On March 20, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) issued the General Implementation Rules for Product Carbon Footprint Labeling Certification (Trial) (hereinafter referred to as the “General Implementation Rules”), which is the country’s first systematic document on product carbon footprint labeling certification and has taken effect from the date of issuance. The document […]
On March 14, China released Measures for the Labeling of Content Generated by Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as “the Measures”). The Measures are jointly developed and issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and will take effect on September 1, 2025. Since 2022, China has published Provisions on […]
Beijing, March 2025 — China has updated several key mandatory national standards for food contact materials under the GB 4806 series. These revised standards have already entered into force, and compliance is now mandatory. All food contact materials and articles placed on the Chinese market must now comply with these updated requirements. The GB 4806 […]
Beijing, March 14, 2025 — China is one step closer to formalizing its first mandatory national standard on hazardous substance restrictions in electrical and electronic products (EEPs). A technical review meeting for the draft standard, titled “Requirements on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products“ (Plan No. 20231685-Q-339), was […]
From March 3 to 12, 2025, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) is soliciting public comments on revised implementation rules for energy efficiency labeling of the following products: microcomputers, high-voltage three-phase cage induction motors, air purifiers, and permanent magnet synchronous motors. These revisions aim to align the implementation rules with updates to the corresponding mandatory standards […]
Hosted by China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), the Inaugural Ceremony of the National Collaboration Mechanism for Standardization Research Institutes and the 4th Roundtable on Standardization Reform and Development were held in Beijing on November 29, 2024, to implement the National Standardization Development Outline and establish a standardization science and technology system with the comprehensive standardization research […]
On March 6, 2025, the 2025 first working meeting of the Overall Group for National Intelligent Manufacturing Standardization was held in Beijing. Zhao Fengjie, Director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Division of the Department of Equipment Industry I of the MIIT, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Fan Kefeng, Deputy President of the China Electronics […]
On March 5, 2025, during the “Two Sessions,” Premier Li Qiang delivered the 2025 Government Work Report to the National People’s Congress, in which the term “standards” appeared eight times (directly related to standardization work), an increase of three mentions compared to the 2024 report. This reflects a rising emphasis on standardization in the top-level policy agenda. […]
Dear SESEC Stakeholders, 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). The first phase of SESEC’s activities covered the period from May 2006 to June 2009. As the […]
National Carbon Emission Management TC Holds Annual Work Meeting On February 21, 2025, the National Carbon Emission Management Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC548) held its 2024 annual work meeting in Beijing. The meeting was attended by senior officials from various government agencies, including: Wei Hong, Deputy Director-General of the Standards and Technology Department of the State […]