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Seconded European Standardization Expert in China

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August - September2019

Seconded European Standardization Expert in China (SESEC) 2

SESEC IV China Standardization Newsletter | August - September

IndexTakeaways P3

Horizontal Issues

1 Measures for the Administration of Local Standards (Call for Comments) P4

2 SAC notifies the WTO about the publication of three national standards P6

3 CENELEC Vice President Policy attends the 2019 New Generation of Information Technology Indus-try Standardization Forum P6

4 SESEC IV Webinar on Current Status of China Blockchain Standardization P7

5 Call for Comments of Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standards—Part 1: General Principles P7

6 Meeting to call for comments on Measures for the Administration of International Standardization Personnel Training Base (Draft) held in Beijing P8

7 State Council issued the Program for the Division of the Key Tasks of Improving Services and Busi-ness Environments P9

Cybersecurity

8 Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Work on Industrial Internet Security P10

9 China will develop the first national standard for edge computing P11

10 China Cryptography TC holds a meeting in Beijing P12

Communication Networks and Service

11 CCSA convenes meeting to establish the Space Communications Technical Committee (TC12) P13

12 Internet of Things Sub-Technical Committee approved by SAC P13

13 NMPA will develop technical standards of drug traceability P14

Medical Devices

14 NMPA will develop technical standards for drug traceability P14

Energy Management and Environmental Protection

15 China issues its first mandatory energy efficiency standard for environmental protection tools in air pollutant control P15

Certification

16 New standards rolled back China Compulsory Certification for fire safety P16

Special Report of this Edition: China RoHS2.0 P18

Abbreviations P25



Measures for the Administration of Local StandardsSAMR has revised the “Measures for the Administration of Local Standards” and published the new draft for comments.

Deadline for submitting comments is August 31, 2019.

Standards are voluntary standards, that can be developed to meet special technical requirements that need to be unified in

local natural conditions, customs, social management and public services.

CENELEC Vice President Policy attends the 2019 New Generation of Informa-tion Technology Industry Standardization ForumOn July 30, 2019, the 2019 New Generation of Information Technology Industry Standardization Forum was successfully held

in Suzhou by MIIT. Bernhard Thies, President of CENELEC, delivered the keynote speech entitled “The Digital Transformation

of European Standardization” during the forum.

CCSA convenes meeting to establish the Space Communications Technical Committee (TC12)On August 15, 2019, CCSA convened meeting to establish the “Space Communications Technical Committee (TC12)”. TC12

focuses on space and communication network frameworks and its protocols; and application of space communication and

synergic networking communication.

Internet of Things Sub-Technical Committee approved by SACOn 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).

CCSA completes first batch of industry standards for 5G communication in China12 sectoral standards for 5G were passed at the general meeting of CCSA/TC5, which means the first batch of 5G communi-

cation sectoral standards development work has been completed on schedule. China’s 5G standardization work mostly takes

place on the platform of 3GPP, and these 12 standards are also converted from 3GPP standards.

China issues its first mandatory energy efficiency standard for environmental protection tools in air pollutant controlMinimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for precipitator (GB 37484-2019) is the first effi-

ciency standard for environmental protection air pollution control tools in China.

Takeaways



1. Measures for the Administration of Local Standards (Call for Comments)

Organization: The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)

Development: Revised the Measures for the Administration of Local Standards and published the new draft for comments

Administration of local standards: August 31, 2019

Administration of local standards:

Local standards are voluntary standards. Local standards can be developed to meet special technical requirements that need to be unified in local natural conditions, customs, so-cial management and public services.

Administrative departments of standardization of the local people’s governments at and above the districted city level (hereinafter, administrative departments of standardization at and above the districted city level) shall administer the standardization work within their respective administrative regions in a unified manner, organize the development of local standards, and guide and coordinate relevant admin-istrative departments in the development, organization and implementation of local standards.

When the administrative departments of standardization at and above the districted city level need to develop local standards, they shall submit the application to the admin-istrative departments of standardization of the local peo-ple’s governments of the province, autonomous region or municipality (hereinafter, departments of standardization at the provincial level) to develop local standards within its own administrative region in accordance with the approved scope and requirements.

Departments of standardization at the provincial level can jointly develop local standards according to the needs of re-gional cooperation and development.

