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Requirements Research

Examine specific legal provisions and the adoption or use of standards across markets.

Requirement analyses address identified legal provisions. Standards relationships examine national adoption, legal incorporation, designation or harmonization, and programme recognition. A relationship record is not a reproduction of a private standard’s technical clauses.

220 research records

United States · Requirement analysis

Identify the finished-product certifier

16 CFR 1110.7 · 1110.7(a)-(b)

Finished products that require a certificate under section 1110.5.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United States · Requirement analysis

Make the lithium battery test summary available

49 CFR 173.185 · 173.185(a)(3)

Manufacturers and subsequent distributors of covered lithium cells and batteries manufactured on or after 1 January 2008.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United States · Standards relationship

UL 62368-1 appears on OSHA’s appropriate NRTL test-standard list

UL 62368-1 appears on OSHA’s appropriate NRTL test-standard list · UL 62368-1 list entry; 29 CFR 1910.7 framework

Product certification within the NRTL programme and an individual laboratory’s recognized standard and site scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Kingdom · Requirement analysis

Place only safe products on the Great Britain market

General Product Safety Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1803 · Regulation 5(1)-(4)

Producers and products within the Great Britain general product-safety regime.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Kingdom · Requirement analysis

Notify the enforcement authority of an unsafe supplied product

General Product Safety Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1803 · Regulation 9(1)-(4), Great Britain version

Producers or distributors within the Great Britain GPSR scope who know that a marketed or supplied product poses risks incompatible with the general safety requirement.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Kingdom · Requirement analysis

Draw up the construction-product declaration of performance when triggered

Assimilated Construction Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 305/2011 · Article 4(1)-(3), UK-amended text

Construction products covered by a designated standard or conforming to an issued UK Technical Assessment under the Great Britain route.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Germany · Requirement analysis

Report suspected serious device incidents from professional use

Medical Device User Reporting and Information Ordinance (MPAMIV) · Section 3

Persons operating or using covered devices professionally or commercially, and physicians or dentists learning of suspected serious incidents in professional work.

Source checked 2026-10-20

France · Requirement analysis

Provide French-language product and commercial information

French Language Law No. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 · Article 2

Product or service designation, offers, presentation, instructions, guarantees, invoices, receipts and advertising covered by Article 2.

Source checked 2026-10-20

France · Standards relationship

AFNOR identifies a September 2026 NF EN ISO 9001 publication

NF EN ISO 9001, AFNOR catalogue record FA208830/605440 · National publication and European relationship metadata

Identification of the French national publication and its European parent.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Switzerland · Requirement analysis

Apply the Swiss subsidiary product-safety requirements

Federal Act on Product Safety (PrSG), SR 930.11 · Article 3(1)-(4), (6)

Manufacturers and subsidiary responsible importers, traders or service providers within the Act’s scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Switzerland · Requirement analysis

Keep an up-to-date low-voltage declaration of conformity

Ordinance on Low-Voltage Electrical Equipment (NEV), SR 734.26 · Article 8(1)-(5)

Economic operators making covered low-voltage equipment available, with the stated conditional fulfilment-provider arrangement.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Switzerland · Requirement analysis

Provide Swiss food information for distance sales

Foodstuffs and Utility Articles Ordinance (LGV), SR 817.02 · Article 44(1), (3)

Prepacked foods offered using distance-communication techniques.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Switzerland · Standards relationship

SAS’s medical-laboratory route uses ISO 15189:2022

SAS medical-laboratory accreditation transition rules · Programme reference identity and scope

Medical laboratories within the SAS medical-testing accreditation programme.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Canada · Requirement analysis

Report a consumer-product incident within the statutory periods

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, SC 2010 c 21 · Section 14(1)-(3)

Commercial manufacturers, importers and sellers that become aware of a statutory incident; the extended report has a narrower responsible role.

Source checked 2026-10-20

China · Requirement analysis

CCC controls before covered products leave the factory or enter commerce

Provisions on the Administration of Compulsory Product Certification · Article 2; catalogue and applicable implementation rules

Products actually included in the compulsory certification catalogue and within the relevant implementation rule.

