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SESEC IV China Standardization
Newsletter October - November
2019
Seconded European Standardization Expert in China
(SESEC)
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Takeaways..................................................................................................................... 2
Horizontal Issues ............................................................................................................ 4
China Starts to Think About Its Standardisation Strategy for 2035 ............................................................................. 4
China to Revise Product Quality Law ........................................................................................................................... 5
Incentive Policies for Enterprise Standard “Top Runners” in 12 provinces of China ................................................... 5
ETSI in the International Symposium on Standard Essential Patents (2019) ............................................................... 6
CEN-CENELEC Workshop on the European Standardisation System Held in Shanghai ............................................... 7
Call for Comments on Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards (Draft) and Measures of the Standardisation
Technical Committee of MIIT (Draft) ........................................................................................................................... 8
ETSI in the World Internet Conference in China .......................................................................................................... 9
CEN-CENELEC at Qingdao Forum on International Standardisation 2019 ................................................................. 10
SAC Administrator TIAN Shihong remarks on China’s Standardisation Reform ........................................................ 10
SESEC Roundtable Meeting on China Standardisation .............................................................................................. 11
China Explores Approaches to Improve Standardisation Governance ...................................................................... 12
#Horizontal................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Eco-design and Green/Green-design products ............................................................. 16
SESEC Bridging Mutual Understanding on Standards of Eco-design and Green/Green-Design Products of Europe
and China ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Green Construction Materials Certification ............................................................................................................... 17
Green Product Label .................................................................................................................................................. 18
CommunicationNetworks and Service .......................................................................... 16
China’s trunked radios adopt PDT technology .......................................................................................................... 20
SESEC Upcoming Events ............................................................................................... 21
SESEC Webinar on China CCC on January 17, 2019 ................................................................................................... 21
SESEC Webinar on China Standards 2035 on February 6, 2019 ................................................................................ 21
Special Report of this Edition: ...................................................................................... 22
China Compulsory Certification ................................................................................................................................. 22
What Has Changed for China’s CCC During the Last 18 Months?.............................................................................. 22
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China starts to think about its standardization strategy for 2035 China Standards 2035 is a program that aims to establish China’s own standardisation strategy and goals by 2035. The initial research phase will last two years and produce a research report with suggestions for formulating and
implementing China’s standardisation strategy. The strategy is shaped by input from international organisations.
China to revise the “Product Quality Law” The revision on China Product Quality Law is led by SAMR’s Product Quality Safety Regulation Department, with a target to release a “call for comments” draft by April 2020. It will cover producer, seller, and operator responsibilities, product quality and safety supervision, and specify legal liabilities for product safety violations. Product quality safety labelling and market access will also be covered in the “China Quality Law”.
Supportive and incentive policies for enterprise standards “Top Runners” in 12 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions The 2019 Enterprise Standards Top Runners program brings new incentives from both central and local governments. Industries eligible for the Top Runners program have increased from 20 in 2018 to 100 in 2019. The majority of regions are offering incentives.
Internet of Things Sub-Technical Committee approved by SAC
On August 26, 2019 SAC published the Announcement on the Establishment of 14 Technical Committees including the National Technical Committee on Science and Technology Evaluation (TC580), in which the Internet of Things Sub-Technical Committee of China National Information Technology Standardization Network Technical Committee (SAC/TC 28/SC 41) was approved, with its Secretariat in China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI).
Call for comments on Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards (Draft) and Measures of the Professional Standardisation Technical Committee of MIIT (Draft) The Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards outline the development process for sector standards. The differences between sector standards and national standards are not clear. The sector TC and its secretariat are not transparent to the public. Sector standards are not obtainable through any public channels.
TIAN Shihong’s remarks on the effectiveness of China’s standardisation reform China has made great strides in standardisation reform. Currently there are a total of 36,877 national standards, 62,262 enterprise standards, 37,818 local standards, 9,790 association standards, and 1.14 million enterprise standards. China has formulated nearly 2111 mandatory national standards for food products, safe production, environmental protection, construction engineering, etc.
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China explores approaches to improve standardisation governance 48% of secretariats from 1315 national standardisation TCs, SCs, and WGs are now in research institutes; with an additional 19% in state-owned enterprises and 7% in private industries. Geographically, nearly half of the Chinese standardisation technical committees are located in Beijing, while only 9% are in Shanghai. The number of Chinese national standards surged from 2007-2010. Since 2010, the amount of Chinese national standards has exceeded international standards. Compared to international standards, 15 categories of Chinese standards (classified by ICS code) are in short supply, while 9 categories are in excess supply.
SESEC bridges mutual understanding on standards of Eco-design and Green/Green-design products in Europe and China In China, energy efficiency refers to energy-consuming products and is not regarded as an eco-design concept. Green design is considered synonymous with the concept of eco-design. Green-design products are not related to energy efficiency. The green design classification only refers to the ecological requirements for the products, which is similar to some other mandatory ecological requirements in Directive 2009/125/EC. Green-design products do not necessarily refer to energy-using and energy-related products. Examples of green products in China are furniture, coating, and construction glass.
What has changed for China's CCC during the last 18 months? 56 product types were removed from the CCC scope, while 6 product types were added. By Nov 15, 2019, 119 product types within 21 categories remained in the CCC scope. The Conformity assessment method for 27 product types was converted from third-party certification to self-
declaration. The CCC certification system still uses some sector standards and recommended national standards. Foreign certification bodies can complete CCC, but still have limited access to CCC certification business.
Standards in China No.
National - mandatory 2111
National - voluntary 34766
Sectoral 62262
Local 37818
Association 9790
Enterprise 1140000
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China Starts to Think About Its Standardisation Strategy for 2035 #ChinaStandards2035
The China Standards 2035 program researches standardisation strategies to use as a basis for China’s own strategy, while considering economic and social development goals in the run up to 2035. SAC Director TIAN Shihong launched the program on March 1, 2018. TIAN is also the Deputy Director of SAMR. The Chinese Academy of Engineering oversees and conducts the main research and consulting.
