Azerbaijan has opened a public consultation on a draft Azerbaijan RoHS technical regulation restricting hazardous substances in electrical and radioelectronic products. Published by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control, the draft is modelled on EU RoHS and EAEU TR 037/2016 and would add a substance-restriction layer to national conformity assessment. It is not yet binding. Learn the scope, certification impact, timeline and actions manufacturers shoul

The NICTA 6 GHz consultation, opened 25 June 2026, covers two draft instruments: a Guideline on the Operation of WAS/RLAN in the 6 GHz Band, and the Radiocommunications (LIPD) Class Licence 2026, which would revoke and replace Papua New Guinea's 2016 LIPD Class Licence. Only the lower 6 GHz band (5925-6425 MHz) would open to licence-exempt Wi-Fi 6E/7 - Low Power Indoor at 250 mW EIRP, Very Low Power at 25 mW EIRP. Comments closed 10 July 2026; both instruments remain drafts,

Mexico has closed the courier and parcel loophole for cell phones. Under an agreement published in the DOF on 29 May 2026, smartphones and other mobile phones under codes 8517.13.01, 8517.14.91 and 8517.18.99 can no longer enter under the simplified low-value regime without proof of conformity. Mexico NOM-001 mobile phones obligations, plus NOM-024-SCFI-2013 labelling rules, took effect on 1 July 2026 after a SNICE deferral. The agreement also moves conformity procedures to P

On July 1, 2026, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr circulated a draft Third Report and Order and Third FNPRM in ET Docket No. 21-232. The FCC Covered List component ban would prohibit authorization of any device incorporating logic-bearing hardware components produced by a Covered List entity, effective immediately on adoption with no transition period. The item also requires online marketplaces to display the FCC ID at the online point of sale. The Commission votes on July 22, 2026.