Source checked 2026-10-20

China · Requirement analysis

Hazardous-substance information for electrical and electronic products

Measures for the Administration of the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products · Article 13, read with Articles 2-3

Producers and importers placing electrical and electronic products within the defined scope on the Chinese market.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Japan · Requirement analysis

DENAN inspections require usable retained records

Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act and its enforcement requirements · Article 8(2); enforcement ordinance Article 11(2)-(3)

Notifying manufacturers and importers of covered appliances and materials, subject to the Article 8 exceptions.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Japan · Standards relationship

DENAN Appendix 12 offers a specific household-appliance standards route

METI Interpretation of Technical Requirements: standards based on international standards

The applicable household-appliance technical route under the DENAN interpretation, with the relevant particular standard and national conditions.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Australia · Requirement analysis

An ARTG sponsor must control medical-device storage and transport

Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002 · Regulation 5.9

The person in relation to whom the kind of medical device is included in the ARTG, while that person controls a device of that kind.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Australia · Requirement analysis

Retail packaged food needs a label unless a specific exception applies

Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Standard 1.2.1 · Section 1.2.1-6(1), with sections 1.2.1-8 and 1.2.1-9

Packaged food for retail sale and food sold as suitable for retail sale without further processing, packaging or labelling.

Source checked 2026-10-20

New Zealand · Requirement analysis

Children's nightwear needs the correct permanent fire-hazard information

Product Safety Standards (Children's Nightwear and Limited Daywear Having Reduced Fire Hazard) Regulations 2016 · Regulation 6, with regulations 3 and 5; Fair Trading Act section 30

Covered children's nightwear and limited daywear, including relevant new and used garments.

Source checked 2026-10-20

India · Requirement analysis

Medical-device standard selection follows the Rule 7 hierarchy

Medical Devices Rules 2017 · Rule 7, as explained in CDSCO FAQ questions 25-26

Medical devices within the Indian Medical Devices Rules, with the relevant product standard selected for the device.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Korea · Requirement analysis

Safety-certification products require model-specific certification

Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act · Article 5(1), with Article 5(3)

Manufacturers, including foreign manufacturers exporting to Korea, or importers of products designated for safety certification.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Singapore · Requirement analysis

A dealer's licence does not replace equipment approval for sale

Telecommunications (Dealers) Regulations · Regulation 20(1), subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 4(7)

A licensee selling the telecommunications or radio-communication equipment described in regulation 20(1).

Source checked 2026-10-20

Brazil · Standards relationship

IEC 60335 references in the appliance certification framework

Inmetro Ordinance 148/2022 reference list · Referenced technical documents; Annex I reference framework

Selection of the general and relevant particular appliance standards under the ordinance.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Brazil · Standards relationship

ABNT NBR NM 300 references in toy regulation

Inmetro Ordinance 302/2021 toy reference framework · Technical-reference list

Covered toys and relevant mechanical, fire or chemical assessment.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Mexico · Requirement analysis

Essential safety markings on electrical products

NOM-003-SCFI-2014 Electrical products—Safety specifications · Clause 5.1

Electrical products in Clause 2, subject to its product-specific exclusions.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Mexico · Requirement analysis

Safety data sheets for workplace hazardous chemicals

NOM-018-STPS-2015 Hazard communication in workplaces · Clauses 6.3–6.4 and Chapter 9

Employers handling hazardous chemicals or mixtures within the NOM scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Mexico · Requirement analysis

Ingredient-list heading and quantitative order

NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010 as amended in 2020 · Clauses 4.2.2.1.1–4.2.2.1.2

Individually marketed prepackaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages within the rule.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Mexico · Standards relationship

Mexican adoption of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

NMX-EC-17025-IMNC-2018 · International concordance statement

Laboratory competence standard selection and national publication identification.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Saudi Arabia · Requirement analysis

Technical file for restricted-substance conformity

Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment · Article 4/1/2

Imported electrical/electronic equipment in the specified scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Saudi Arabia · Standards relationship

IEC 60335 family in a current Gulf notified-body scope

GSO notification schedule for BD-142004-01 · NB0051 schedule, household and similar electrical appliances

Selection of a notified body for a covered appliance conformity assessment.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Saudi Arabia · Standards relationship

SAAC product-certification accreditation uses ISO/IEC 17065

SAAC certification-body accreditation programme · Certification Bodies service: product/process/service certification

Review of certification-body competence and accredited scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Requirement analysis

Restricted substances are assessed in homogeneous materials

Cabinet Resolution 10 of 2017: Hazardous Substance Ratios in Electric and Electronic Devices · Article 3(1)–(2), read with Article 2

Products in Annex 1, including covered repair/reuse/update parts.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Requirement analysis

Textile supplier checks for safety and consumer labels

Cabinet Resolution 54 of 2019: UAE Scheme for Control of Textile Products · Article 3(2), read with Article 2

Covered clothing, fabrics, indoor textiles and products meeting the stated textile-composition criterion.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Requirement analysis

Marketing approval before circulation of medical products

Federal Decree-Law 38 of 2024 Governing Medical Products, Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Establishments · Article 5(1)–(3)

Medical Products as defined by the decree-law, intended for circulation in the UAE.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Requirement analysis

Energy-efficiency classification of non-domestic lighting products

Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Regarding the Regulation of Outdoor Lighting Products · Article 4, read with Article 2 and Annex 2

Non-domestic lighting products and standalone control gear within Article 2.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Standards relationship

ENAS product-certification accreditation uses ISO/IEC 17065

Emirates National Accreditation System product-certification programme · Product-certification accreditation scheme

Competence and scope of a product/process/service certification body.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Standards relationship

UAE lighting annex specifies IEC 60969-based measurements

Annex to the UAE 2022 outdoor-lighting regulation · Annex: directional compact fluorescent lamps, measured-parameter table

The specified measurements for directional compact fluorescent lamps.

