On June 21, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) rolled out the Automotive Standardization Working Points (2024) (hereinafter referred to as the Working Points). The Working Points encompass five major sections, including the standard systems, standardization in emerging and key areas, generic and safety standards, international standardization, and working mechanism optimization. Background The document […]
On July 9, 2024, SESEC held a webinar to discuss the latest updates on China Compulsory Certification (CCC), a mandatory requirement for products entering the Chinese market. The event was tailored to manufacturers, importers, and industry professionals, providing essential insights into the evolving landscape of CCC regulations, standards, and compliance measures. The webinar featured Dr. Betty Xu, […]
China recently unveiled its new carbon footprint accounting system tailored specifically for lithium batteries. This system, officially referred to as “the Accounting System,” was introduced on June 13 and aims to assist enterprises in accurately assessing carbon reduction opportunities across all stages of a product’s lifecycle. It also seeks to guide businesses towards adopting energy-saving […]
On June 17, 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) published seven compulsory standards proposals on minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for public comments on official initiation. All these 7 standard proposals are raised by SAC who will then mandate SAC/TC20 (Energy Fundamentals and Management) to carry out the rest […]
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 May 22, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the Notice on Guidelines for Constructing the Service-oriented Manufacturing Standard System (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines). The Guidelines are resonating with a series of national policies, including the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives […]
To encourage the industry to further participate in the standardization work of recovery of traction batteries used in electric vehicles, the Sub-technical Committee on Electric Vehicles of the Road Vehicle Technical Committees (SAC/TC114/SC27) plans to hold a series of activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Working Group on Recovery of […]
In order to accelerate the standardization process of China’s integrated circuits industry, the National Integrated Circuits Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC599) is calling for the nomination of experts to join its subordinated artificial intelligence chip working group (WG AIC). Scope and conditions of nomination: According to an official document released by SAC/TC599, the members of the […]
China has initiated a new phase of selecting enterprise standards leaders with the release of the Announcement on Key Areas for Selecting Enterprise Standards “Forerunner” in 2024 by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on June 20, 2024. This marks the official commencement of the selection and evaluation process. The Announcement outlines 146 priority fields across […]
On June 25, the 2024 International Standardization (Chilin) Conference, themed “Empowering with Digital Intelligence, Synergizing Electric, and Carbon, Driving Sustainable Development with International Standards,” opened in Nanjing. The conference is a flagship standardization event developed by the IEC Promotion Center (Nanjing). It aims to provide an international platform for cooperation in standardization within the IEC platform, facilitate […]