Development of local standards:

1. How to initiate a standard development project:

• Organizations or individuals may submit recommenda-tions on the initiation of projects of local standards to the administrative departments of standardization at or

above the municipal level or relevant administrative de-partments.

• The relevant administrative departments of the local people’s governments at or above the municipal level shall, according to the actual needs of their own depart-ments and industries, apply to the administrative depart-ments of standardization at the same level for develop-ing local standards.

2. Initiation of standards development projects:

The departments of standardization at or above the mu-nicipal level are responsible for developing and releas-ing plans on initiation of projects of local standards. The name of the project, the administrative department in charge of the application, the project sponsor, and the time limit for completion shall be specified in the local standard project initiation plan.

The departments of standardization at or above the mu-nicipal level shall organize and carry out a demonstration on the initiation of projects of local standards, and call for comments when necessary.

The departments of standardization at or above the mu-nicipal level can establish a working mechanism for the quick initiation of projects of local standards to meet the urgent requirements for the development of standards.

3. Drafting of the local standards:

The organization in charge of drafting the standards shall complete the drafting of local standards according to the plans on initiation of projects of local standards. They shall adhere to the following requirements in drafting local standards:

• Full investigation and research, extensive collection of data through comprehensive analysis, experiments and verification;

Horizontal Issues



• Full coordination of the opinions from all relevant par-ties to achieve common interests;

• Technical requirements that can be tested, verified or evaluated shall not be lower than those listed in com-pulsory national standards, and shall coordinate and support relevant standards;

• The local standards shall be in line with the relevant requirements of international treaties and organiza-tions in which China participates.

4. Call for comments:

After finishing the draft, a call for comments shall be published to widely collect opinions, for a period of no less than 30 days.

5. Submission for review:

The organization in charge of drafting the standards shall revise and improve the call for comments of local stand-ards according to the comments they collect and form a draft of local standards for review. After the adminis-trative departments responsible for the initiation of the project have approved the draft, it shall be submitted to the administrative department of standardization at the same level for review.

6. Examination by the expert group:

Departments of standardization at or above the munici-pal level shall entrust standardization technical commit-tees or set up expert groups to convene standards review conferences and form opinions of local experts for the review of local standards.

The composition of an expert group shall be broad. The expert group is usually composed of technical experts in related fields and representatives of relevant parties.

7. Approval of standards

The project sponsors shall revise and improve the review of local standard according to the expert review opinions and form the submission for approval of local standards. The review shall then be submitted to the administration department of standardization at the same level after the approval of the administrative department in charge of the application for the initiation of project of local standards.

8. Issuance of standards

Local standards shall be approved, numbered and issued by departments of standardization at or above the mu-nicipal level.

The issuance of local standards shall follow the an-nouncement system.

9. Numbering rules of standards

The numbering of local standards consists of three parts: local standard code, serial number and year number.

Example:

The code for standards of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities is composed of the letters “DB” and the first two digits of the administrative code of provinc-es, autonomous regions and municipalities.

The code for standards of a districted city is composed of the letters “DB” and the first four digits of the administra-tive code of the city.

Example:

Code for voluntary local standards in Zhejiang Province: DB33/T XXX-XXXX

Code for voluntary local standards in Hangzhou: DB3301/T XXX-XXXX

10. Filing of standards

After the issuance, local standards should be filed with the administrative department of standardization under the state council by the department of standardization at the provincial level within 60 days. The filing materi-als include the announcement of the issuance of local standards, standard texts and compilation instructions.

11. Publicity of standards

Departments of standardization at or above the munic-ipal level shall publish local standards catalogues and texts on their websites and public standards service platforms, which shall be available to the public free of charge.



2. SAC notifies the WTO about the publication of three national standards

3. CENELEC Vice President Policy attends the 2019 New Genera-tion of Information Technology Industry Standardization Forum

On August 7, 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.) notified the WTO about the publication of three national standards:

• National Standard of Provisions for the Installation of External Lighting and Light-signaling Devices for Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers

This standard stipulates the technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules etc. for installation of the external lighting and light-signaling devices for motor ve-hicles and trailers.

• National Standard of Safety Performance Require-ments and Test Methods for Automobile Fuel Tank and Its Installation

This standard stipulates the safety requirements and test methods for automobile fuel tank and its installation.