Source checked 2026-10-20

United Arab Emirates · Standards relationship

Electrical clinical thermometer rules use ISO 80601-2-56:2017

Cabinet Resolution No. 90 of 2023 concerning obligatory requirements for medical and laboratory measuring devices · Attachment 2, sections 2.2 and 3.2(1)

Electrical medical clinical thermometers within Attachment 2 of the Resolution.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Requirement analysis

Manufacturer technical file and retention duties

Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law No. 7223 · Article 7(1)(b) and (c)

Manufacturers placing products on the Turkish market, subject to the applicable technical regulation and the Law’s scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Requirement analysis

Supply chain traceability records

Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law No. 7223 · Article 12(1) and (2)

Economic operators, including the online and intermediary activities described in Article 12(2).

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Requirement analysis

Recall notices and remedies for end users

Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law No. 7223 · Article 19(1)–(3)

Economic operators where other measures are insufficient to eliminate the product risk.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Requirement analysis

Declaration language and combined regulatory coverage

CE Marking Regulation · Article 11(2) and (3)

Products subject to Turkish technical regulations that require an EU declaration of conformity and CE marking.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Standards relationship

Turkish publication of the ISO 9001 quality management standard

TS EN ISO 9001:2015 · National publication and TSE management system certification programme

Organizations researching the Turkish national designation and the TSE quality management certification route.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Standards relationship

TSE medical device quality management certification to ISO 13485

TSE medical device quality management system certification · 2024 activity report: system certification and accreditation scope tables

Organizations evaluating the TSE medical device quality management system certification programme.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Standards relationship

TÜRKAK laboratory accreditation uses ISO/IEC 17025

TÜRKAK testing and calibration laboratory accreditation · Laboratory accreditation basis and EA MLA testing/calibration scopes

Testing and calibration laboratories seeking TÜRKAK accreditation and users assessing laboratory competence.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Türkiye · Standards relationship

TÜRKAK transition to ISO 15189:2022 for medical laboratories

TÜRKAK ISO 15189:2022 transition policy · Published ISO 15189 transition announcement and medical laboratory programme

Medical laboratories and organizations selecting accredited medical laboratory services.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Africa · Requirement analysis

LED luminaires under VC 8055 use specified safety requirements

Amendment to the Compulsory Specification for Electrical and Electronic Apparatus (VC 8055) · Requirement 3.6(e), inserted by Government Notice 835 of 2014

Luminaires using LEDs as a light source within the compulsory specification’s scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Africa · Requirement analysis

Declare the constituents of compound food ingredients

Regulations relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs, R.146 of 2010 · Regulation 27, subject to Regulations 42–46

Foodstuffs using a compound ingredient, including the example of milk solids stated in the Regulation.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Africa · Requirement analysis

Prepare and maintain hazardous chemical safety data sheets

Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2021 · Regulation 14A(1)(a) and (b), read with Regulation 14

Manufacturers and importers of hazardous chemical agents supplied to workplaces, within the Regulations’ scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Africa · Standards relationship

NRCS appliance approval guidance identifies SANS IEC 60335

NRCS Letter of Authority process for electrical and electronic apparatus · ET/SCF018, Issue 12, section 1.1(a)

Household and similar appliances within the scope of the relevant compulsory specification and approval process.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Africa · Standards relationship

SANAS laboratory accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025

SANAS testing and calibration laboratory accreditation · Published accreditation certificate and AFRAC arrangement testing/calibration scopes

Laboratories and purchasers evaluating competence for defined testing or calibration activities.

