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China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) in China publish a Notification about the new version of the EMC standard GB17625 for electronic products and their accessories. New version of EMC standard GB 17625.1-2022 was released on 2022 and will be released in 2024 it will be implemented and replace GB 17625.1-2012.

From the date of issuance of this notice to June 30, 2024, enterprises can voluntarily choose to implement certification in accordance with the new version of the standard or the old version of the standard. From July 1, 2024, the new version of the standard shall be used for certification.

For products that have been certified according to the old version of the standard, the holder of the old version of the standard certification certificate should apply for the conversion of the new version of the standard certification certificate.

The conversion of all old standard certification certificates should be completed before June 30, 2025 at the latest; if it is not completed within the time limit, CQC will suspend the old standard certification certificates, For certificates which have not been converted by 30 September 2025, CQC will have to cancel the certificates.

For certified products which have been shipped out of the factory before 1 July 2024, put on the market, and no longer produced, certificate conversion is not required.

Official notice

MIIT of China issue notification about the deadline for applying products type approval using the standards MIIT [2002] 353, MIIT [2002] 277, and MIIT [2012] 620 in the 2.4/5.1/5.8GHz frequency bands.

Main changes are give :

Effective October 15, 2023, no new applications for the old standard of products with 2.4/5.1/5.8GHz frequency bands will be accepted, and applications for adding modules certified under the old standard to a new host device will no longer be accepted.

Effective October 15, 2023, renewal applications will only be accepted for devices with 2.4/5.1/5.8GHz frequency bands that meet the new standard MIIT [2021] 129; renewal applications for certificates under the old standard will no longer be accepted.

The equipment/modules certified under the old standard in the 2.4/5.1/5.8GHz frequency bands can be updated to the new standard for equipment through an updated application within the certificate validity period. The updated application requires submission of a self-test or third-party lab report. The laboratory must have CMA qualification and have the testing capability of MIIT [2021] 129.

Applications for equipment under the old standard must be accepted before October 15, 2023.
The maximum validity period for issuing a certificate is December 31, 2025. During the validity period of the certificate, manufacturers with equipment certified under the old standard can apply for an update to meet MIIT [2021] 129 requirements. After the equipment is updated to the new standard, a renewal application will need to be submitted before its expiration date.