South Korea
On July 16, 2025, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) operating under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced draft amendments to the Enforcement Rules of …
*Taiwan
On June 27, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced revisions to the “Dry Battery Recycling and Disposal Levy Ratio”, introducing preferential recycling levy for lithium-ion batteries submitted by companies that …
China
On June 26, 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Implementation plan for strengthening the promotion of green and low-carbon standardization in industrial and information technology …
China
On July 10, 2025, China’s Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) has released the first edition of the Product Carbon Footprint Label Certification Pilot Program Product List. The announcement follows the …
South Korea
On June 23, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) jointly hosted an event titled the “Expert Forum on Circular Battery Use.” …
China
On April 25, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the release of a new recommended national standard titled Coding Rules for Lithium-Ion Batteries (GB/T 45565-2025), in a move …
South Korea
On May 16, 2025, South Korean National Assembly member Park Hyeong-soo and nine other lawmakers proposed the Bill on the Management and Industrial Promotion of Used Batteries to the National …
China
On June 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, General Administration of Customs, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued a notice, to standardize the import management …
*Hong Kong
On May 28, 2025, the Hong Kong government announced that it will expand the scope of regulated mercury-added products under the Mercury Control Ordinance, aligning with amendments adopted at the …
China
On June 16, 2025, the Environmental Protection Bureau of the Macau Special Administrative Region announced that it will prohibit the import, export, and transshipment of 14 types of mercury-added products …
*Taiwan
On April 15,2025, Taiwan’s Environment Ministry announced a draft revision to its battery recycling levy structure, aiming to incentivize manufacturers and importers of lithium-ion batteries to establish recycling systems. The …
China
On April 17, 2025, China National Light Industry Council published a draft national voluntary standard called the Technical Specifications for Lithium-ion Batteries for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances. The council …
China
On May 13, 2025, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management has issued a new mandatory industry standard, AQ 7017-2025, titled “Safety Code for Lithium-Ion Battery Production.” The standard will take effect …
Vietnam
On February 28, 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued Circular 07/2025/TT-BTNMT, amending and supplementing Circular 02/2022/TT-BTNMT, which provides implementation details for various articles of the Law on …
Japan
On April 15, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Regeneration and Resource Circulation Bureau, issued a notification to prefectural waste management authorities regarding the Guidelines and Measures for the …
South Korea
On March 25, 2025, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea held the 4th Supply Chain Stabilization Committee meeting and issued …
China
On Feb. 28, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration published a recommended national standard, “Recovery of Traction Battery Used in Electric Vehicle—Echelon Use—Part 5: Battery Design …
China
On Feb. 10, 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other seven central government departments jointly announced an action plan for sound development of new-type energy storage system …
Australia
On March 18, 2025, the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill 2025 was introduced in the Parliament of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The bill seeks to minimize the impact of various …
China
On February 28, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China published the “Public Notice on the Standardization of Import Management for Recycled Black Mass Materials and Recycled Steel …
China
On December 18, 2024, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Market Regulation issued a voluntary local standard “Cascading use※ of automobile traction battery-Operation requirements for energy storage systems” (DB31/T 1525-2024). The …
Japan
On December 27, 2024, the Japanese Cabinet promulgated the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Enforcement Order of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment. In …
China
On Jan. 16, 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published on its website the first list of recommended association standards for carbon footprint assessment (or “quantification”) of industrial …
South Korea
On January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea enacted and enforced Notice on the Mandatory Recycling Ratios by Product and Packaging Material of 2025. This Notice has …
India
The Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) has published a guidance manual for producers under the Battery Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 on December 27, 2024. The document has detailed …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published the Battery Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2025 on February 24, 2025, which came into effect on the same day. …
China
On January 7, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued the “List of Implementing Product Carbon Footprint Label Certification Pilot Program” (list). The “Notice on the Implementation …
*Taiwan
On December 16, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan promulgated the amended “Measures for Managing Responsible Businesses for Waste to be Collected”. The Measures specifies the registration and recycling …
South Korea
On October 8, 2024, South Korean Rep. Im Yi-ja submitted a representative motion on a bill to partially amend the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and …
*Taiwan
On Nov. 12, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced an update to the list of products subject to the recycling requirement.
Malaysia
Malaysia Productivity Corporation has launched the Electric Vehicle and Battery Management (EVBM) Guidelines on October 11, 2024.
China
On Sept. 27, 2024, the government of China’s Zhejiang province published Provincial Regulations on the Promotion of Green and Low-Carbon Transition, which will come into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Ecomark Rules, 2024 on 26 September 2024, which came into force on the same day. The Rules constitute …
India
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has published the Environmental Compensation Guidelines for two EPR rules, namely the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 (published on September 3, 2024) and the …
China
On Sept. 9, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced a pilot program for product carbon footprint labeling certification. The published details of the program include eligible products, criteria …
Vietnam
On August 14, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam promulgated Notice No. 460/TB-BTNMT Stipulating the Second Edition of the List of Recycling Facilities for Products …
*Taiwan
On July 30, 2024, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a draft of the “Regulation on inspection of stationary lithium battery storage appliances …
South Korea
From October 2023 through to March 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea conducted its first phase of a pilot project with the aim for establishing …
Indonesia
On July 4, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 9/2024 on Management of Trash Containing Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Waste was promulgated in Indonesia. The …
Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies of Sri Lanka has published the Standardization and Quality Control Regulations under the Import and Exports (Control) Act, No.1 of 1969, …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has promulgated the Battery Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024 under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. Under the said rules, …
India
On May 28, 2024, Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) has promulgated a notice about the provisions for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. …
China
On May 7, 2024, China’s Ministry of Transport published a series of six revised industry standards for the road transportation of dangerous goods (JT/T 617.1–6), which came into effect immediately. …
Thailand
Thai Industrial Standard Institute (TISI) issued a standard of “TIS 3604-2023 MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCT – RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF MERCURY”, targeting electrical and electronics equipment which might affect to health …
India
On April 30, 2024, the Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) promulgated two notifications to producers of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. …
South Korea
On March 26, 2024, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) signed an agreement with five electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling companies to launch a pilot project to certify recycled materials …
China
On March 27, 2024, the All-China Environment Federation published a draft association standard called the Guideline on N-methylpyrrolidone Emission Accounting and Control Techniques of Prevention for Lithium Ion Battery Production …
South Korea
The South Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) has announced a preliminary legislative notice to revise the Appendix 5 (“Dry Batteries”) to the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety …
China
On January 18, 2024, the Ministry of Transport of China promulgated the revised “Regulation on the transport of dangerous goods by air”. The revised Regulation will take effect from July …
South Korea
On December 20, 2023, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea, held an event titled …
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