China Convenes Consultation Meeting on Standard Deposit

On 15^th June 2023, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) convened a consultation meeting on the Administrative Measures for Standard Deposit (hereinafter referred to as the Administrative Measures), which are aimed at establishing a standard deposit mechanism. According to the official explanation, the mechanism will require the relevant standard publishing body to deposit the standard text to the standardization administrative department (namely, the Standardization Administration of China, SAC) or the institution designated by SAC. The purpose is to collect and preserve the standard, in line with the requirements of the National Standardization Development Outline.

CNIS was delegated by the Standardization Administration of China the responsibility to draft the Administrative Measures for standard deposit. The June meeting was attended by government officials from Department of Standards Technology Regulation under SAMR, as well as experts from various organizations, such as SAMR’s National Center of Standards Evaluation, China Quality and Standard Publishing & Media Co., Ltd., National Library of China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Library, China University of Political Science and Law, etc. CNIS’ Wang Bin, i.e. the curator of National Library of Standards, acted as moderator.

During the meeting, the drafting group of the Administrative Measures introduced the background, purpose, and research on standard deposit mechanism, the potential structure, drafting process, and major contents. Afterwards, the meeting initiated a discussion on the basis for the development of the Administrative Measures, the application scope, as well as the expected use of deposited standards. Mr. Guo Huanxin, the Level I Bureau Rank Official of SAMR’s Department of Standards Technology Regulation, emphasized the significance of the standard deposit mechanism, at the same time asking the drafting group to improve the draft based on the opinions received from the experts, and to solicit opinions from the industry and local authorities.