According to the National Railway Administration (NRA) on February 10, 2025, the agency has organized the completion and release of the TB 10130—2024 Technical Specification for Prefabricated Railway Buildings and Structures (hereinafter referred to as the “Specifications”). This new standard is expected to make railway housing construction as convenient as “building with blocks” in the future. Li […]
On January 27, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Notice on Carrying Out the Pilot Program for Deepening the Reform of the Local Standards Management System, initiating local standards reform pilot program in 13 regions, including Hebei, Heilongjiang, and Shanghai. The pilot program aims to explore new measures, mechanisms, and models for […]
On February 25, 2025, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) issued a notice announcing the establishment of the “TC31 CCC Certification Technical Expert Group for Electric Vehicle Power Supply Equipment” and is now inviting applications for membership. According to the Announcement by the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Implementation of Compulsory Product […]
According to the SAMR official website on February 21, 2025, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has officially released the international standard IEC TS 63290:2024 Supplementary requirements for intelligent assemblies, which was proposed and led by China for the first time in the field of low-voltage assembly equipment. Experts from China, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the […]
According to the SAMR official website on February 11, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved and released 571 national standards in foreign languages in 2024, marking a 43% year-on-year increase and setting a record high. These foreign-language versions of national standards cover six languages—English, Russian, German, Portuguese, Khmer, and Vietnamese—and span key […]
On February 12, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the Administrative Measures for Compliance Audits on Personal Information Protection (hereinafter referred to as the Measures). These regulations will take effect on May 1, 2025. China’s Personal Information Protection Law and the Regulations on Network Data Security Management require personal information processors to regularly conduct compliance audits on personal information protection. […]
On January 24, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Provisions on Radar Radio Management (Trial) (hereinafter referred to as the “Provisions”). The document defines the frequency usage range and radio technical specifications for 19 types of radar across seven major categories operating in frequency bands below 100 GHz. It aims to regulate […]
From January 26 to February 25, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) solicited opinions on amendments to two mandatory national tire standards. Amendment No. 1 to GB 9743-2024 Passenger Car Tyres Purpose: In Chapter 4.1 of GB 9743-2024, the following is stated: “Main tire parameters such as tire specifications, load index or class, […]
On January 10, 2025, the CNCA released the General Requirements for Railway Product Certification Rules and the first batch of 11 specialized requirements for specific products. These requirements are effective from the date of release. The General Requirements for Railway Product Certification Rules outlines the general rules for the certification modules, basic processes, certification body requirements, implementation requirements, certificates, […]
From February 13 to March 12, 2025, SAMR (State Administration for Market Regulation) opened a public consultation on the Guidelines for Building a Standards System for Standard Digitalization (Draft for Comments). China has already outlined the requirements for the digital transformation of standards in top-level policy documents such as the National Standardization Development Outline and the Quality Power Construction […]