The first and main stage of China Standards 2035 heavily focuses on gathering standardisation experts’ opinions, as well as those of governments, enterprises, research institutions and other related organisations through participation in seminars, international symposiums, conferences and other events related to standardisation. On a national level, the project team has already visited more than 20 of China’s provinces, talked to 100 enterprises, and held more than 50 symposiums, and 100 seminars and meetings. Dozens of academics from the Chinese Academy of Engineering and more than 300 experts from scientific research institutions have contributed to the research. On an international level, the team has discussed standardisation strategies with DIN, ANSI, BSI, AFNOR, SSC, SA, JISC, KATS and ISO, IEC standardisation and visited standardisation institutes in various countries.
The project has four tasks aimed at researching the following:
The strategic orientation and objectives of standardisation
China’s standardisation system, method and evaluation
Supporting the development of a high-quality standardisation system
The standardisation of military-civil integration development. China tries to unify “military standards” and “civil standards” and promote the harmonised standards for these two catalogues.
The initial research phase will last two years, resulting in a research report with suggestions for formulating and implementing China’s standardisation strategy. One year since the program’s initiation, an outline of the report is completed. The outline is divided into six parts consisting of strategic needs, issues and challenges, objectives, key tasks, innovation, and guidance. The outline highlights the need to simplify China’s standards system. China currently has five types of standards: national, sectoral, local, association, and enterprise standards. The desired standardisation system is planned to be simplified to only national and association standards.
Another goal of China Standards 2035 is for China to be more involved in the international standardization community. This includes participating in developing and revising international standards, aligning China’s standardisation strategy with ISO’s ten-year strategy and IEC’s strategy, as well as encouraging more participation in international standardisation events. The outline also suggests improving standardisation communication with BRI countries and regions, Europe, ASEAN, BRICS, Northeast Asia, North America, Africa, Oceania and other countries and regions.
China Standards 2035 emphasises the importance of learning from the international standardisations community to build a high-quality standardisation system. This will not only allow China to play a more active role internationally, but will also further promote and support its economic development.
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China to Revise Product Quality Law #SAMR #Quality #Law
In November 2019, SESEC joined a meeting organised by the Product Quality Safety Regulation Department of SAMR. In mid-November 2019, the SAMR Delegation, comprised by the Product Quality Safety Regulation Department, visited the European Commission and CEN/CENELEC. From these meetings, SESEC learned that China will revise its Product Quality Law. The revision is being led by the Product Quality Safety Regulation Department of SAMR. Call for comments on the draft will be ongoing until April 2020.
The purpose of China’s Quality Law is to increase
Product regulatory supervision, quality promotion, and liability standards
Framework requirements for product safety, quality, liability, and market surveillance
The China Quality Law is similar to the Blue Guide on the implementation of EU products rules 2016, 765/2008/EC setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products, and 768/2008/EC on a common framework for the marketing of products of the European Union. Unlike these three documents, China Quality Law will be an outlined framework document.
This round of China Quality Law will cover producers’ responsibilities such as:
Product safety: products need to comply with mandatory standards and ensure that they carry no unreasonable risks to human life and property; product safety labelling; product recalls, etc.
Product quality: Products need to comply with mandatory standards and standards declared by
producers, and the product quality qualification (ranking) labeling system.
Other responsibilities: These include product traceability, product pre-circulation inspection, product quality feedback information collection
Sellers’ responsibilities, other operators’ responsibilities, product quality and safety supervision, and clearer legal liabilities in case of violation of product quality safety responsibility, product quality safety labelling and the market access scheme, will all be covered in China’s Quality Law as well.
As the law covers market access for various products and issues related to standards, it is important for EU stakeholders to be involved in the consultation process. SESEC, as the bridge between European stakeholders and the Chinese government, will be fully involved in the revision process and will help European stakeholders to deliver and lobby their comments
Incentive Policies for Enterprise Standard “Top Runners” in 12 provinces of China #TopRunners #EnterpriseStandards
The Enterprise Standards Top Runners program for 2019 brings new incentives from governments at all levels and covers a wider range of industries eligible for participation. Despite being only in its second year, many provinces have already adopted the Top Runners program. Some of the main incentives are as follows: Authorities can encourage participation by supporting
financial institutions to offer loans and financial awards to enterprises.
The central and local government will prioritise the purchase of products and services that meet Top Runner standards.
When applying for environmental funding, priority will be given to enterprises developing emission intensity standards.
Additionally, the industries eligible for participating in the Top Runners program has increased from 20 in 2018 to 100 in 2019. The program has seen much growth within only one year, and more changes are sure to come. Enterprises who wish to learn more about the program should follow developments closely and expect even more incentives and approved eligible industries for 2020. Background: The framework for the Top Runners program was established by China’s central government to improve technological development by encouraging enterprises to develop standards stricter than national standards. Additional contributions in the form of policies and incentives are to be provided by provincial and lower levels of government to complete the Top Runners programme.
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ETSI in the International Symposium on Standard Essential Patents (2019) #Patents #IPR #ETSI
On October 17, 2019, the International Symposium 2019 on
Standard Essential Patents was held in Beijing. Christian
Loyau, Legal and Governance Director of the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) delivered a
speech introducing ETSI’s IPR policies and relevant
directives, ETSI IPR database, typical SEP litigation cases,
European Commission’s pilot project on SEP, as well as
Japan’s practice on essentiality checks; all speeches were
highly valued by the participants.
In addition, 18 experts from China, Europe and North
America shared their knowledge with more than 150
attendees, presenting case studies and views on SEP issues,
such as FRAND principle, SEP license, injunction relief,
SDO’s IPR policy, relations between standards and patents,
5G standardisation and patent licensing, etc.
SEP practices are a controversial topic, but events like this
symposium help to clarify issues and allow for mutual
understanding. By exchanging information, organisations
can improve their SEP practices and learn about available
resources to deal with SEP matters effectively. For
example, ETSI’s IPR database has been widely referenced
and studied by Chinese institutes in their 5G IPR-related
research projects.
Attending this event also greatly helped ETSI and SESEC to
promote their visibility in standardisation and essential
patent communities in China and internationally.
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CEN-CENELEC Workshop on the European Standardisation System Held in Shanghai #CENCENELEC #SAMR
On October 23, 2019, the CEN-CENELEC Workshop on the European Standardisation System was held in Shanghai. Distinguished speakers included representatives from the European standardisation community, including top level officers of CEN-CENELEC, CEOs of national standardisation bodies and national electro-technical standardisation committees, IEC high-level representatives, the European Commission, national governments and European industries.
