China's updated CQC household appliance standards are now landing. GB 4343.1-2024, the new EMC emission standard, took effect on June 1, 2026, while the GB/T 4706.1-2024 safety standard becomes mandatory for CCC certification on August 1, 2026. Both replace long-standing predecessors and trigger supplementary testing, new emission limits, and certificate-conversion deadlines for manufacturers, importers, and OEMs selling into China. Here's the timeline and the actions you nee

Chile has formalized its USB-C charger regulation, adopting USB Type-C as the common charging receptacle for 11 categories of electronic devices sold in the country. Issued under Law 21.695 and published in the Diario Oficial on May 13, 2026, the rule applies to new mobile phones from October 2026 and to laptops, tablets, cameras, headphones and more from October 2028. Manufacturers must also meet new consumer-information labeling duties, with Sernac responsible for enforceme

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has opened a public consultation on remaking the Radiocommunications (Aircraft and Aeronautical Mobile Stations) Class Licence 2016 before it sunsets. ACMA proposes to revoke and remake the instrument with minor changes, preserving the licence-free framework for mobile radio equipment fixed to or carried on board aircraft. Manufacturers and importers of aeronautical radio equipment should review the draft. Submissions c

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has released SRSP-310.7, Issue 5 for comment, revising the technical and channel-plan requirements for fixed line-of-sight microwave systems in the 10.7–11.7 GHz band. The draft adds channels in the 11.075–11.2 GHz and 11.575–11.7 GHz sub-bands and removes redundant provisions. Stakeholders may submit comments until August 28, 2026.