On 25 January 2024, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) issued Announcement No. 3 of 2024 on adjusting the applicable standards for the test methods of the conformity assessment system for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products.

Content of the announcement

In order to keep aligned with international standards for testing hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, keep industrial and supply chains flowing and serve trade facilitation, it has been decided to change the test method standard for the conformity assessment system for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products from GB/T 26125, Determination of six restricted substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers) in electrical and electronic products, to the eight-part GB/T 39560 series on the determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products: GB/T 39560.1, GB/T 39560.2, GB/T 39560.301, GB/T 39560.4, GB/T 39560.5, GB/T 39560.6, GB/T 39560.701 and GB/T 39560.702 (hereinafter the GB/T 39560 series).

The relevant requirements are announced as follows:

From 1 March 2024

Test methods used in conformity assessment activities for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products shall follow the GB/T 39560 series.

Before 1 March 2024

Where conformity assessment has been completed in accordance with GB/T 26125, the standard conversion shall be completed through natural transition, such as certificate renewal at expiry or product changes.

Before 1 March 2024

Products already released from the factory or imported do not require standard conversion.