On December 18, 2024, the National Radio Office issued the "Notice on Further Clarifying the Relevant Technical Requirements for Radio Transmission Equipment for Direct Connected Communication of the Internet of Vehicles" on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the main contents of which are as follows:

In October 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology took the lead in the world in promulgating the "Regulations on the Management of the Use of 5905-5925MHzMHz Frequency Bands for Direct Communication of Internet of Vehicles (Intelligent Connected Vehicles)" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology [2018] No. 203, hereinafter referred to as the "Management Regulations"). In order to promote the development of China's Internet of Vehicles direct communication, the technical route has been clarified, and the spectrum resource guarantee has been provided, which has played a positive role in promoting the research and development of related products, the formulation of standards, the maturity of the industrial chain, and the testing and verification.

In order to further implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, better promote the high-quality development of the Internet of Vehicles industry, meet the needs of the industry, and continuously optimize the allocation of spectrum resources, the relevant technical requirements for the direct connection of the Internet of Vehicles to communication radio transmission equipment are as follows:

1. The channel bandwidth that can be used by vehicle-mounted or portable radio transmission equipment for direct communication is 10MHz (5905-5915MHz) or 20MHz (5905-5925MHz).

Second, the direct communication roadside radio transmission equipment of the Internet of Vehicles can work on the channel bandwidth of 10MHz (5915-5925MHz) or 20MHz (5905-5925MHz).

3. The management of the use of radio transmission equipment and other technical requirements for direct communication of the Internet of Vehicles are still implemented in accordance with the "Management Regulations".

Click this link to view the original text of the "Regulations on the Management of the Use of 5905-5925MHz Frequency Bands for Direct Communication of Internet of Vehicles (Intelligent Connected Vehicles) (Provisional)".

On June 29, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China) issued the Announcement of Chinese National Standards No. 14 of 2024. 109 national standards and 4 national standard modification orders were approved.

Among them, the No. 1 amendment to the China RoHS standard GB/T 26572-2011 "Limit Requirements for Restricted Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products" includes four phthalates, namely di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) and bis(2-ethyl)hexyl phthalate (DEHP), into the standard control, and the number of restricted substances in GB/T 26572-2011 has increased to ten. This requirement will be officially implemented on January 1, 2026.

On April 22, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Radio Management Regulations for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Equipment in the 900MHz Frequency Band" on its official website, which is as follows:

 Radio Management Regulations of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Equipment in the 900MHz Frequency Band

Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Radio Administration, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Radio Frequency Allocation, the Regulations on the Administration of Radio Transmission Equipment, and other laws and regulations in order to promote the development of the radio industry, strengthen the management of radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment, improve the efficiency of spectrum use, and maintain the order of air waves.

Article 2 The term "radio frequency identification (RFID) technology" as used in these provisions refers to the technology of realizing contactless data transmission between the reader and the tag through the modulation and coding of radio frequency signals, and then identifying the identity information and other data contained in the tag, which is mainly used in the fields of public safety, production management and control, logistics and supply chain management, and traffic management.

This regulation applies to the development, production, import, sale and use of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment in the 920-925MHz frequency band.

Article 3 The production or import of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment for sale and use in China shall comply with the "Technical Requirements for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Radio Transmission Equipment in the 900MHz Frequency Band" (see Annex), and apply to the State Radio Administration for approval of the radio transmission equipment type.

Article 4 The installation and use of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment in the 920-925MHz frequency band shall be managed with reference to the terrestrial public mobile communication terminals, and no radio station license shall be obtained.

Article 5 The use of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment shall not cause harmful interference to other legal radio stations (stations), nor shall it put forward protection requirements from harmful interference, such as harmful interference to other legal radio stations (stations), it shall immediately stop using it, and can continue to use it only after taking measures to eliminate harmful interference.

Article 6 The installation of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment in the frequency band 920-925MHz within the shortest horizontal distance of 33 meters from the center line of the railway track shall be subject to the consent of the State Railway Administration or the regional railway supervision and administration.

