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▍Certification Overview

Standards and Certification Document

Test standard: GB31241-2014: Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic equipment―Safety requirements
Certification document: CQC11-464112-2015: Secondary Battery and Battery Pack Safety Certification Rules for Portable Electronic Devices

Background and Date of implementation

1. GB31241-2014 was published on December 5^th, 2014;

2. GB31241-2014 was mandatorily implemented on August 1^st, 2015. ;

3. On October 15th, 2015, Certification and Accreditation Administration issued a technical resolution on additional testing standard GB31241 for key component “battery” of the audio and video equipment, information technology equipment and telecom terminal equipment. The resolution stipulates that the lithium batteries used in the above products need to be randomly tested as per GB31241-2014, or obtain a separate certification. 

Note: GB 31241-2014 is a national compulsory standard. All the lithium battery products sold in China shall conform to GB31241 standard. This standard will be used in new sampling schemes for national, provincial and local random inspection.

▍Scope of Certification

GB31241-2014 Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic equipment―Safety requirements
Certification documents is mainly for mobile electronic products that are scheduled to be less than 18kg and can be often carried by users. The main examples are as follows. The portable electronic products listed below do not include all products, so products not listed are not necessarily outside the scope of this standard.

Wearable equipment: Lithium-ion batteries and battery packs used in equipment need to meet standard requirements.

▍Why MCM?

● Qualification recognition: MCM is a CQC accredited contract laboratory and a CESI accredited laboratory. The test report issued can be directly applied for CQC or CESI certificate;

● Technical support: MCM has ample GB31241 testing equipment and is equipped with more than 10 professional technicians to conduct in-depth research on testing technology, certification, factory audit and other processes, which can provide more accurate and customized GB 31241 certification services for global clients.

Directive 2009/125/EC is an ecological requirement directive for energy-related products, released by the EU in 2009, namely “Establish the framework of ecological design requirements for energy-related products”. It is not for product requirements, but only a framework directive. In accordance with the relevant provisions of this directive, the EU further develops a directive on the eco-design requirements to be met by certain types of energy-consuming products. Manufacturers selling related energy-using product in the EU must ensure that the product meets the energy and environmental standards set by the measure. The product scope of this directive currently includes more than 40 product groups (such as boilers, light bulbs, TVs and refrigerators, etc.) The ErP Directive, like the LVD Directive, EMC Directive and RoHS Directive, is part of the CE Directive system, and the relevant products must take into account the requirements of the ErP Directive before being exported to the EU for CE marking.
This year the EU has proposed a new draft that proposes to expand the product scope of Directive 2009/125/EC to include cell phones, cordless phones and tablet PCs in the Directive’s product catalog, and has added their eco-design requirements. The draft is expected to be implemented in the fourth quarter of 2022, and the eco-design requirements will be mandatory 12 months after the regulation coming into force, which allowing manufacturers to redesign their products.