• National Standard of Safety Specifications for Elec-tric Motorcycles and Electric Mopeds

This standard stipulates the general requirements, elec-trical requirements, operational safety requirements, signs and warning requirements and test methods for pure electric motorcycles and mopeds.

Background

According to relevant WTO agreements, each member, when developing or revising the existing technical regula-tions, compulsory standards or conformity assessment pro-cedures and measures, must submit a notification report to the WTO Secretariat 60 days before approval if the reg-ulations, standards and measures are not consistent with the international standards or may have obvious influence to other member states. This is to give enterprises of other member states of WTO enough time to evaluate their profit and decide their business activities. Emergency TBT notifi-cations may take place at the same time as the regulations, standards or measures enter into force without a period for comment from other member states, provided that the no-tification justifies the emergency measures. In addition to communication, the notification system also provides a plat-form for technical coordination.

On July 30, 2019, the 2019 New Generation of Information Technology Industry Standardization Forum was successfully held in Suzhou. It was led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and sponsored by China Electronics Standardi-zation Institute, Suzhou Market Supervision Administration, and China Electronics Standardization Association. Bernhard Thies, CENELEC Vice President Policy, delivered a keynote speech entitled “The Digital Transformation of European Standardization” during the forum.

Under the theme of “Digital Empowerment, Led by Standardization”, the forum focused on issues like the development of the information technology industry, the demands for standardization, and key standardization work in related industries. YANG Xueshan from MIIT delivered a keynote speech on the development trend and standardization of the information technology industry. MO Wei, the vice president of the Science and Technology Department of MIIT, and vice mayor of Suzhou LU Chunyun attended the forum. Leaders from the Science and Technology Division, Electronics Division, Information and Software Service Division of MIIT, Standard Technology Management Division of SAMR and Suzhou Industry and Information Technology Bureau attended and addressed the forum. Other participants included leaders from other related divisions of MIIT, Jiangsu Industry and Information Technology Office and Suzhou Market Supervision Administration.



4. SESEC IV Webinar on Current Status of China Blockchain Standardization

5. Call for Comments of Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standards—Part 1: General Principles

Blockchain is a new application of computer technology, which is in nature a decentralized database. As the fundamental technology of Bitcoin, blockchain is a series of data blocks associated using cryptographic methods, which are used to verify the validity of the information (anti-counterfeiting) and generate the next block. Public, consortium and private blockchains are widely used in finance, IoT, logistics, insurance and other sectors. After the release of the first China standard on block-chain: Blockchain—Reference Architecture, the stakeholders have become more aware of the significance of blockchain standardization. As a result, SESEC IV will hold Webinar to briefly introduce the development of China standardization in the area of blockchain.

Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standards—Part 1: General Principles has already been fin-ished and is requesting public comments. China Association for Standardization (CAS) and Patent Protection Association of China (PPAC) are responsible for the organization work, and the Committee of Intellectual Property Rights in Social Organization Standardization Development Alliance takes the lead in drafting this disposal guide.

Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standard (T/CAS 2) is proposed to consist of three parts: General Principle, Patent Disclosure and Patent Application.

Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standard—Part 1: General Principles, the first part of T/CAS 2, is developed in accordance with Guideline for Structure and Drafting of Social Organization Standards (T/CAS 1.1-

2017). The purpose for the ongoing Special Procedures for the Development of Standards—Part 1: Standard Related to Patents (GB/T 20003.1) and the Interim Provisions on the Administration of National Standards Involving Patent is to ensure the openness and transparency of the develop-ment and amendment of national standards involving pat-ents, with the main focus on the disclosure and licensing of the patents in the process of developing national standards. These two documents mentioned above are more suitable for work related to patents in national standards, but cannot meet the requirements for the development and amend-ment of association standards. As a result, Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standards is de-veloped to guide the work of association standards involving patents.

Webinar schedule

On September 10, 2019 (Tuesday), SESEC IV held its Webi-nar 08 on “Current Status of China Blockchain Standardiza-tion” between 9:30 – 10:30am, Brussels time. SESEC invited Ms. Jianong LI and Ms. Lin SUN, experts from CESI (China Electronics Standardization Institute), to give a one-hour in-troduction in English.

