Global Market Access Regulatory Newsletter – Q1 2026

Vietnam National Assembly Published New Cybersecurity Law

On December 10, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam published the Law on Cybersecurity, which will take effect on July 1, 2026.

The Law on Cybersecurity establishes a legal framework to safeguard national cyberspace. It affects the cybersecurity requirements for individuals and organizations (domestic and foreign) operating in Vietnam’s cyberspace.

The document merges the 2015 Law on Information Security and the 2018 Law on Cyber Security, addressing the overlaps and contradictions between the two laws. It also reflects recent institutional changes, including transferring cybersecurity responsibilities to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), and addressing cyber threats.

Starting July 1, 2026, the MPS shall oversee cybersecurity responsibilities.  

The assessment of conformity with standards and regulations on cybersecurity shall be carried out in the following cases:

1. Before putting cybersecurity products on the market, organizations and individuals must certify technical-regulation conformity or announce technical regulation conformity and use the technical-regulation conformity mark.
2. Serving the state management of cybersecurity.

Starting July 1, 2026, organizations must comply with updated technical requirements addressing evolving cyber threats. 

Source:
Law on Cybersecurity 
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AU and NZ Updated Appliance Safety Standards

On November 27, 2025, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand issued updated safety standards for household and similar electrical appliances. These 2025 editions will replace all previous versions after a three‑year transition period.

Updated standards:

1. AS/NZS 60335.2.80:2025 - Safety Requirements for Electric Fans
2. AS/NZS 60335.2.14:2025 - Safety Requirements for Kitchen Machines
3. AS/NZS 60335.2.15:2025 - Safety Requirements for Heating Liquids Appliances
4. AS/NZS 60335.2.40:2025 - Safety Requirements for Electrical Heat Pumps, Air-conditioners and Dehumidifiers
5. AS/NZS 60335.2.24:2025 - Safety Requirements for Refrigerating Appliances, Ice-cream Appliances and Ice Makers
6. AS/NZS 60335.2.32:2025 - Safety Requirements for electric massage appliances
7. AS/NZS 60335.2.43:2025 - Safety Requirements for electric clothes dryers (cabinet)
8. AS/NZS 60335.2.66:2025 - Safety Requirements for electric water-bed heaters
9. AS/NZS 60335.2.61:2025 - Safety Requirements for electric thermal-storage room heaters

Starting November 27, 2028, only the 2025 editions will be accepted for certification purposes. However, existing certificates will remain valid until the expiration date.

Source:
Latest publications :: Standards New Zealand

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South Korea KEA Updates Effective Date of Efficiency Management Equipment Product-Specific Application of Standards

On January 2, 2026, the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), announced a notice regarding the information on the implementation date of the application standards for each item of efficiency management equipment and uses this reference for making labels and their effective dates as of January 1, 2025.

This notice provides the effective dates for application standards across multiple categories of efficiency management equipment. It is intended to guide manufacturers and importers in confirming that labeling and certification documents reflect the updated requirements introduced under Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Notice No. 2022-64. Before producing energy efficiency labels, companies must confirm the most recent implementation date applicable to each product.

Complete details on the implementation dates for all covered equipment categories are available in the attached reference (table below).

The following items reflect the changes made to the product-specific dates indicated on the label announced on September 11, 2025.

Washing machine     2022.11.01 -> 2026.01.01

Fluorescent lamps    2023.08.21 -> 2025.12.31

Built-in ballast lamp    2016.01.01 -> 2025.12.31

Clothes dryer                  (new) 2024.04.01

Bidet                              (new) 2026.01.01 

The "Effective Date of Application Standards" listed at the bottom right of the energy label must be updated and reflected on the following products.

Manufacturers selling products in South Korea should take note of this so that even existing energy efficiency-registered products reflect the updated "Effective Date of Application Standards" on their energy labels before customs clearance.

Source:
https://eep.energy.or.kr/notice/view.aspx?cate=1&no=312

New Jersey’s New 2028 PFAS-Containing Products Requirements

On January 12, 2026, after more than one-year legislative discussion, the New Jersey Senate Bill 1042 (SB 1042), known as the 'Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act', became law, marking the first PFAS in products law in the State.

The Act prohibits the sale of specific products containing intentionally added PFAS and requires greater transparency in cookware labelling.

Under this Act, “intentionally added PFAS” means PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance or quality or to perform a specific function.  

