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