On July 24, 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union jointly issued Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, simplifying and optimizing the implementation arrangements for parts of the EU AI Act (EU) 2024/1689. For manufacturers, this does not mean the AI Act has been fully postponed, but rather that compliance obligations for some high-risk AI systems are being reordered and implemented in phases, with the main changes including:

• Postponed from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2026: Transparency obligations for AI-generated content such as labeling and watermarks will take effect on August 2, 2026, while system upgrades already in use may be postponed until December 2, 2026; Newly prohibits on AI-generated child sexual abuse material or generating involuntary intimacy/sexually explicit content that identifies individuals, effective December 2, 2026;
• Postponed from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2027: Some Annex III high-risk AI system obligations are expected to apply, such as biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, law enforcement, border management, and other scenarios;
• Postponed from August 2, 2027 to August 2, 2028: High-risk AI systems embedded in Annex I products and used as security components, especially those regulated under EU industry safety regulations, are expected to be subject to relevant obligations.

Click this link to view the original (EU) 2026/1744 text.

On September 4, 2026, the European Commission issued Resolution (EU) 2026/2003, which revised the harmonized standards for several Radio Directives (RED). The main changes include:

• Updated versions of the original harmonized standards: Electromagnetic Radiation Standard EN 50566:2017/A1:2023 and EN 50566:2017/A2:2025 (should be used together with EN 50566:2017, including the new 0mm body SAR requirement), point-to-point fixed wireless link RF standard EN 302 217-2 V3.4.1, UWB Tank Level Probing Radar standard EN 302 372 V3.1.1, oastal Surveillance, Vessel Traffic Services and Harbour Radars Standard EN 303 135 V2.2.1, Broadcast Television Receiver Amplifier and Active Antenna Standard EN 303 354 V1.2.1;
• New harmonized standards: short-range radio standard EN 300 440-2 V3.1.1 and EN 305 550-5 V1.1.1, PMR/TETRA EMC standard EN 301 489-5 V2.3.1, CB equipment EMC standard EN 301 489-13 V2.1.1, cellular base station EMC standard EN 301 489-50 V2.4.1, UWB standard EN 302 065-3-3 V3.1.0 and EN 302 065-4-4 V2.1.1, primary radar standard EN 303 364-1-1 V1.1.1.

Click this link to view the original text of the (EU) 2026/2003 resolution, whose mandatory implementation date for the updated harmonized standards is March 7, 2028.

On August 20, 2026, the French National Frequency Authority (ANFR) published a notice on its official website requesting VARROT ACCESSOIRES to recall the ESEEK GPS HOUND TRACKER GD03 dog collar from the French market due to violations of radio frequency usage regulations.

As part of its radio equipment market regulatory mission, ANFR inspected a GPS HOUND TRACKER GD03 model dog collar sold under the ESEEK brand. The collar was manufactured by Shenzhen Yixie Electronics Co., Ltd. and launched in the French market by VARROT ACCESSOIRES. The inspection revealed multiple defects, including unauthorized frequency use, incomplete conformity assessment procedures and technical documentation, power exceeding authorized ranges, and non-compliance with frequency usage technical conditions.

Since no measures were taken to stop the situation, ANFR decided to request a recall of the GPS HOUND TRACKER GD03 model under the ESEEK brand. Since the manufacturer did not respond or instruct them, the dealer was required to proactively recall the device.

Click this link to view the original ANFR announcement.

On August 13, 2026, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) issued a notice announcing the official launch of a public consultation process for the EU Cybersecurity Act (CRA) supporting standards, releasing 17 technical specification drafts covering key digital products such as wearable devices, smart toys, internet routers, operating systems, smart homes, password managers, antivirus software, and virtual private networks (VPNs). These EN 304 XXX standards aim to provide a compliance framework for CRA, such as the antivirus software draft specifying the configuration path for "default security." According to the CRA timeline, starting September 11, 2026, relevant manufacturers must promptly report exploited vulnerabilities or serious security incidents through the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)'s unified reporting platform, with comprehensive compliance requirements set to take effect by the end of 2027.

Click this link to view the original text of ETSI's announcement. Click this link which allows you to view the operation guide for designated agents who have completed "EU Registration" registration on the ENISA reporting platform.

On July 30, 2026, the French National Frequency Authority (ANFR) reported the results of market supervision for the first half of 2026 (SAR), reporting a total of five mobile phones and requiring the relevant companies to carry out recalls. Where:

• AGM Note N1, DOOGEE N55 PLUS, INFINIX SMART 9 (X6532), and NOTHING PHONE 3A (A059) phones exceeded the limb SAR limit (limit of 4 W/kg);
• Inspection of the SAMSUNG A55 (SM-A556E/DS) phone revealed multiple issues that did not meet European regulatory requirements: failure to perform conformity assessment procedures and failure to provide technical documentation. Due to these compliance issues, the phone should not be launched in France, and ANFR has not conducted any technical testing on the device.