“Intentionally added PFAS” also includes any degradation byproducts of PFAS but shall not include a technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS which stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients or the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging of the product or product component.

Products ban

Effective January 12, 2028, two years after the bill’s effective date, the sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale in New Jersey of the following products containing intentionally added PFAS will be prohibited: Cosmetic products, carpets, fabric treatment, and food packaging.

Cookware labelling

In addition to products ban, cookware labelling requirements will also apply.

The Act defines "cookware" as durable houseware items that are used in homes and restaurants to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages, that are intended for direct food contact, and that are items to which heat is transferred or which come into direct contact with a heat source, including pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils.  

Products that are intended for commercial use only are excluded from the scope.

Effective January 12, 2028, cookware containing intentionally added PFAS in the handle of the product or in any product surface coming into contact with food or beverages, shall be labeled to disclose the presence of PFAS.

The product label shall include a statement, in both English and Spanish, that reads “This product contains PFAS” and shall be visible and legible, including on the product listing for online sales.

Exemptions from labelling will apply if both conditions are met:

1. The cookware’s surface is too small to hold a product label of at least two square inches, and
2. The cookware also lacks:
   1. any outer packaging or wrapper where a product label could be placed or attached, or
   2. any tag or other attachment containing product information that could be affixed to the cookware.

Products including PFAS disclosure label pursuant to another state or federal law are also considered compliant to this law.

Additionally, products containing intentionally added PFAS only in electronic or internal components of the product are exempt from labelling requirements.

Cookware not compliant with labelling requirements will be prohibited for sale, offer for sale, and distribution in the State, unless cookware product contains only a trace amount of PFAS that is technically unavoidable resulting from impurities in natural or synthetic ingredients, or from the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from its packaging.

Claims on PFAS-Free cookware are also prohibited if PFAS have been intentionally added to the product.

Enforcement measures

The Act authorizes the DEP Commissioner to enforce PFAS regulations by issuing compliance orders, filing civil actions, imposing administrative penalties of $1,000–$20,000 per violation, and seeking civil court penalties up to $25,000 per day for ongoing violations.  

The Commissioner may also halt sales of non‑compliant products, conduct audits (at the manufacturer’s expense), and publicly identify violators.

Additional provisions

The DEP might recommend to the legislature additional products containing intentionally PFAS to be prohibited in the State.

A source reduction program to reduce the presence of PFAS in the state's air, water, and soil by encouraging the proper management of materials that contain PFAS and the use of safer alternatives should also be established by DEP by January 2027; this would be supported through the allocation of a dedicated budget to DEP.

Source:
https://njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1042

Indonesia Publishes Regulation on Goods Prohibited from Import

On December 29, 2025, the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia published Regulation No. 47 of 2025 on Goods Prohibited from Import. This Regulation effectively revokes Regulation No. 18 of 2021 and Regulation No. 40 of 2022 by updating the list of goods prohibited from being imported into the country, including cooling-system based goods and electronics-based cooling-systems.

The regulation came into force on January 1, 2026.

Regulation No. 47 of 2025 regulates the import of goods within the customs area of Indonesia. This regulation introduces stricter controls for cooling equipment by banning the import of hydrochlorofluorocarbon-123 (HCFC-123), which is an ozone-depleting substance.

Under this regulation, the following products are prohibited from import:

• Ozone-depleting substances - Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons, and mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane.
• Fire extinguisher-based cooling system goods - Fire extinguishing systems using chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon 22 (HCFC-22) in empty or filled conditions.
• Cooling system goods other than fire extinguishers - Air conditioners, refrigerators, automatic vending machines, and containers using CFCs, HCFC-22, and HCFC-123 in empty or filled conditions.
• Electronics based on cooling systems - Air conditioners, refrigerators using CFCs, HCFC-22, and HCFC-123 in empty or filled conditions.  
• Hazardous and toxic substances - Includes polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons.
• Hazardous and toxic waste and registered non-hazardous and toxic waste - Waste and scrap of batteries and accumulators.
• Medical devices containing mercury - Blood pressure measuring instrument and thermometers.

