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China's State Administration for Market Regulation said 550 national standards will take effect July 1, including integrated intelligent-factory safety, construction machinery and equipment safety, road traffic management, wadding/fiber products, smart textiles, consumer laser pointers safety, industrial greenhouse-gas emissions, green-product evaluation for water purifiers and pallets, hearing-aid safety and lightning protection. The regulator said the standards will support industrial transformation, production and public safety, consumer protection and green, high-quality economic development.

On the 25th an Iraqi oil ministry official was reported to have said Iraq was “considering all options, including leaving OPEC” if its production quota is not substantially increased. The oil ministry issued a statement the same day saying those reports do not represent the government’s official position and that the prime minister and cabinet have not discussed exiting OPEC. The ministry said crude quotas should be reassessed based on each member’s sustainable production capacity, taking into account Iraq’s security and economic conditions, and that this stance is consistent with previously approved agreements.