Click this link to view the original ANFR announcement.

On July 21, 2026, the French National Frequency Agency (ANFR) reported the results of market supervision related to electromagnetic radiation (SAR) for 2025. ANFR inspected 80 mobile devices from 33 brands to verify compliance with European regulatory requirements. A total of 17 product models require corrective actions, including: 

• Nine terminals had SAR values exceeding regulatory limits, including 8 for limb SAR issues (limit of 4 W/kg), and 1 for head SAR (limit of 2 W/kg);
• Eight terminals had administrative non-compliance, especially missing CE markings or missing or incomplete technical documents.

Corrective measures include issuing ANFR-verified software updates, withdrawing products from the market, and recalling sold devices.

Click this link to view the full ANFR announcement. For the list of recalls involved, click this link to view the original ANFR report.

On July 14, 2026, the European Commission adopted Implementation Resolution (EU) 2026/1736, issuing six unified standards for digital product passports (DPPs) supporting the Eco-Design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, EU 2024/1781). The resolution was published in the Official Journal of the EU and took effect immediately. According to the resolution, digital product passports that meet these unified standards can be presumed to meet the requirements of Articles 10 and 11 of the regulations, providing companies with a clear path to compliance.

The six standards include:

• EN 18216:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Data Interchange Protocol";
• EN 18219:2026 "Digital Product Passport - Unique Identifier";
• EN 18220:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Data Carrier";
• EN 18221:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Data Storage, Archiving and Data Persistence";
• EN 18222:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Application Programming Interface (API) for Product Passport Lifecycle Management and Searchability";
• EN 18223:2026 "Digital Product Passport – System Interoperability".

For mobile devices, ESPR replaces the Native Eco-Design Directive (2009/125/EC), and thus serves as the superior regulation to the Eco-Design Regulation (EU) 2023/1670. Currently, ESPR's requirements for digital passports will first apply to products such as steel, and automobile/industrial batteries, but the mandatory implementation date for mobile terminals has yet to be determined. The main compliance consideration for ESPR for mobile devices is to implement the relevant eco-design requirements according to (EU) 2023/1670.

Click this link to view the original text of Implementing Resolution (EU) 2026/1736.

On May 7, 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a provisional agreement on AI Omnibus (Omnibus VII), aiming to simplify and optimize parts of the EU AI Act implementation arrangements. For manufacturers, this does not mean the AI Act is being fully postponed, but rather that compliance obligations for some high-risk AI systems are being reclassified and implemented in phases, with major changes including:

• Postponed from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2026: Transparency obligations such as labeling and watermarks for AI-generated content are expected to apply; Newly prohibits AI-generated child sexual abuse material or involuntary intimacy/sexually explicit content that identifies individuals;
• Postponed from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2027: Some Annex III high-risk AI system obligations are expected to apply, such as biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, law enforcement, border management, and other scenarios;
• Postponed from August 2, 2027 to August 2, 2028: High-risk AI systems embedded in products and used as security components, especially those regulated by EU industry safety regulations, are expected to be subject to relevant obligations.

The above changes were approved by the European Parliament on June 16, 2026, and after adoption by the Council of the European Union, they are expected to be officially published to the OJ by August 2, 2026.

Click this link to view the European Parliament's press release on the approval of the revision of the AI Act.

On February 16, 2026, the European Commission adopted the initiative to adopt the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as an alternative to the Cybersecurity Authorization Regulation (EU) 2022/30. On April 29, 2026, the Commission officially issued the new Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/339, which replaces Regulation (EU) 2022/30 effective December 11, 2027.

Click this link to view the original delegated regulation.

On March 16, 2026, the French Prime Minister approved a revision to the French National Band Allocation Table. The revision includes 915MHz related amendments to support IoT deployments, upgraded regulatory requirements for wireless microphones, and 5945-6425MHz Wi-Fi out-of-band domain spurious emission limits. Among them, the harmonized standard ETSI EN 303 687 V1.1.1 for the 5945-6425MHz frequency band has a out-of-band domain spurious emission limit of -45dBm/MHz below 5935MHz for very low power (VLP) products. In 2024/3157 (EU) issued on December 19, 2024, the limit can be relaxed to -37dBm/MHz for products that support the frequency selection mechanism. 2024/3157 (EU) has already taken effect on January 1, 2026, and the ANFR revision of the band allocation table officially implements the relevant regulations of the European Commission.

Click this link to view the relevant band allocation update announcement for ANFR.