The workshop attracted more than 200 participants to share and exchange views with Chinese stakeholders on topics to identify and strengthen mutually beneficial collaboration.
Mr. CUI Gang, the Director of the Division of Innovation Management of SAMR, attended the conference and delivered the opening remarks. He stated that SAC has long
maintained a cooperative relationship with CEN-CENELEC and has a communication and cooperation mechanism with standardisation bodies of European member states. He regarded this conference as an opportunity for Chinese stakeholders to obtain a more comprehensive and in-depth
understanding of the unified standardisation model in Europe, as well as the role of standardisation institutions in European countries, and to exchange views on topics of common interest.
The two-and-half-hour workshop included three panel discussions. The first panel discussion was on the important role of public-private partnership as the cornerstone of standardisation from the perspective of regulatory agencies, enterprises and standardisation agencies. According to the experts, standardisation builds trust between public and private institutions, improves resource efficiency, and enhances industry influence and effectiveness in the public interest.
The second panel discussion was on the myth of competing for the highest level of standards. The experts believe consensus is more important than better standards, and a fair competitive environment should be achieved through communication among stakeholders.
The third panel was on the single standard model and the role of national standardisation bodies and electro-technical
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committees. The practical application of the single standard model in the UK and Austria, and how to achieve harmonisation between national, European and international standards were also discussed.
This conference, which was supported by SESEC, is based on a framework of friendly cooperation between CEN-CENELEC and SAC. It held the most in-depth and detailed interpretation of the European Standardisation System and was also the largest exchange seminar in recent years.
Participants provided positive feedback on the event. One remarked, “The workshop was very successful and interesting, especially the panel discussions.” Another participant said, “The panellists had different backgrounds in politics, SDOs, research, and industries, offering very good setting for discussion. And they have shared great insights on standardisation activities in the current complex global trade and political environment, which represented the interests from different stakeholders. Thanks again for you and your team’s great work organising this interesting workshop. Well Done!”
Call for Comments on Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards (Draft) and Measures of the Standardisation Technical Committee of MIIT (Draft) #MIIT #SectorStandards
In October, MIIT issued a call for comments on the Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards (Draft) and Measures of the Professional Standardisation Technical Committee of MIIT (Draft).
The Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards were issued to improve MIIT sector standards, specify the main procedures and requirements for sector standard development, including project initiation, drafting, calling for comments, examination, approval, issuance, publishing, recording, reviewing, revising and amendments.
The SESEC team summarised the key content of the Measures of MIIT for Sector Standards:
a) Sector standards for project initiation
Everyone, from governmental departments to citizens, can propose projects to promote sector standards. Standardisation organisations are responsible for examining the proposals and submitting their conclusions to MIIT through the corresponding entrusted organisation or directly to MIIT if they do not have a corresponding entrusted organisation. The corresponding entrusted organisation should submit the result and materials they receive to MIIT after having reviewed them.
MIIT will review the sector standard project proposals and publicly disclose approved projects for 30 days to call for comments, which will then be summarised by MIIT.
MIIT will convene a meeting with experts to review proposal and then publish the drafting plan for sector standards. In general, the standard drafting period does not exceed 24 months.
b) Drafting, call for comments and review of sector standards
Standardisation organisations should form a standard drafting working group composed of manufacturers, operators, users, consumers, stakeholders and other relevant parties. The working group shall draft standards in accordance with the standard development regulations based on research and investigation. The final result of the drafting process should include a draft of the standard (draft for comments) and an explanation of the draft.
Standardisation organisations shall then request for public comments on the standard drafts and the explanation of the draft. The drafting working group should summarise the feedback to finish the standard drafts, which will then be submitted to the standardisation organisations. The standard drafts will be open to public comments again if the technical content has been modified greatly.
Standardisation organisations should examine the standard drafts. The examination should involve at least three fourths of all the committee members. A draft is considered approved when two thirds of the members vote in favour of it and no more than one fourth vote against it. The TC secretariat shall gather at least 15 representatives from manufacturers, operators, users, consumers and other stakeholders for the examination while paying attention not to choose institutions where the standard drafters work. Once the standard draft is approved, it should be revised by the working group according to the examination results. The standard draft under consideration and the explanation
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of the draft should then be submitted once again to the standardisation organisations.
c) Approval, issuance, publishing and recording of sector standards
After the corresponding entrusted organisation receives relevant standardisation materials, they should submit the materials to MIIT, and MIIT will then examine the materials and determine sector standards. The approved standards draft will be publicly disclosed for 30 days to receive feedback. MIIT will issue an announcement to release sector standards that have not received public comments. MIIT will make these sector standards available to the public free of charge.
d) Reviewing, revising and amendments of sector standards
MIIT will arrange for the review of sector standards within five years after the implementation in line with social and economic development and the advancement of technology.
Standardisation organisations shall suggest reviewing the standards within the five years, and report to the corresponding entrusted organisation, which are responsible for reporting the review suggestions and the review plan to MIIT. Standardisation organisations can directly submit review suggestions and the review plan to MIIT if they are not assigned a corresponding entrusted organisation. The review plan will be disclosed after obtaining approval from MIIT.
Standardisation organisations will review the sector standards based on MIIT review plan. After receiving review results, standardisation organisations will send review results and relevant materials to the corresponding entrusted organisation. The corresponding entrusted
organisation, or the standardisation organisations themselves if they don’t have corresponding entrusted organisation, can then report to MIIT. The review result could be effective, revised or suspended; reasons for suspension of a standard should be clearly stated. MIIT shall then examine the review materials and disclose them to the public for 30 days to call for comments.
MIIT will issue an announcement for review results that receive no objections. Sector standards that are marked as effective will be published with the words “Approved effective in XXX” on the cover, also in the code of the sector standard itself.
Sector standards should be revised when the technical contents are not complete or not compliant with current technology, requirements for industrial development or industry demands.
