listed revision projects and neighbouring 2025 standards must not be mistaken for an automatic replacement.
Learn moreCN · GB 33372-2020
Adhesives: VOC content and intended use
The government publication provides GB 33372-2020. The exact category, exclusions and current amendments remain part of the model-specific review.
Learn moreApplicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.