On March 21, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released its key legislative plan for 2025, aiming to promote high-quality social development. The work plan outlines 27 legislative items to be revised or formulated throughout the year, including 3 laws, 10 regulations, 11 administrative measures, and 2 provisions. These items can be categorized into five key areas, among which the quality development aspect is standards-related.
The following lists the 27 legislative items by grouping them under the five key areas with a brief explanation of their legislative objectives.
- Quality Development:
To strengthen quality support and standards leadership and enhance quality development, efforts will be made to advance the formulation and revision of the following laws and administrative regulations:
– Product Quality Law
– Regulations on Certification and Accreditation,
– Measures for the Quality Supervision and Administration of Fiber Products
– Regulations on the Management of Reference Materials
– Administrative Measures for Adopting International Standards
– Administrative Measures for the Licensing of Manufacturing and Repairing Measuring Instruments
- Other Major Safety RiskRelated:
To prevent and mitigate major safety risks related to food, drugs, industrial products, and special equipment, safeguarding safety bottom lines, laws, and regulations such as the Medical Device Administration Law, Regulations on the Administration of Industrial Product Production Licenses, and Regulations on Safety Supervision of Special Equipment are proposed to be revised or formulated.
- Market Access and Business Entity:
To improve the quality and efficiency of market access and promote the healthy development of business entities, regulations such as Administrative Measures for Business Entity Registration Archives and other regulations are to be formulated.
- Fair Competition:
To enhance the effectiveness of fair competition policies and foster a fair and equitable market environment, regulations such as Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on Fair Competition Review, Regulations on the Protection of Trade Secrets, and other regulations are to be revised or formulated.
- Platform Economy:
To improve the regularized regulatory framework for the platform economy and promote its standardized development, regulations such as Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Rules of Online Trading Platforms and other regulations are to be formulated.
The full list of the legislative items can be found here: https://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/art/2025/art_f4c6c21f93eb4e418bd5333ddd847a5b.html
SESEC will closely monitor the legislative progress of SAMR in 2025 and continuously provide in-time updates, especially with regard to the progress of the items under the quality development category.
