In July 2025, China is taking decisive steps to enhance energy efficiency across consumer products, with two significant standardization developments: the implementation of upgraded mandatory standards for household refrigerators and a newly drafted update to indoor LED lighting efficiency requirements. These initiatives reinforce China’s commitment to sustainable development and carbon neutrality goals. Refrigerator Energy Efficiency […]
On July 7, 2025, the international standard “Road Vehicles — Test Scenario Evaluation and Test Case Generation for Automated Driving Systems”, led by China, was officially published. This is just one example of China’s leading role on international standards in Automotive and Autonomous Driving sectors. According to China Automotive Technology & Research Center Co., Ltd. (CATARC), […]
The Seconded European Standardization Expert in China (SESEC) is a visibility project co-financed by the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) secretariat and the three European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI). One task of the SESEC project is to make the intelligence collection for China Standardization and Technical Regulation. Here we […]
On July 9, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly issued a notice clarifying the first batch of the pilot certification catalog for product carbon footprint labeling in China. The catalog covers 17 product categories, including lithium batteries, photovoltaic modules, […]
On June 24, 2025, the National Industrial Water Conservation Technical Committee (SAC/TC 442) is calling for the nomination of experts to join the Working Group 1 on Recirculating Water Systems, aiming to accelerate the development of relevant standards for higher resource efficiency. Scope and Conditions of Nomination: According to the notice of solicitation, eligible candidates […]
On July 18, 2025, the Symposium on International Cooperation for Digital Product Passport (DPP) and International Standards for Entire Lifecycle Management was held in Beijing. At the event, China unveiled its independently developed world’s first universal framework for Digital Product Passports, MA-DPP Universal Framework 1.0. This framework provides a unified and convenient global platform to support and facilitate the […]
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC 120 Electrical Energy Storage (EES) systems has recently released and implemented three international standards, specifically: IEC TS 62933-2-3:2025 Electric Energy Storage (EES) Systems – Part 2-3: Unit parameters and testing methods – Performance assessment test during site operation IEC TR 62933-3-200:2025 Electrical energy storage (EES) systems – Part 3-200: […]
On April 25, 2025, China’s National Technical Committee on Cybersecurity of the Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC260) released the national recommended standard, GB/T 45574-2025 Data security technology-Security requirements for processing of sensitive personal information (hereinafter referred to as the Standard). The Standard, taking effect in December 1, 2025, aims to guide and regulate personal information processors in […]
On June 27, 2025, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) held a seminar in Beijing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the China Energy Label program, and it is also an event of the 35th National Energy Conservation Publicity Week of China. Approximately 200 representatives participated in the event, mostly from […]
June 2025 – The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released the Implementation Plan of Further Promoting the Green and Low Carbon Standardization Works for Industry and Information Technology Sectors (hereinafter referred to as “the Plan”) to enhance the green and low-carbon standard system, supporting the transformation and upgrading of these sectors. The Plan aligns […]