Source checked 2026-10-20

South Africa · Standards relationship

SANAS product certification recognition uses ISO/IEC 17065

SANAS product certification accreditation and AFRAC recognition · AFRAC arrangement membership list, South Africa product certification scope

Bodies and purchasers evaluating accredited product certification within the specific programme and scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Requirement analysis

Do not market goods that fail required standards

Law No. 8 of 1999 on Consumer Protection · Article 8(1)(a) and (4)

Businesses producing or trading consumer goods or services within the Law’s scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Requirement analysis

Certification when an SNI has been made compulsory

Law No. 20 of 2014 on Standardization and Conformity Assessment · Article 25(1)–(4), read with Article 24

Businesses and the other named actors subject to a ministerial or agency regulation making a particular SNI compulsory.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Requirement analysis

Telecommunications testing and certificate coverage

Minister of Communication and Informatics Regulation No. 3 of 2024 on Telecommunications Equipment Certification · Articles 6 and 7

Telecommunications equipment and other devices with telecommunications features within the Regulation’s scope, subject to the applicable exceptions.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Requirement analysis

Distinguish certificate validity from the production and import window

Minister of Communication and Informatics Regulation No. 3 of 2024 on Telecommunications Equipment Certification · Article 18(1)–(3)

Holders of certificates issued under Article 15 that manufacture, assemble or import the covered equipment for trade or use in Indonesia.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Requirement analysis

Bottled water storage wording and polycarbonate packaging warning

BPOM Regulation No. 6 of 2024 amending the processed food labelling regulation · Article I inserting Articles 48A and 61A; Article II transition

Bottled drinking water; the BPA warning specifically concerns bottled water using polycarbonate plastic packaging.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Standards relationship

SNI ISO 9001:2015 is an identical national adoption

SNI ISO 9001:2015 — Quality management systems — Requirements · Official catalogue: equivalence and status fields

Organizations identifying an Indonesian quality management system standard.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Standards relationship

SNI ISO/IEC 17025:2017 adopts the international laboratory competence standard

SNI ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories · Official catalogue: designation, identical adoption and establishment decision

Laboratories and purchasers identifying the Indonesian national laboratory competence standard.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Standards relationship

SNI ISO 13485:2016 adopts the medical device quality management standard

SNI ISO 13485:2016 — Medical devices — Quality management systems — Requirements for regulatory purposes · Official catalogue: equivalence and establishment fields

Organizations working within the medical device lifecycle and suppliers specifying a national quality management reference.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Indonesia · Standards relationship

SNI IEC 62368-1:2014 adopts the identified IEC safety edition and corrigendum

SNI IEC 62368-1:2014 — Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment — Part 1: Safety requirements · Official catalogue: IEC equivalence and active status

Organizations identifying a national safety reference for audio/video and information and communication technology equipment.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Requirement analysis

Match conformity assessment to the current product risk category

Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended by Law No. 78/2025/QH15 · Article 5(2)–(5), consolidated in 156/VBHN-VPQH

Products and goods within the Law’s scope; the applicable list and sector rules determine the actual risk category and management route.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Requirement analysis

Traceability obligations depend on the high risk product rollout

Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended by Law No. 78/2025/QH15 · Article 6d(1)–(3)

Traceability and supply chain transparency under the quality law; compulsory traceability for high risk products follows the competent ministry’s determination and roadmap.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Requirement analysis

Production controls and quality records before market circulation

Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended by Law No. 78/2025/QH15 · Article 28(1)(a)–(d) and (đ); Article 28(2)

Manufacturers preparing products for market circulation, with the separate provisions for small scale production considered.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Requirement analysis

Product information and complaint controls on digital marketplaces

Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended by Law No. 78/2025/QH15 · Article 34b(2) and (3)

Sellers and intermediary platform operators involved in goods traded through digital platforms for electronic transactions.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Requirement analysis

Defective product recall and authority reporting

Law No. 19/2023/QH15 on Protection of Consumers’ Rights · Article 32(1) and Article 33(1)–(4)

Businesses discovering defective products or goods within the consumer protection law.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Standards relationship

TCVN ISO 9001:2015 is an identical adoption of ISO 9001:2015

TCVN ISO 9001:2015 — Quality management systems — Requirements · Official catalogue equivalence, status and publication decision

Organizations selecting a Vietnamese national quality management system reference.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Standards relationship

TCVN ISO IEC 17025:2017 adopts the international laboratory competence standard

TCVN ISO IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories · Official catalogue equivalence and publication announcement

Laboratories and users identifying the Vietnamese national laboratory competence document.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Standards relationship

TCVN ISO 13485:2017 adopts ISO 13485:2016

TCVN ISO 13485:2017 — Medical devices — Quality management systems — Requirements for regulatory purposes · Official catalogue equivalence and replaced documents

Organizations working with medical device quality management systems and suppliers comparing national and international document identities.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Vietnam · Standards relationship

TCVN 5699-1:2010 adopts the identified IEC appliance safety edition

TCVN 5699-1:2010 — Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 1: General requirements · Official catalogue equivalence and revision history

Household and similar electrical appliances within the standard’s scope.

Source checked 2026-10-20

Read the conditions with the requirement

Select a record to examine its product and role, source location, required action and evidence. Materials suggested for a research review are distinguished from documents expressly required by the source. Follow the official source before applying a conclusion to an actual product or transaction.