On 15 February 2022, SAC released the National Standardization Work Focus in 2022 (hereinafter referred to as “the Focus”). The Focus specifies 10 official documents that will be released during the course of 2022, specifically:

  1. The three-year action plan for the Outline on the State’s StandardizationDevelopment: As indicated in Article 2 of the Focus, i.e.: “to promote the formulation of the three-year action plan for the Outline on the Standardization Development.”
  1. Seven projects and five action plansfor the Outline on the State’s Standardization Development: As indicated in Article 4 of the Focus, i.e.: “to research and develop specific implementation plans for seven projects, including the project of Standardizing the Manufacturing of Medium- and High-end Equipment for Consolidating the Industrial Base Construction, and five initiatives, including the Standardization for Rural Revitalization.”
  1. Guidelineson the standardization of the platform economy: As indicated in Article 7 of the Focus, i.e.: “to formulate guidelines on the standardization of the platform economy, organize and formulate standards for various segments of the platform economy, including housekeeping, e-commerce, central kitchen, shared mobility, and shared accommodation.”
  1. Guidelines for the establishmentof the carbon peak and carbon neutrality standards system: As indicated in Article 7 of the Focus, i.e.: “to organize and formulate guidelines for the establishment of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality standards system, and promote the development of common basic standards for carbon emission terminology, management systems, carbon emission accounting reports, and ecological carbon sinks.”
  1. Opinions on promoting the sound development of association standards specifications: As indicated in Article 37 of the Focus, i.e.: ”to issue and implement the opinions on promoting the sound development of association standards specifications, implement the plan of cultivating a batch of qualified organisations to formulate high-quality association standards, encourage academic organisations, associations, and chambers of commerce to standardize their work, and guide non-governmental organizations to develop original and high-quality standards.”
  1. Plan for the adoption ofinternational standards in key areas: As indicated in Article 56 of the Focus, i.e.: “to formulate and implement the plan for the adoption of international standards in key areas, carry out comparative analysis and verification of the applicability of international and national standards in key areas, and speed up the conversion and application of international standards.”
  1. Regulations for the Implementation of the Standardization Law: As indicated in Article 70 of the Focus, i.e.: “to review, evaluate and optimizing existing laws, regulations and normative documents related to standardization, study and revise the Regulations for the Implementation of the Standardization Law, accelerate the revision of management measures related to national standards, sector standards and enterprise standards, and accelerate the formulation and revision of important rules and regulations in the field of article numbering.”
  1. Guiding documents for the interactive development of standardizationand sci-tech innovation: As indicated in Article 75 of the Focus, i.e.: ”to formulate guiding documents for the interactive development of standardization and sci-tech innovation, promote the inclusion of standards as important output indicators of sci-tech plans and projects, and carry out statistical work on the formation of standards in sci-tech projects.”
  1. Management Measures forNational Technical Standard Innovation Bases: As indicated in Article 78 of the Focus, i.e. ”to revise the management measures for national technical standard innovation bases, and issue guidelines on the application procedure for being officially qualified as national technical standard innovation base.”
  1. Guidelines on strengthening the establishmentof national standard Verification Points: As indicated in Article 78 of the Focus, i.e.: ”to issue guidelines on strengthening the establishment of national standard verification units, and issue guidelines on the application procedure for being officially qualified as standard verification units.”