China: State Administration for Market Regulation adopted technical requirements of electronic product information erasure

On 2 December 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation adopted the Technical Requirements of Electronic Product Information Erasure (GB 46864-2025), which enter into force on 1 January 2027. The document specifies the technical requirements for information erasure of electronic products. It applies to the design, development, and verification of information erasure functions. It also provides for the standardisation of the information erasure process in recycling.