Article 7 The radio administration shall strengthen the supervision and inspection of the production, import, sale and use of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment, and shall order corrections and deal with violations of the relevant provisions of radio administration if it is found to be in violation of the relevant regulations.

Article 8 From the date of implementation of these provisions, the State Radio Administration shall no longer accept and approve applications for the approval of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment in the 840-845MHz frequency band, and the radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment that has obtained the type approval certificate of the frequency band may continue to be sold and used until it is scrapped.

Article 9 These Provisions shall come into force on November 1, 2024, and the original "Regulations on the Application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology in the 800/900MHz Frequency Band (Trial)" (Ministry of Information [2007] No. 205) shall be repealed at the same time.

Attachment: Technical requirements for radio frequency identification (RFID) radio transmission equipment in the 900MHz band .pdf

On April 22, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Interim Regulations on the Radio Management of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Equipment on its official website, which are as follows:

Interim Regulations on Radio Management of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Equipment

Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Radio Administration, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Radio Frequency Allocation, the Regulations on the Administration of Radio Transmission Equipment, and other laws and regulations in order to promote the development of the radio industry, strengthen the management of ultra-wideband (UWB) equipment, improve the efficiency of spectrum use, maintain the order of air waves, and ensure that ultra-wideband (UWB) equipment and other radio systems can achieve frequency compatibility and sharing.

Article 2 The term "ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment" as used in these Regulations refers to radio transmission equipment with a transmitting signal bandwidth (-10dB bandwidth) of not less than 500MHz, which is mainly used in short-distance and high-speed wireless data communication, positioning, ranging, perception and other fields, and is used at a frequency of 7163-8812MHz.

These provisions apply to the development, production, import, sale and use of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment.

Article 3 The production or import of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment for sale and use in China shall comply with the "Technical Requirements for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Radio Transmission Equipment" (see Annex), and apply to the State Radio Administration for approval of the type of radio transmission equipment.

Article 4 The installation and use of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment shall be managed with reference to terrestrial public mobile communication terminals, and no radio station license shall be required.

Article 5 The use of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment shall not cause harmful interference to other legal radio stations (stations), nor shall it put forward protection requirements from harmful interference.

Article 6 The use of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmitting equipment is prohibited within 1 km of the radio astronomy observatory site.

Article 7 The use of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment on aircraft (including unmanned aircraft) is prohibited.

Article 8 The radio administration shall strengthen the supervision and inspection of the production, import, sale and use of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment, and shall order corrections and deal with violations of the relevant provisions of radio administration if it is found to be in violation of the relevant regulations.

Article 9 According to the development of the industry and technological progress, the relevant contents of these regulations shall be adjusted in a timely manner by the State Radio Administration.

Article 10 From the date of implementation of these Regulations, the State Radio Administration shall no longer accept and approve applications for the approval of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment that does not meet the technical requirements listed in these Regulations, and the ultra-wideband (UWB) radio transmission equipment that has obtained the type approval certificate may continue to be sold and used until it is scrapped.

Article 11 These Provisions shall come into force on August 1, 2025, and the original Notice on the Provisions on the Use of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technical Frequencies (MIIT [2008] No. 354) shall be repealed at the same time.

Annex: Technical Requirements for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Radio Transmitting Equipment.pdf

According to the issued by the State Council on June 29, 2023, "Several Measures to Promote Institutional Opening-up in Pilot Free Trade Zones and Free Trade Ports with International High Standards". On March 4, 2024, the China Quality Certification Center issued the country's first compulsory product certification (CCC) certificate for electromagnetic compatibility using self-declaration evaluation method for Shanghai Hewlett-Packard Trading Co., Ltd. The pilot areas mentioned in the measures include Shanghai, Guangdong, Tianjin, Fujian, the Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Hainan Free Trade Port, and the products involved are information technology equipment products.