SESEC analyses:
1. The differences between sector standards and national standards are not clear. In Article 4 –“The focus of sector standards is to formulate basic public welfare standards”; but in China’s Standardisation Law, this focus falls under the scope of national standards. Therefore, the differences and scope of sector standards and national standards need to be clarified.
2. The sector TC and its secretariat are not transparent to the public. SESEC approached MIIT and they said they do not have sector TCs directly under MIIT, and there were no more than 50 sector TCs approved by previous ministries, but MIIT tends to entrust national TCs or set up new sector TCs if it is necessary.
3. The sector standards are not easy to be found. There are totally more than 60,000 sector standards and there is no public channel to obtain them.
ETSI in the World Internet Conference in China #ICT #ETSI #Horizontal #Cybersecurity
The 6th World Internet Conference was held from October 18 to 21, in Wuzhen, China. Margot Dor, Director of Strategy and Development of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), was invited by Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to attend the Cybersecurity Roundtable Closed-Door Dialogue. The Dialogue attracted more than 40 experts from all over the world, to make in-depth exchange on cyberspace governance and cooperation. Apart from the closed-door dialogue, Margot and Dr. Betty Xu, from SESEC, were also invited to attend other sub-forums focusing on various emerging IT/ICT issues, such as AI, 5G, Cybersecurity and Industrial Internet.
The theme of the conference was “Intelligent Interconnection, Openness and Cooperation – Jointly Building a Community of
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a Shared Future in Cyberspace”. Over 1500 guests from 83 countries participated in this conference and its sub-forums, discussing the development of cyberspace, presenting IT innovation achievements, and exploring cooperation approaches.
CEN-CENELEC at Qingdao Forum on International Standardisation 2019 #CENCENELEC
On October 28, 2019, the International Standardisation Forum was held in Qingdao. Dany Sturtewagen, CENELEC President and Chair of Joint CEN and CENELEC Presidential Committee, made a presentation on the European Standardisation System, European practice on convergence with international standards, standardisation’s role in the European regulatory system, Europe’s “New Approach” framework, and European digital transformation strategy and standardisation work. The information in Dany’s speech is useful for Chinese standardisation stakeholders who wish to develop their own standardisation strategies and direction by using the European system as a reference.
The forum attracted more than 730 attendees from ISO, IEC,
ITU, MIIT, and a variety of enterprises, colleges and research
institutes. With the theme of “International Standards and
the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, the forum aims at
establishing an international dialogue platform that gathers,
fosters, connects and allocates high-end standardisation
resources.
SAC Administrator TIAN Shihong remarks on China’s Standardisation Reform #Horizontal #SAC #SafetyStandards
On September 11, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. TIAN Shihong, the deputy director general of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the administrator of the Standardisation Administration of China (SAC), introduced the results of China’s standardisation reform and development. He indicated that to date, China has a total of 36,877 national standards, 62,262 sector standards, 37,818 local standards, 9,790 association standards, and 1.14 million enterprise standards.
TIAN Shihong indicated that since the Party’s 18th National Congress, standardisation has demonstrated new roles in
economic and social development, which are outlined below:
Consumer Goods
The Consumer Product Quality and Standards Improvement Plan and nearly 6,000 related standards have been implemented.
Safety
China has formulated nearly 4,000 mandatory national standards for food consumer products, safe production, environmental protection, construction engineering, etc.
Agriculture
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More than 3,400 national standards have been issued, and more than 4,500 national agricultural standardisation testing zones have been built.
Industry
The Standardisation and Quality Improvement Plan for Equipment Manufacturing Industry has been implemented, it has issued and implemented more than 1,000 national standards for high-end equipment manufacturing.
Service Industry
More than 5,000 national standards have been issued to aid the development of the service industry.
Science and Technology
In the fields of Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, etc., the development of more than 300 national standards has been promoted.
Social Governance
The “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” of Action for Social Management and Public Service Standardisation Work was issued and implemented, more than 500 national-level standardisation pilots were launched, more than 1,100 standards were formulated and implemented, and a society management and public service standards system was formed.
International Trade
A standards system for 41 fields, including machinery, chemicals, light industry and electronics was formed. China actively participates in the formulation of international standards and has submitted international standard
proposals in the fields of home appliances, information technology, and traditional Chinese medicine.
In summary, the number of the standards reported are listed below.
SESEC Roundtable Meeting on China Standardisation #CCC#MIIT#SectorStandards#ChinaStandards2035
On November 16, 2019, SESEC hosted a successful round table meeting on standardisation. QIU Lei from the Consumer Product Certification Office of Accreditation and Regulation Department subordinate to the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), was invited
to report the recent reform of the China Compulsory Certification (CCC).
Following Dr. Betty XU’s opening speech, Mr. QIU gave an introduction of the recent reform of the CCC, the Chinese market access system for products related to personal health, safety, and environmental protection. Implemented
Standards in China Amount
National - mandatory 2111
National - voluntary 36877
Sectoral standards 62262
Local standards 37818
Association standards 9790
Enterprise standards 1140000
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on May 1, 2002, and enforced on August 1, 2003, CCC has features of market-driven and internationalisation.
Basic Information of CCC:
Deepen the reform of the certification catalogue:
The next moves of the CCC reform: Maintain stability, make structural improvements, and add new products by making scientific adjustments. China will optimise implementation of process certifications, streamline certification units, consolidate types of certificates and increase the number of certification bodies. We will strengthen follow-up regulation, punish unauthorised cases and implement credit supervision. In August 2015, the General Office of the State Council released a document in which the random selection of both inspectors and inspection targets and the prompt release of results was required to be promoted nationwide. Afterwards, Dr. Betty Xu explained China Standards 2035.
The latter part of the meeting was led by Ester Cañada Amela from the EU Chamber of Commerce in China. Participants discussed two legal documents; one was
Administrative Measures for Standardisation Technical Committees of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Draft) and the other was Administrative Measures for Industry Standard Development of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Draft). Suggestions proposed by participants were as follows:
refining the working rules for standard drafting groups;
dividing in detail the responsibilities among technical committees, sub-technical committees and standard drafting working groups;
revising voting methods of technical committees and voting determination methods of technical focal points, etc.
After the meeting, participants engaged in profound discussions on the impact of relevant topics on their respective enterprises. Through the roundtable, participants and guests shared their ideas, deepening their understanding of the reforms and management of the CCC system.
