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SESEC IV China Standardization

Newsletter October - November

2019

Seconded European Standardization Expert in China

(SESEC)

SESEC IV China Standardization Newsletter | October - November

1 Seconded European Standardization Expert in China (SESEC)

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



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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Horizontal Issues



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



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


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



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.


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.



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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union



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



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.



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



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



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



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.



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



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 cooperation.

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).

SESEC IV China Standardization and Technical Regulation Bimonthly Newsletter

SESEC IV China Standardization and Technical Regulation Bimonthly Newsletter is the gathering of China regulatory and

standardization intelligence. Most information of the Monthly Newsletter was summarized from China news media or websites.

Some of them were the first-hand information from TC meetings, forums/workshops, or meetings/dialogues with China

government authorities in certain areas.

In this Bimonthly Newsletter

In this Bimonthly Newsletter, some news articles were abstracted from Chinese government organizations. All new published standards, implementation or management regulations and notice are summarized; original document and English version are available.



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