On March 18, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), in conjunction with 17 other national ministries, unveiled the “Action Plan of Implementing National Standardization Development Outline (2024-2025)” (referred to as “the Action Plan 2024-2025” as below). The National Standardization Development Outline (referred to as the “Outline”), introduced by the State Council in 2021, […]
On April 7, 2024, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) issued the “Notice on the Reporting Requirements of Direct Carbon-relevant Certification Rules” (referred to as “the Notice” henceforth). The primary objective of this significant notice is to provide clear guidance and specifications regarding Carbon-relevant certification activities conducted by certification bodies. The term […]
On 10th April, the European Chamber, together with the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and the Seconded European Standardization Expert for China (SESEC) successfully co-organised the first digital series episode in 2024 with the topic of AI development in the EU and China. Michael Chang, the Chair of the ICT working group […]
On 12 April, 2024, the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a call for comments on the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Supervision of Standard Setting and Implementation (Draft for Comment)”. The deadline for submitting comments is set on 13 May, 2024. This is a comprehensive policy intended to enhance the development and oversight of […]
In early April 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) released a summary of the state of development of China’s national standardization system in 2023. The key highlights of the summary are presented below. Number and distribution of national standardization technical organizations By the end of 2023, China had established 1,338 national standardization technical organizations, including 550 Technical Committees, […]
On March 19, 2024, the State Council unveiled a pivotal strategy aimed at fortifying China’s position as a prime destination for foreign investment, namely the Action Plan for a Steady Advancement in Higher Opening-up and Strengthened Efforts to Attract and Leverage Foreign Investment” (referred to as “the Action Plan” as below). This comprehensive initiative marks a […]
On April 25, 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) approved the implementation of GB 43854-2024 Safety technical specification of lithium-ion battery for electric bicycle (hereinafter referred to as “GB 43854”) The application scope of GB 43584 is the lithium-ion battery as defined in the GB 17761-2018 Safety technical specification for electric bicycle, namely: lithium-ion batteries for electric […]
On 9 April, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), and the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) jointly released the “Implementation Plan for […]
On March 4, 2024, the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC260) officially unveiled a pivotal technical document: TC260-003 Basic Security Requirements for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (hereinafter referred to as the Basic Requirements). Background The Basic Requirements outline security requirements that should be followed by generative AI service providers, including training data security, model security, and security measures. […]
On 13 March 2024, the State Council issued the “Action Plan for Promoting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Consumer Goods Trade-In.” The purpose of the document is to promote the production and application of advanced equipment, increase the proportion of advanced production capacity, introduce high-quality and durable consumer goods into people’s lives, facilitate the recycling of resources, and improve […]