Presenters

Ms. Jianong LI, an engineer in the Software Engineering and Evaluation Center in CESI, is the lead author of China block-chain technology and application development white paper (2016) and Research report on China blockchain technolo-gy and application development (2018). With experience

in the development of blockchain standards, she engaged in the planning and editing of China’s national standard Blockchain and Distributed Ledger-Reference Architecture, which serves as the basis for ISO/CD 23257.

Ms. Lin SUN, also an engineer in the Blockchain Research Department at the Software Engineering and Evaluation Center in CESI, is one of the experts of ISO/TC 307 WG6 Use Cases. She is an expert of the IEEE Data Format for Block-chain Systems (C/SAB/DBC) working group and the co-au-thor of Research report on China blockchain technology and application development (2018).



The General Principles introduce the terms, definitions, principles, objectives and basic requirements of association standards related to patents. The referenced standards in Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standard—Part 1: General Principles include:

• Guidelines for Standardization—Part 1: Standardiza-tion and Related Activities—General Vocabulary (GB/T 20000.1),

• Special Procedures for the Development of Standards—Part1: Standards Related to Patents (GB/T 20003.1),

• Social Organization Standardization—Part 1: Guidelines for Good Practice (GB/T 20004.1).

Some of the terms and definitions mentioned in GB/T 20000.1 and GB/T 20004.1 are stilled used in Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standard—Part 1: General Principles, but some have been rewritten.

The terms about association standards involving patents in the General Principles include: fair, reasonable, non-discrim-inatory, essential claim, essential patents, stakeholder, pat-ents related to social organization standard, patent disclo-sure, patents application, disposal, disposal rules for patents related to social organization standards..

The principles for association standards involving patents are: open and transparent, fair and reasonable without dis-crimination, honest and trustworthy, balanced interests and win-win situations through consultation and collaboration.

Disposal Guide for Patents Related to Social Organization Standard—Part 1: General Principles was developed to en-courage scientific and technological innovation, promote trade and protect intellectual property rights. It also pro-poses that the basic content of the association standards includes but is not limited to requirements of the working mechanism, rulemaking, publicity, training, evaluation and improvement. Social associations should set up a working mechanism for association standards involving patents . At the same time, social associations should also develop relat-ed rules to clarify the specific process and requirements at each stage of the development and application of associa-tion standards involving patents, which are available for en-terprises and the public, so the social members, member en-terprises and the public can handle related work accurately and in a timely manner. Social associations are also responsi-ble for carrying out the publicity and education activities for association standards involving patents and guiding member enterprises to establish an effective performance evaluation system for the standards on the basis of GB/T 20004.1. Intel-lectual property administration institutions and the staff of the social associations should regularly inspect and evaluate the work on association standards involving patents, pro-mote social associations to support the inclusion of patents in association standards, and urge enterprises to respect in-tellectual property rights to avoid patent disputes.

6.Meeting to call for comments on Measures for the Administration of In-ternational Standardization Personnel Training Base (Draft) held in Beijing

On July 26, 2019, in order to meet the requirements for the main tasks in the International Standardization Personnel Train-ing Plan (2016-2020), the Standard Innovation Management Department of SAMR held a meeting to call for comments on the Measures for the Administration of International Standardization Personnel Training Base (Draft) in Beijing. Participants discussed the names, positions, responsibilities, operation management and training evaluation of international standardiza-tion training bases. The meeting will further improve the Measures for the Administration of International Standardization Personnel Training Base (Draft) and regulate the construction of international standardization training bases. The participants included delegates from Central Ministries and Commissions in China like the Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Admin-istration, National Culture Heritage Administration, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; local regulatory departments and research institutes like the Administration for Market Regulation of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Institute of Stand-ards and Technology, Qingdao Institute of Standardization and Chengdu Institute of Standardization; and other organizations like China Association for Standardization and China Jiliang University.



7. State Council issued the Program for the Division of the Key Tasks of Improving Services and Business Environments

Recently, to improve services and business environment, a batch of administrative licensing items is to be cancelled. For the reserved administrative licensing items, the scope, conditions and procedures shall be clarified respectively as simply as possible.

Specific measures related to standardization:

More than 50 administrative licensing items will be can-celled or changed in the way they are administered, and repeated approvals that have been implemented by multi-ple departments and levels will be cancelled or simplified by the end of 2019. China will draft and publish the list of administrative licensing items set by the central government and at the same time make clear the scope, conditions and validity periods of the licensing work. The requirements for the approval of standards, procedures and time limits shall also be specified.