More than 30 participants registered for the roundtable meeting, including Mr. Frank Schmiedel from the EU Delegation in China. Other representatives were from the US Embassy, British Embassy, the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, the EU SME Centre (European small and medium-sized enterprises), USITO (United States Information Technology Office), Schneider, Siemens, Oracle, Rockwell Automation, Cisco, Varian Medical Systems, Deutsche Telekom, ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), VDMA (the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association), UL and Weile in China. Among all the participants, 74% of them are from industries, 16% from the government and 10% from NGOs. Most of the participants from industries were multinational companies with their headquarters in Europe, some headquartered in the US.
China Explores Approaches to Improve Standardisation Governance #Horizontal
On November 14, the 4th Symposium of Standardisation and Governance was held in Changsha, China. Quality infrastructure researchers and experts from colleges and research institutes from around the world shared their experience and research on standardisation governance. Participants outlined how standards guide and facilitate industry development.
ZHANG Gang, deputy director of the China Standardisation Expert Committee and leader of the drafting group of the State Council’s Quality Development Outline (2010-2020) introduced China’s efforts on NQI improvement from a macroscopic perspective: in 2017, the Guiding Opinions of the State Council on Quality Improvement Action for the first time included the construction of the NQI system in the Chinese government’s main work objectives, while earlier in 2014, a series of government-funded R&D projects have been carried out to explore advanced technologies and methods to improve the Chinese NQI system. Among these projects, the most influential one is the China Standards 2035; the project’s first R&D stage has ended, and a general report is being drafted. ZHANG Gang proposed that China should accelerate research on NQI fundamental theory and practice, include NQI in the overall national development plan, design NQI effectiveness evaluation methods, and conceptualise “Standardisation +”, which includes expanding the standardisation work scope from industry to
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agriculture and service and change the focus from standard formulation to standard implementation and life-cycle management.
HOU Junjun, Director of the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities of Hunan University, analysed the development of China’s standardisation technical organisations (TCs, SC, WGs) and the supply of Chinese national standards. Among 1315 standardisation TCs, SCs, and WGs disclosed in the National Standard Information Public Service Platform, 48% of the secretariats of these organisations are now held in research institutes and 19% are in state-owned enterprises;
Figure 2Geographic distribution of Secretariats
Geographically, 47% of the Chinese standardisation technical organisations are located in Beijing, 9% in Shanghai, and the rest are in other provinces.
Figure 1Chart 1. Distribution of secretariats by organisations
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During the past 20 years, technical standardisation organisations owned by private enterprises have increased by almost 5
times, but that number is still far less than the technical organisations held by state-owned enterprises.
Chinese national standards surged from2007-2010; since then, the number of Chinese national standards exceeds international standards. Compared to international standards, 15 categories of Chinese standards (classified by ICS code) are in short supply (table 1), 16 in slight oversupply (table 2), while 9 are in excess supply (table 3).
ICS code Areas ICS code Areas
33 Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering 13 Environment. Health protection. Safety
49 Aircraft and space vehicle engineering 23 Fluid systems and components for general use
43 Road vehicles engineering 25 Manufacturing engineering
17 Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena 37 Image technology
35 Information technology 91 Construction materials and building
11 Health care technology 29 Electrical engineering
31 Electronics 75 Petroleum and related technologies
93 Civil engineering
Table 1. ICS Areas where CN standards are in short supply - less than International standards
ICS code Areas ICS code Areas
47 Shipbuilding and marine structures 87 Paint and color industries
59 Textile and leather technology 39 Precision mechanics. Jewelry
Figure 3 Growth of CN organisations holding TCs/SCs/WGs in the past two decades
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81 Glass and ceramics industries 85 Paper technology
83 Rubber and plastic industries 19 Testing
55 Packaging and distribution of goods 21 Mechanical systems and components for general use
67 Food technology 61 Clothing industry
79 Wood technology 95 Military affairs. Military engineering. Weapons
97 Domestic and commercial equipment. Entertainment. Sports
3 Services. Company organisation, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology
Table 2. ICS Areas where CN standards are in slight oversupply - more than International standards but less than double.
ICS code Areas ICS code Areas
27 Energy and heat transfer engineering 77 Metallurgy
53 Materials handling equipment 65 Agriculture
7 Natural and applied sciences 45 Railway engineering
71 Chemical technology 77 Metallurgy
1 Generalities. Terminology. Standardisation. Documentation
73 Mining and minerals
Table 3. ICS Areas where CN standards are in excess supply - double or more than international standards.
According to these analyses, HOU Junjun concluded that standardisation governance in China is becoming more active due to the participation of social and private organisations, which has also increased China’s national standards supply.
SESEC, as a representative of the European Standardisation System in China, made a presentation on the Vienna Agreement and the Frankfurt Agreement. It provided Chinese academic communities with a good reference for the construction of China’s standardisation governance system, especially China’s standard internationalisation strategy and smooth integration into the existing international standardisation system.
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SESEC Bridging Mutual Understanding on Standards of Eco-design and Green/Green-Design Products of Europe and China
#Green #Environmental #EnergyEfficiency On October 19, 2019, Dr. Betty XU from SESEC made a presentation on China Eco-design and Green/Green-design standardisation at the Eco-design and Energy Labelling Experts’ Workshop held in Brussels, under the EU – China Industrial Policy Dialogue led by China MIIT and EC DG GROW.
SESEC learned that there are differences in how both regions understand principles of eco-design.
In the European Union, eco-design and energy efficiency usually include four components:
Eco-design Directives 2009/125/EC
Energy Efficiency Directives 2012/27/EU
Energy Labelling Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 (Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU)
Energy Performance of Building Directives 2010/31/EU
In China, four components mirror structures form the EU. These include:
China Eco-design/Green Product/Green Design Products
China Energy Efficiency
China Energy Labelling Scheme
China Green Building/Energy Saving Building
EU Eco-design and Energy Efficiency China Eco-design and Energy Efficiency
Eco-design Directives 2009/125/EC, China Eco-design/Green Product/Green Design Products
Energy Efficiency Directives 2012/27/EU, China Energy Efficiency Energy Conservation Law of China
Energy Labeling Directive 2017/1369 (replaced 2010/30/EU)
China Energy Labeling China Energy Labeling Management Rule
Energy Performance of Building Directives 2010/31/EU.
