On May 16, 2023, the Cabinet of Japan resolved and passed the Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Order of the Consumer Product Safety Law. This regulation newly includes some magnet toys and toys made of water - absorbent synthetic resin into the specific products in Annex 1 of the Consumer Product Safety Law for strict supervision.
Recently, the General Administration of Customs issued the Decision on Amending Some Rules (Order No. 263 of the General Administration of Customs), making a series of amendments to the Measures of the Customs of the Peoples Republic of China for the Administration of Export Supervision Warehouses and the Goods Stored Therein (issued by Order No. 133 of the General Administration of Customs, and amended in accordance with Orders No. 227, 235, 240, and 243 of the General Administration of Customs). These amendments came into effect on July 1, 2023. To help enterprises better understand and adapt to these changes, we have carried out a detailed interpretation of these amendments.
CBAM is referred to as a carbon tariff in the market, although strictly speaking, CBAM is not a tariff. However, this concept can be borrowed to understand and discuss CBAM. How should Chinese export enterprises view CBAM and adjust their low-carbon actions to address this challenge?
The Korea National Institute of Technology Standards issued Announcement No. 2023 - 0114, proposing to revise the Safety Standard for Electrical Products KC 10031 and establish safety standards for recycled lithium - ion batteries. This revision applies to secondary batteries and cells containing alkaline or other non - acidic electrolytes, and the products involved are electrical appliances and consumer products (recycled batteries).
According to the new regulations, Japan will expand the scope of export controls on chip manufacturing equipment, adding 23 categories of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and related technologies. This means Japanese exporters will need prior approval from the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry to export these equipment and technologies. Additionally, export license applications for chip manufacturing equipment to other countries and regions, including China, will become stricter and more complex, as detailed below:
The new EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) sets requirements for hazardous substance limits, electrochemical performance, safety, labeling, and CE conformity assessment. Enterprises need to adopt compliance strategies, including supply chain assessment, performance testing, safety certification, label updating, and the development of battery management systems, to maintain their market competitiveness.
How to effectively respond to the 39.7% anti - dumping duty imposed by the EU on titanium dioxide products? Understand the basis for questioning the ruling, adjust the defense strategy, take procedural countermeasures, and establish a long - term response mechanism to comprehensively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests and competitiveness of the industry in the EU market.
Japan issues new food safety regulations, cancels mandatory inspection measures for aflatoxin in Chinese edible sea urchins and Sichuan peppercorns.
Recently, the Standardization Administration of China issued a new national standard for “Basic Classification and Codes of Fixed Assets and Other Assets” (GB/T 14885?2022), aiming to deepen the reform of the budget management system, standardize and strengthen the basic information management of administrative and institutional state - owned assets.
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