The concerned departments should accelerate the develop-ment of regulatory rules and standards which are unified, concise and easy to implement for different sectors, and make them public to society. China will also regulate, revise and improve the rules and standards with broad boundaries and flexibility in implementation. The social credit system and credit supervision should be vigorously promoted.

By the end of 2019, the existing major regulatory rules and standards will be revised and improved and made open to the public, with obscure and miscellaneous provisions elim-inated as much as possible. Measures to regulate the dis-cretionary power of law enforcement in market supervision, environmental protection, transportation, agriculture, rural areas, cultural markets and other areas of administrative law enforcement are to be formulated, and the legal basis and punishment standards should be made clear.

By the end of 2019, the current enterprise-related on-site inspection items will be comprehensively sorted out and demonstrated. By cancelling, integrating the on-site inspec-tion and changing into off-site inspection, repeated or un-necessary inspection items are to be reduced, in an attempt to deal with redundant, frequent or random inspection. Chi-na will continue to streamline and regulate items that have received multiple sanctions, inconsistent standards or that have been adjusted in accordance with the upper law.

By the end of 2020, national unified standards for credit re-ports will be developed to promote mutual recognition of the credit reports in different places.

China will establish and improve a new credit-based supervi-sion mechanism for customs, in which differentiated meas-ures for customs clearance and supervision should be imple-mented according to the credit rating an enterprise gets. By the end of 2019, certification standards for enterprises like cross-border e-commerce enterprises will be issued.

With the help of the national integrated online government service platform (including the national government service platform, the government service platforms of the relevant departments of the State Council, and all regional govern-ment service platforms), national government services are available online and can be handled in different locations or via portable devices. Enterprises only need to go to the gov-ernment affairs service halls for affairs that must be handled offline.

China will encourage more non-governmental capital to flow into the service sector to open it up to the outside world. In addition, old residential areas in cities should also be re-stored, and at the same time services including elderly care, childcare, housekeeping, “internet plus education” and “in-ternet plus medical care” will be vigorously developed.

A national integrated online government service platform with the national government service platform (http://www.gjzwfw.gov.cn/) as the hub will be put into operation before September in 2019. China will establish and promote the building of the standards and regulations system, security guarantee system and regulation system for the national in-tegrated online government service platform to make all the government services available online and able to be handled in different locations (other than the places the enterpris-es are located in). By the end of 2019, China will promote the standardized application and mutual recognition na-tion-wide for 10 kinds of HD electronic certificates and make more than 100 government services, both in and outside the provinces (districts and municipalities) available online. By the end of 2020, the name, code, basis, type and other basic elements of the administrative service items and the elements of the service guide will be unified at the national, provincial, municipal and county levels.



By the end of 2020, relevant policies on online diagnosis and treatment, and online hospital management will be implemented, and treatment appointments for different times, payment in clinics, mobile payment and other services will be provided by hospitals at or above the second-class level. China will establish a standard system for identifying and grading long-term care needs of the elderly people and strengthen training for nursing assistants to promote the development of the elderly health service industry.

III Implementation

The implementation of the Program for the Division of the Key Tasks will be the main point of the 2019 State Council account-ability inspection. Regions and departments that make huge progress will be praised and encouraged while those that fail to perform well will be held accountable. Before the end of 2019, a written report on the implementation of the Program for the Division of the Key Tasks shall be submitted to the State Council by all regions and departments.

8.Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Work on Industrial Internet Security

Cybersecurity

Organization: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China and nine other regulatory authorities

Date: August 28, 2019

Development: Published the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Work on Industrial Internet Security (hereaf-ter, the Guiding Opinions)

Background:

The Guiding Opinions support a document published by the State Council on November 2017 on developing the indus-trial internet and “internet plus advanced manufacturing” (hereafter the Guiding Opinions of the State Council). In the Guiding Opinions of the State Council, the industrial internet security is one of the most important tasks for the develop-ment of the industrial internet and “internet plus advanced manufacturing”. This time, more detailed requirements and tasks to carry out the protection of industrial internet securi-ty have been set by 10 related regulatory authorities.

Introduction:

There are three parts in the Guiding Opinions. The first part includes the general requirements, which includes a brief in-troduction of the requirements under the Guiding Opinions of the State Council, and the basic principles and goals for carrying out the protection of industrial internet security.