China Energy Saving/Green Building
Table 4 Different definitions or concepts between EU and China on the Eco-design topics
The European Union's Eco-design Directive (Directive 2009/125/EC) establishes a framework to set mandatory ecological requirements for energy-using and energy-related products sold in all 28 Member States.
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Eco-design and Green/Green-design products
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Table 5 Difference between EU Eco-design Directives and China Energy Efficiency and Green/Eco-design
For example, there is the standard GB/T 35607-2017 - Green product evaluation- furniture. And the other one T/CAGP 0022-
2017,T/CAB 0022-2017 Technical specification for green design product assessment – lead-acid battery.
After joining the workshop and conducting a detailed study of China’s Energy Efficiency, Eco-design, and Green/Green-design concepts, SESEC concluded that there are still differences in understanding between EU and China. Further comparisons and clarifications from both sides are needed. SESEC will continue to research and report, working to create a bridge for mutual understanding.
EC DG GROW concluded that the People’s Republic of China wishes to accelerate the adoption of Eco-design-style standards and legislation. The conclusion was reached based on the scheme of long-standing EU – China Industrial Policy Dialogues (European Commission, MIIT and related organisations in China), and the work of the Industrial Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Working Group.
In early 2019, the EU – China Eco-design and standards cooperation project was launched. Three seminars were to be organised by EC DG GROW, the Eco-design and Energy Labelling Experts’ Workshop is the second of the three seminars. Approximately 40 participants attended this workshop and experts from both China and EU made presentations on topics covering policies, strategies, regulations, and standards for Eco-design, Green-design and Energy Labelling for both sides.
Green Construction Materials Certification
#Certification #Construction Materials #Green
On October 25, 2019, MIIT published the Implementation Guide for Green Building Material Certification to include the current green building material certification and assessment systems under green product standards, certification and labelling management system.
According to the Implementation Guide, certification of green construction materials is classified from one to three stars. Construction materials that are within the catalogue and are certificated based on the national green product assessment standards will be classified as three-star construction materials.
1. The goals for the Implementation Guide are the
following:
Form a unified system for national standards, certification, and labelling of green construction products to realise the “One product category, one standard, one list, one certification, one label” standard. By the year 2020, use of green construction materials should exceed 40%.
2. The organisations that will be involved in system
development and their responsibilities are as follows:
SAMR, MIIT and MOHURD will be responsible for
authorising the green building material certification
bodies, drafting the certification catalogue, and making
the implementation rules.
A working group composed of members from SAMR,
MIIT, and MOHURD will work on standards,
EU Eco-design Directives China Eco-design and Energy Efficiency Definitions
1. The scope of Directive 2009/125/EC is energy-using and energy-related products.
2. The main part of the Directives is the energy efficiency of energy-using and energy-related products
3. Some other mandatory ecological requirements are also in the Directives.
4. Energy efficiency is not regarded as eco-design concept. It refers solely to efficient product energy usage.
5. Green design is synonymous with eco-design. 6. Green-design products are not related to energy efficiency,
which is the only ecological requirements for the products, and is similar with some other mandatory ecological requirements that are also inside the Directive 2009/125/EC.
7. The scope of green-design products is not necessarily energy-using and energy-related products. Green products in China can also be furniture, coatings, and building glass.
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certification, and labelling; and will outline the rules
and technical requirements for green building material
certification and certification organisations.
A technical committee will offer technical support to
the certification organisations.
3. Certification organisations will follow the
requirements outlined in the following documents:
Measures for the Administration of Certification
Organisations
GB/T 27065 Qualified and Approved Products, Process
and Service Certification Institution Requirements
RB/T 242 Green Product Certification Institution
Requirements
Green Product Label
#Green Product Label #Product Assessment #CNCA
Recently, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA)
published the labels for products with green attributes that will be replacing
the China Green Product Label in the future. This is one step closer to
developing a unified standard, certification and labelling system for Chinese
green products.
The labels that will be replaced are: China Environmental Labelling (Type II),
China Energy Conservation Certification label, China Association of
Environment Protection Industry label, China Organic Products label, China
Low-carbon Products label, China Water Conservation Certification label, China
Recycling symbol, and China Ecolabelling label.
Background:
By 2020, the Chinese government will integrate the existing environment-friendly, energy-conserving, water-conserving,
recyclable, low-carbon, renewable, organic, and other related products as green products by unifying the related green product
catalogues, standards, certifications and labels.
Analysis:
1. What needs to be taken into consideration when defining green products?
All stages of a product’s lifecycle such as resource
attainment, production, sale, use and disposal need to
be taken into consideration. Green products have
characteristics such as:
2. Five steps for achieving the final goal:
Step 1: Develop a unified standard, certification and
labelling system of green products. The standards
system of green products will include a standards
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Efficiency of resources and energy
Low emission of pollutants
Low toxicity and hazards
Easy recycling and disposal
Health-promoting and high-quality
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system for green product assessment and a standards system to support the green products industry.
Step 2: Implement a unified list of assessment standards and a certification catalogue for green products.
Step 3: Improve the supervision and evaluation for the validity of green products certification.
Develop a credit system for green products.
Entrust manufacturers to be responsible for guaranteeing product quality.
Entrust the testing and certification of green products to certification institutions.
Develop a blacklist of entities that have violated laws and regulations.
Enhance the public disclosure of information on green products certification.
Step 4: Develop the green products information platform. Information such as policies and regulations relating to green
products, standard lists, rules, procedures, product catalogues, implementation institutions, certification results and
admission status will be published on the platform.
Step 5: Promote international cooperation on green products standards. By comparing and analysing Chinese and
international green products standards, China will promote the development of international green products standards and
the international adoption of China’s green products standards.
3. How to use the green products label?
There are two different labels for different kinds of green products.
Products Label
For products in the national catalogue of green products (including 12 types of products in total).
For products not in the list but with green attributes (e.g. environmental protection, energy and water saving, recycling, low carbon, organic, as well as products in the RoHS catalogue).
