On April 4, 2023, the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued a notice on the mandatory product certification for electronic products and safety accessories, lighting appliances, household and similar equipment, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the new standard GB 17625.1-2022.

The notice shows that the newly released certification basis for electronic products and security accessories will be implemented from July 1, 2024.

The original text of the notice is as follows:

When conducting version change certification, enterprises need to pay attention to the following points:

? From the date of publication to June 30, 2024, enterprises can voluntarily choose to implement certification according to the new or old versions of the standard GB 17625.1-2022.

? Starting from July 1, 2024, old standard certification certificates will no longer be issued.

? The certificate conversion work should be completed no later than June 30, 2025

? For certified products that have been delivered, put on the market and no longer produced before July 1, 2024, certificate conversion is not required.

? Timely understand the specific requirements of the new version of the standard, especially whether adjustments need to be made in product design, production, and testing.

? Choose appropriate testing and certification institutions to ensure the quality and efficiency of testing and auditing.

? Timely apply for certification of new standards and update product certification certificates and test reports.

Kind reminder

The release of the GB 17625.1-2022 standard will have a significant impact on product design, production, and certification for enterprises. ZRLK suggests that relevant enterprises improve their product risk awareness, timely understand and adapt to the requirements of the new standard, to ensure that product quality meets the requirements of relevant laws and regulations. Our company has a professional technical team and rich experience in product testing. We can provide you with testing and certification services for related products. If you have any needs, please feel free to contact us, and our engineers will be at your service as soon as possible!