On April 9, 2024, the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) organized a seminar for the standards on product category rules (PCR) regarding carbon footprint for electrical and electronic products (hereinafter referred to as “EEPs”). The scope of this professional standard seminar targets key EEPs, including but not limited to: photovoltaic modules, computers, printers and multifunctional […]
In February 2024, China’s Ministry of Transport released the Measures for Administration of Sector Standards for Transport Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Measures), which came into effect on March 1, 2024. In order to better understand the content of the Measures and effectively carry out the implementation work, China released the official interpretation as follows: Background […]
On February 7, 2024, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the National Energy Administration jointly released the Notice on the release of Advanced Energy Efficiency Levels, Energy-efficient Levels and Access Levels of Key Energy-Using […]
On March 22, the Cyberspace Administration of China introduced the Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Transfer (referred to as “the Regulations” as below), which took immediate effect upon issuance. The Regulations draw upon the legal framework established by three pivotal laws in the sector: the Cybersecurity Law of China, the Data Security Law of China, and […]
On February 26th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China unveiled the Implementation Plan for Improving Data Security Capabilities in the Industrial Sector (2024-2026) (hereinafter referred to as the Implementation Plan). This strategic initiative is crafted in response to evolving legislative and regulatory mandates concerning data security within the industrial domain. Structured into three core […]
On January 24, China’s Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), Mr. Luo Wen and the Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov signed the Protocol on Cooperation in the field of Standardization. According to the document, China and Uzbekistan pledge to enhance cooperation in exchanging standard information and conducting endeavors […]
On March 15, 2024, SAC/TC578 (Quantum Computing and Metrology) issued multiple national voluntary standards on quantum measurements. They are the first batch within the topic in China, and all five standards will come into force on October 1, 2024. Quantum measurement is believed to be more precise and stable comparing with traditional measuring technologies. It […]
SAC/TC124 (National Technical Committee for Standardization of Industrial Process Measurement, Control, and Automation) is soliciting feedback on the national standard GB/T Machine Readable Standards Capability Classification Model (Draft for Comments). This standard aims to guide relevant stakeholders on how to identify, assess, and enhance the machine-readable levels of standards. Specifically, the standard categorizes machine-readable capabilities into […]
On January 12, 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued the Guidelines on the Establishment of National Standard Projects in 2024 (referred to as the Guidelines). With ongoing standardization reforms, China is transitioning from a government-led development model to one driven by both government and market forces. To boost market actors’ involvement in standardization, China has […]
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 […]