Advice:
Currently, a pilot for developing a unified standard, certification and labelling system of Chinese green products is ongoing in
Hubei province, Huzhou city. Green product certification has been issued to the enterprises with eligible products. Research
for replacing the current labels of products with green attributes with the China green product label will also be done in Huzhou
city. Enterprises with green products and products not in the list but with green attributes can follow the policy developments
of Hubei province and Huzhou city.
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China’s trunked radios adopt PDT technology
#ICT #MIIT #Electronics
On November 13, 2019, MIIT issued the Notice on Adjusting
the Frequency Allocation for Trunked Radio Systems that
Operate in the 800MHz Frequency Band. The main points
are as follows:
China’s trunked radio systems that operate in the
800MHz frequency will adopt TETRA and PDT
technology and allocate the bandwidths of 25kHz and
12.5kHz, respectively.
The 800MHz trunked radio systems should be used in
group call mode and shall not use direct mode
operation or normal mode as the daily operational
modes.
800MHz trunked radio systems should not occupy less
than 70% of the frequency band, users coverage not
less than 50%, user capacity not less than 50%, and
annual occupancy time not less than 60%.
Handheld and vehicle-mounted radios do not need to
obtain licenses.
National level approval for using the frequencies of
816-821/861-866MHz is no longer necessary.
A trunked radio system is a kind of digital radio system that
allows for sharing and allocation of frequencies among users.
The system provides users with special services such as
group calling, emergency calling, monitoring, priority calling,
etc. It is widely used for effective communication in airports,
harbours, city railway systems, and city management (public
security, firefighting, water supply, air defence, emergency
response, or government affairs).
In 2007, MIIT published the Measures for the Administration
for Frequencies and Stations of 800MHz Trunking Radio
Systems. These measures had four technologies for China’s
800MHz trunked radio systems as a choice for adoption:
TETRA (ETSI), iDEN (Motorola), GoTa (ZTE) and GT800
(Huawei). The latter three slowly became obsolete and only
TETRA is widely used in China’s government affairs networks,
airports, harbours, and rail transit systems.
The PDT technology system was developed by the Ministry
of Public Security, along with the participation of many local
enterprises. It is based on Europe’s DMR standards but
considering the specific demands of Chinese public security
clients. Since its development in 2007, the technology has
gained great support from the Chinese government. The
Ministry of Public Security has specifically invalidated some
TETRA-related standards and specifications to pave the way
for its development. A complete PDT industry chain was
gradually established in the following years.
Compared with TETRA, PDT has a larger scope of coverage
but smaller data handling capacity. Additionally, because
PDT is still on the preliminary stage of large-scale
commercial application, it will confront fierce price
competition as well. Despite these challenges, PDT still has
a bright prospect. Under the government’s support, PDT
technology and standards will continue evolving, and its
application will be expanded from its focus on police affairs
to wider areas. It seems like China hopes to replicate its
previous success in public mobile communications in this
professional communication field as well.
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Communication Networks and Service
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Like the European CE system, China’s CCC (China
Compulsory Certification) system is a basic market access
system that manufacturers and importers usually confront
when putting their products on the Chinese market. The
system was first established in 2002 in support of the
Chinese government’s commitment to the WTO, and 132
kinds of products within 19 categories were included into its
scope. The number of products under the CCC scope kept
increasing in the following years until the latest round of the
CCC reform was initiated by the State Council in 2018,
removing dozens of products from the CCC scope. Dr. Betty
XU, the Seconded European Standardisation Expert in China,
will introduce the recent development of China CCC system.
This webinar will be on January 17, 2020, 10:00 AM CET.
Please register at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/598546242907
8494477
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email
containing information for joining the webinar.
China Standards 2035 is a program that aims to research
standardisation strategies to use as a basis for China’s own
standardisation strategy while considering its economic and
social development goals for the year 2035. The project
officially started in March 1, 2018, and was developed by
SAC, under the leadership of its director TIAN Shihong, who
is also Deputy Director of SAMR. Dr. Betty XU, the Seconded
European Standardisation Expert in China, will introduce the
China Standards 2035 project.
Please register for China Standards 2035 webinar on
February 6, 2020, 10:00 AM CET at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/19789377150
40469004
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email
containing information for joining the webinar.
SESEC Webinar on China CCC
on January 17, 2019 1.
SESEC Webinar on China Standards 2035
on February 6, 2019 2.
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Special Report of this Edition:
What Has Changed for China’s CCC During the Last 18 Months? #CCC #StateCouncil #SAMR #MarketAccess
Background
Like the European CE system, China’s CCC (China Compulsory
Certification) system is structured like a basic market access system.
The system was first established in 2002 in support of the Chinese
government’s commitment to the WTO, covering 132 types of
products within 19 categories. The number of products under the
CCC scope kept increasing in the following years until the latest
round of the CCC reform was initiated by the State Council in 2018,
removing dozens of products from the CCC scope.
In January 2018, China State Council issued the Opinions on
Improving the Quality and Certification System and Promoting the
Total Quality Management, proposing to improve China’s
compulsory certification system. Several specific requirements in
the document are:
carrying out compulsory certification following the WTO
rules and the principles of necessity and minimisation;
focusing on products related to human health, safety, and environmental protection;
introducing the conformity assessment method of self-declaration to CCC system;
optimising the certification process.
Implemented by SAMR/CNCA
SAMR/CNCA, China’s authority for accreditation and certification, is responsible for the implementation of the reform, and
they divided the reform into 4 main parts:
1. A smaller CCC scope.
According to CNCA, products with low risk, low quantity, and less opportunity to come in contact with consumers shall be
removed from the CCC scope.
2. Introduction of the conformity assessment methods of self-declaration.
The CCC certification can be conducted through one of the following 3 methods:
Self-declaration method A: type test in any labs + self-declaration.
Self-declaration method B: type test in designated CCC labs + self-declaration.
Third-party certification: type test + factory audit + period inspection after obtaining certificate.
China Compulsory Certification
Key Takeaways
• CCC is mandatory for domestic and
overseas manufacturers if their
products:
o are in the CCC products scope
and
o will be sold in China
• Products falling in the CCC scope
usually are those related to consumer
health, safety, and environmental
protection
• The state designates the product
scope, unified applicable standards,
implementation procedures, labeling,
and fees for the CCC certificatio
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According to the design of SAMR/CNCA, the self-declaration methods will be implemented to products with stable quality
and low safety risks, while the third-party certification shall be conducted for products with high safety risk and closer
contact with consumers.