Importers are prohibited from bringing these products from outside the Indonesian Customs Area, which includes land, air, and water territories of Indonesia and certain places in the exclusive economic zone, to:

• Free Trade Area (KBPBP)
• Special Economic Zones (KEK)
• Bonded Warehouses (TPB)
• Other facilities for import to export processing

Cooling-system based goods other than fire extinguishers and electronics based on cooling-systems using HCFC-123 in empty or filled conditions that are shipped before this regulation took effect (January 1, 2026) and are arriving by January 31, 2026, are exempted from these restrictions. After this, the prohibition shall take full effect on all products listed.

This Regulation revokes the following:

• Provisions on HCFC-123 in Regulation No. 21 of 2025 concerning Policies and Regulations on Imports of Electronic and Telematics Goods
• Regulation No. 18 of 2021 concerning Goods Prohibited from Export and Goods Prohibited from Import
• Regulation No. 40 of 2022 concerning Amendments to Regulation No. 18 of 2021 concerning Goods Prohibited from Export and Goods Prohibited from Import

Source:
https://jdih.kemendag.go.id/peraturan/peraturan-menteri-perdagangan-nomor-47-tahun-2025-tentang-barang-yang-dilarang-untuk-diimpor

Government of Canada Announced Proposed New Requirements for Lithium-ion Batteries

On December 2, 2025, the Government of Canada announced proposed new requirements for lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to inform interested parties that Health Canada is seeking comments on a proposed regulatory initiative that would introduce mandatory requirements for lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA).

To participate in this consultation, stakeholders are asked to submit responses to the questions in the questionnaire. Stakeholders can do this by either filling out the online questionnaire or sending their responses to ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca. This pre-consultation will be open for comment from December 2, 2025 to February 14, 2026 (75 calendar days).

Feedback collected through this pre-consultation will be used to inform the development of mandatory requirements that align with the purpose of this proposal.

Health Canada will use the input received through this pre-consultation to inform next steps, which may include a cost-benefit analysis of the proposal and future consultation. Any future regulatory proposal would be pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I for further stakeholder consultation in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Cabinet Directive on Regulation.

Background

Lithium-ion batteries, widely used since the 1990s in consumer, medical, and transportation products, pose safety risks when poorly designed or stressed, leading to overheating, fire, or explosion. From 2013–2023, Canada recorded 924 incidents, including injuries and fatalities, and nearly one million units were recalled. Uncertified or defective batteries are a major factor, prompting calls for stricter safety standards and regulations.

Canadian legislation

The purpose of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) is to protect the public by addressing or preventing dangers to human health or safety that are posed by consumer products in Canada.

The CCPSA includes provisions for prohibiting the manufacture, import, advertisement and sale of a consumer product that is a danger to human health or safety. Additionally, the CCPSA enables the Governor in Council to make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of the CCPSA.

Currently, there are no specific regulatory requirements for lithium-ion batteries in Canada.

Additional Information

Health Canada has completed a risk assessment summary report on lithium-ion batteries. To request a copy, please contact Health Canada Consumer Product Safety via email (ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca) or telephone at 1-866-662-0666 (toll-free within Canada and the United States).

The proposal

Health Canada is proposing a regulatory initiative under the CCPSA that would establish mandatory safety requirements for lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries that are manufactured, imported, advertised and sold in Canada. This proposal would not constitute a ban on all lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries. Only products that do not meet these mandatory safety criteria would be impacted.

Health Canada is considering a variety of options for specifying performance criteria that reduce the risks of overheating, off-gassing, smoke, fire, thermal runaway and explosion posed by lithium-ion batteries that are consumer products or components of consumer products. This could include the viability of mandatory third-party certification or the incorporation of safety standards by ambulatory reference in regulations. Existing standards that address hazards associated with the batteries themselves that are under consideration include:

• CSA C22.2 No.62133-2:20 - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes — Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications — Part 2: Lithium systems (Bi-national standard with UL 62133-2, harmonized with IEC 62133-2);
• UL 1642, 6thedition - Lithium Batteries; and,
• UL 2054, 3rdedition - Household and Commercial Batteries

With respect to consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries, Health Canada is considering options to include mandatory performance criteria for battery protection and battery management systems of consumer products that will help to maintain a lithium-ion battery's safe operating parameters. In doing so, Health Canada intends to evaluate the viability of mandatory third-party certification for consumer products that are subject to Canadian national product standards which contain battery management systems and other battery safety-related requirements.

Source:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-proposed-new-requirements-containing-lithium-ion-batteries-canada-consumer-product-safety-act/document.html