On January 25, 2024, CNCA released the Announcement No. 3 of 2024 on the official website of , which reads as follows:

Decided to adjust the testing method standards of the conformity assessment system for the restricted 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)" to GB/T 39560.1, GB/T 39560.2, GB/T 39560.301 and GB/T 39560.4, GB/T 39560.5, GB/T 39560.6, GB/T 39560.701, GB/T 39560.702, a total of 8 series of standards for the determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products (hereinafter referred to as GB/T 39560 series standards). The relevant requirements are hereby announced as follows:

1. From March 1, 2024, the testing methods for carrying out conformity assessment activities for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products shall be implemented in accordance with the GB/T 39560 series standards.

2. Before March 1, 2024, if the conformity assessment is completed in accordance with GB/T 26125, the standard conversion shall be completed by means of natural transition such as expiration renewal and product change.

3. Before March 1, 2024, products that have been shipped and imported do not need to be converted to standards.

In order to implement the requirements of the Announcement of the CNCA on Improving the Management of Compulsory Product Certification Certificates and Marks (No. 12 of 2023), the China Quality Certification Center issued a notice on December 26, 2023 that it will issue certificates and issue electronic certificates in accordance with the requirements of the above announcement from January 1, 2024. The main points are as follows:

1. the new version of the certificate style: the new version of the compulsory product certification certificate style is detailed in the official website of the China Quality Certification Center (www.cqc.com.cn) certification sample section, including Chinese version and English version.

2. E-certificate document format: It is recommended that the authentication client only obtain the e-certificate. The electronic certificate document format is issued in accordance with China's electronic document exchange and storage format standards, and the OFD (Open Fixed-layout Document) document format is used to issue electronic certificates. You can use OFD professional tools such as Kingsoft WPS (https://www.wps.cn/) and Digital OFD Reader (http://www.suwell.cn/) to view the information of the electronic certificate and verify the electronic signature information of the certificate.

3. Implementation arrangement: From 1 January 2024, certificates will be issued and electronic certificates will be issued in accordance with the above requirements.

4. Note: This adjustment does not involve the requirement of renewal of issued certificates. For CCC certification certificates issued before January 1, 2024 and electronic certificates in PDF file format, the electronic certificates in the new format and OFD document format will be replaced with the renewal of certificates and certificate changes.

Click this link to view the original notice of China Quality Certification Center.

In accordance with the relevant requirements of the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Deepening the Reform of the Management System of the Electronic and Electrical Industry" (Guo Ban Fa [2022] No. 31), the State Administration for Market Regulation has decided to implement compulsory product certification (CCC certification) management for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs, mobile power supplies and power adapters/chargers for telecommunications terminal products used in electronic and electrical products (hereinafter referred to as newly included products), and the relevant requirements are hereby announced as follows:

1. From August 1, 2023, the designated certification body will begin to accept the CCC certification entrustment of the newly included products, and carry out the certification work in accordance with the applicable standards listed in the "Compulsory Product Certification Implementation Rules Information Technology Equipment" and the annex; The new inclusion in the list of designated certification bodies and laboratories for products will be announced separately.

2. The scope of CCC certification for newly included products is detailed in the annex. Among them, for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs used in electronic and electrical products, CCC certification is carried out for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs for portable electronic products at this stage, and CCC certification is carried out in a timely manner for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs used in other electronic and electrical products.

3. In view of the GB31241-2022 "Safety Technical Specifications for Lithium-ion Batteries and Battery Packs for Portable Electronic Products" will be mandatory on January 1, 2024, in order to reduce the cost of obtaining certification for enterprises, the designated certification body will carry out CCC certification of relevant products in accordance with this standard.

4. Under the premise of controllable certification risks and ensuring the quality of certification, designated certification bodies and laboratories should actively adopt the existing conformity assessment results to reduce the burden on enterprises and facilitate enterprises to obtain certifications.

Attachment: Scope definition of CCC certification for newly included products