Call for Comments: Amendments to China’s Government Procurement Law
On 15 July 2022, the Ministry of Finance solicited public opinions on the revised Government Procurement Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for [.....]
Joint Release of the Action Plan for Implementing China’s Standardization Development Outline
On 6th July 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), and another 14 national authorities, released the Action Plan [.....]
SAMR Sets Access Conditions for Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bodies
On 19 May 2022, SAMR issued the Special Conditions for the Accreditation and Market Access of Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bodies. This regulation [.....]
Ten Official Documents of Standardisation Expected to be Released during the Course of 2022
On 15 February 2022, SAC released the National Standardization Work Focus in 2022 (hereinafter referred to as “the Focus”). The Focus specifies 10 official documents that will [.....]
Summary of 2021 National Key Standardisation Policy Documents
In 2021, the central government and ministries released 15 policies in standardisation, specifically: Management Measures on Standardising Grain and Reserves By the National [.....]
SAC Sets Plan for the Development of National Standards in the Next Five Years
On 6 December 2021, SAC, together with nine other ministries, issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for Developing the National Standards System Promoting “High-Quality” Development”. [.....]
China meets Europe: SESEC presented at Hamburg Summit
On 30 November 2021, the Digital Hamburg Summit 2021 took place, with the aim to promote further dialogue between Europe and China. The EU High [.....]
SESEC Roundtable on China Standardisation Outline Successfully Held
On 16 November 2021, SESEC successfully organised the online "China Standardisation Policy Exchange Roundtable". The event featured as keynote speakers YU Xinli, Director of [.....]
SESEC’s webinar on China Standardisation Development Outline
On 18 November 2021, SESEC held its webinar on the interpretation of China’s Outline for the Development of National Standardisation, with approximately 100 participants [.....]
China Standardisation 2020: SAC Publishes Development Report
On 5 November 2021, the Standardisation Administration of China (SAC) published the Annual Report on Standardisation Development in China (2020). The Report provides a [.....]