TISI New AV Standard Will Come into Force,
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▍What is CE Certification?

The CE mark is a “passport” for products to enter the EU market and the EU Free Trade Association countries market. Any stipulated products (involved in the new method directive), whether manufactured outside the EU or in EU member states, in order to circulate freely in the EU market, they must be in compliance with the requirements of the directive and relevant harmonized standards before being placed on the EU market , and affix the CE mark. This is a mandatory requirement of EU law on related products, which provides a unified minimum technical standard for the trade of products of various countries in the European market and simplifies trade procedures.

▍What is CE directive?

The directive is a legislative document established by the European Community Council and the European Commission under authorization of the European Community Treaty. The applicable directives for batteries are:

2006/66 / EC & 2013/56 / EU: Battery Directive. Batteries that comply with this directive must have a trash can mark;

2014/30 / EU: Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC Directive). Batteries that comply with this directive must have the CE mark;

2011/65 / EU: ROHS directive. Batteries that comply with this directive must have the CE mark;

Tips: Only when a product complies with all CE directives (the CE mark needs to be pasted), can the CE mark be pasted when all the requirements of the directive are met.

▍The Necessity of Applying for CE Certification

Any product from different countries that wants to enter the EU and the European Free Trade Zone must apply for CE-certified and CE marked on the product. Therefore, CE certification is a passport for products entering EU and the European Free Trade Zone.

▍Benefits of Applying for CE certification

1. EU laws, regulations, and coordinate standards are not only large in quantity, but also complex in content. Therefore, obtaining the CE certification is a very smart choice to save time and effort as well as to reduce the risk;

2. A CE certificate can help earning the trust of consumers and market supervision institution to a maximum extent;

3. It can effectively prevent the irresponsible allegations situation;

4. In the face of litigation, the CE certification will become legally valid technical evidence;

5. Once punished by EU countries, the certification body will jointly bear the risks with the enterprise, thus reducing the risk of the enterprise.

▍Why MCM?

● MCM has a technical team with up to more than 20 professionals engaged in the field of battery CE certification, which provide clients with faster and more accurate and latest CE certification information;

● MCM provides various CE solutions including LVD, EMC, battery directives, etc. for clients;

● MCM has provided more than 4000 battery CE tests worldwide till today.

TISI issued the latest AV mandatory standard TIS 62368 PART 1-2563 on May 31st, replacing the original TIS 1195-2536. Before the launching date, there’s a complicated procedure:
On March 2nd 2021, Thailand issues TIS 1195-2561 replacing TIS 1195-2536, and became effective on August 29th.On June 10th, TISI host a consultancy conference for TIS 62368 standard, and ended on July 16th, collecting many concerns and feedbacks.
On August 27th, the new standard TIS 1195-2561 went invalid, while TIS 1195-2536 continue to be effective.
Chinese authority issued an exposure draft of amended version of 25 Requirements on Preventing Electrical Production Accident. The Chinese National Energy Administration made this amendment by arranging discussion with electrical organizations and experts to conclude the experience and accidents happened since 2014, in order to conduct more effective supervise and prevent hazards from happening.
Lithium-ion batteries equipment room shall not be established in assembly occupancies nor should be set in buildings with residents or basement area. Equipment rooms shall be established in one layer, and shall be pre-fabricated. For one fire compartment the capacity of batteries shall be no more than 6MW`H. For equipment rooms with capacity larger than 6MW`H, there should be automatic fire extinguish system. The specification of the system shall follow 2.12.6 of the exposure draft.