3. Simplification of the certification processes and procedures. The specific measures include:
Optimise the process of factory audits and realise “one audit for multiple certificates”.
Implement the “issuing certificate before factory audit” for those enterprises who have met certain criteria.
Merge and simplify certification units and certificates, simplify application for component modification.
Promote the online handling of the CCC certification process.
Utilise enterprises’ test and inspection resources with rules approved by CNCA (details check with CNCA).
4. Facilitation of fair competition related to certification. The specific measures include:
Increase the number of designated certification bodies and labs (6 foreign investment labs have been included in the CCC
system by March 2019, including SGS, UL, Intertek, TUV Rheinland, TUV SUD, STC group).
Strengthen administrative supervision including cracking down on unauthorised and fraudulent use of certificates.
Implement the work mechanism of “randomly select the sample and inspectors and make public the inspection results”.
What has been done?
SAMR/CNCA took a sequence of actions afterwards, to implement the above 4 parts.
1. In June 2018, 26 kinds of products were removed from the CCC scope, and the conformity assessment method for 22
kinds of products was converted into self-declaration (2 for method A and 20 for method B). Currently, the
Implementation Rules for CCC Compliance Self-declaration have been published. (SAMR/CNCA Announcement No. 11,
2018).
2. In December 2018, 12 kinds of products were removed from the CCC scope, and the conformity assessment method for
4 kinds of product was converted to self-declaration (1 for method A and 3 for method B). (SAMR/CNCA Announcement
No.29, 2018).
Figure 4 Three solutions for CCC products
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3. In October 2019, 18 kinds of products were removed from the CCC scope, and the conformity assessment method for 17
kinds of product was converted to self-declaration (3 for method A and 14 for method B). A template of CCC compliance
self-declaration was published at the same time. (SAMR/CNCA Announcement No.44, 2019).
Although there are many products that were removed from the CCC scope, several products were transferred from the scope
of production licenses to the CCC system. The Chinese government stated that this change is intended to reduce proactive
supervision and increase post-supervision. In July 2019, explosion-proof electrical apparatus, household gas appliances and
refrigerators with a calibration capacity of over 500L, which used to be subject to the production license, were transferred
into the CCC scope. (SAMR/CNCA Announcement No.34 2019) despite the explosion-proof electric apparatus not meeting
the criteria that SAMR/CNCA defined as “easy to be contacted by customers”.
Likewise, motorcycle helmets, electric blankets, and electric bicycles were moved from the scope of production license to the
CCC system as well.
Summary of the changes
As a result, 119 kinds of products within 21 categories remain in the CCC scope after 56 kinds of products were removed.
Among the products remaining in the CCC scope, 27 kinds were converted from third-party certification to the CCC
compliance self-declaration (8 for mode A and 20 for mode B).
Figure 5A series of adjustments
Figure 6 Statistics about the changes.
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CNCA’s statistics show there have been 8 general rules and 40 product-specific rules released for the CCC system, and 31
certification bodies and 238 labs designated to do the relevant testing, auditing and certification. These certification bodies
have issued 567,000 CCC certificates to 65,000 enterprises by October 2019.
The next steps
Since the adjustment of the CCC scope is coming to an end, CNCA stressed that the scope will remain unchanged for the
foreseeable future. Future work policy priorities include:
1. Maintaining the stability of the CCC scope and acting prudently when adding new products into it.
2. Further reducing industries’ burdens by merging multiple factory audits and multiple certificates, optimising certification
units.
3. Including more certification and test bodies into the system to facilitate competition.
4. Strengthening administrative supervision by striking unauthorised cases, implementing credit supervision and the work
mechanism of “randomly select the sample and inspectors and make public the inspection results”.
SESEC Observations
Under the background of economy slowdown, the
reform was designed to relieve enterprises’
burdens and encourage economic growth. Reform
measures can to some extent address relevant
requirements. However, there are still many
deficiencies existing even after the reform. For
example, private sector enterprises, especially
foreign investment organisations, still have limited
access to participate in the system. In addition,
products like explosion-proof electric apparatus do
not conform to CCC rules and how to conduct CCC
certification in some specific circumstances, like
small batches of imported goods, is not clear.
Key Takeaways
• 56 product types were removed from the CCC scope,
with 6 types added
• By Nov 15, 2019, the CCC scope included 119 product
types within 21 categories
• Conformity assessment method for 27 kinds of
products were converted from the third-party
certification to self-declaration
• The CCC certification system is still using some sectoral
standards and recommended national standards
• Foreign certification bodies can complete CCC, but still
have limited access to CCC certification busines
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Introduction of SESEC Project
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 Eu- ropean Standardization
Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI).
Since 2006, there has been three SESEC
projects in China, SESEC I (2006-2009).
SESEC II (2009- 2012) and SESEC III (2014-
2017). In April 2018, SESEC IV was officially
launched in Beijing, China. Dr. Betty XU
was nominated as the SESEC expert and
will spend the next 36 months on
promoting EU-China standardization
information exchange and EU-China
standardization coopera- tion.
The SESEC project supports the strategic
objectives of the European Union, EFTA
and the European Standardization
Organizations (ESOs). The purpose of
SESEC project is to:
Promote European and
international standards in
China;
Improve contacts with
different levels of the Chinese
administration, industry and
standardization bodies;
Improve the visibility and
understanding of the European
Standardization System (ESS)
in China;
Gather regulatory and
standardization intelligence.
The following areas have been identified
as sectoral project priorities by the SESEC
project partners: Internet of Things (IoT) &
Machine-to-Machine(M2M)
communication, communication networks
& services, cybersecurity & digital identity,
Smart Cities (including transport, power
grids & meter- ing), electrical & electronic
products, general product safety, medical
devices, cosmetics, energy management &
environmental protection (including eco-
design & labelling, as well as
environmental performance of buildings).
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Some of them were the first-hand information from TC meetings, forums/workshops, or meetings/dialogues with China
government authorities in certain areas.
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