The second part includes seven key points for the tasks to carry out the protection of industrial internet. The last part details how to ensure the smooth process of industrial inter-net security protection work.

Key Tasks:

1. In the protection system of industrial internet security, enterprises and governments both have roles to play. Enterprises who deal with the industrial internet should set up departments or positions for its protec-tion. The risk evaluation systems for key equipment, systems and platforms need to be set up within enter-prises before and after the connection to the internet. Enterprises should establish security incident reporting systems, audit systems and accountability mechanisms. The government is responsible for supervision and management of industrial internet security. MIIT is in charge of organizing and drafting the relevant policies and standards for industrial internet security, and con-



9.China will develop the first national standard for edge computing

Edge computing, which is generated from the rapid devel-opment of internet of things and big data, refers to analyz-ing and processing data near the edge of its source, which reduces delays and improves privacy security. The edge computing industry consists of relevant research institu-tions, chip manufacturers and equipment manufacturers, and because of its rapid development. China’s government has deemed it necessary to carry out standardization work.

In July 2019, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) approved the development and revision plan for the national standard Information Technology-Edge Comput-ing-Part1: General Requirements, which is the first national standard for edge computing in China. It is a CESI-led stand-ard which sets the general requirements and framework of edge computing deployed in IoT networks, platforms and terminal devices.

Apart from CESI, CCSA is now the main force behind stand-ardization for edge computing in China, with its work main-ly in CCSA/TC5 (wireless communication)/WG12 (mobile

communication core network) and CCSA/ST8 (Industrial network)/WG2 (network connection). The ongoing industry standard projects include:

• Industrial Internet Edge Computing—Requirements for Edge Node Management Interface

• Industrial Internet Edge Computing—Model and Re-quirements for Edge Code

• Industrial Internet Edge Computing—Demand

• Industrial Internet Edge Computing—General Frame-work and Requirements

• Overall Technical Specifications for LTE Network-based Edge Computing

• Overall Demand and Framework for Mobile Edge Com-puting (MEC) services for LTE-V2X

At the international level, IoT Requirements for Edge Com-puting, the international standard project initiated by Chi-na, is under development in ITU-T SG20 (IoT and Smart City

ducts industry guidance and management on industrial internet security in the fields of equipment manufac-turing, electronic information and communications, etc. Local industry and information technology depart-ments shall guide the security work of enterprises that use industrial internet, and promote the development of the security industry and the role of the industrial in-ternet in the supervision of safe production. Other local regulatory authorities will carry out the guidance and supervision work of industrial internet security protec-tion.

2. Industrial internet security management systems should be built. This should include the classification management mechanism, and the industrial internet security standards systems.

3. All industrial enterprises shall consolidate the security of equipment and operating systems, enhance the safe-ty of network facilities, and strengthen the protection of platform security and the security management of industrial application.

4. From the perspective of industrial internet data securi-ty, enterprises should strengthen their ability to protect

enterprise data security and establish a data security management system for the whole industrial chain of the industrial internet.

5. China will develop new technical ways for protecting national industrial internet security, including building a three-level (from the state to the provinces and to the enterprises) industrial internet security technology support platform, a security database and a security test environment.

6. Conduct industrial internet security assessment certi-fication and strengthen the capacity of industrial inter-net security public services.

7. Promote the innovation of industrial internet security and the development of industries.

Goals:

By the end of 2020, finish the initial establishment of Chi-na’s industrial internet security system and by 2025, set up a more complete and reliable industrial internet security sys-tem.



Research Team of International Telecommunication Union). It is ITU-T’s first standard project for edge computing in the IoT field.

Although the standardization of edge computing in China is still in its infancy, it will witness a rapid development in the near future. Edge computing has already been considered as an important part in many standard systems according to governmental documents like Guidelines for the Construc-tion of Industrial Internet Comprehensive Standard Sys-

tem and Guidelines for the Construction of National Smart Manufacturing Standard System, which means more edge computing standards are being or will be laid down. The rapid development of 5G, internet of vehicles, internet of things, industrial internet, smart manufacturing and other industrial applications also need the support of edge com-puting standards. In this process, European stakeholders should take an active role and contribute to it.

10.China Cryptography Technical Committee holds a meeting in Beijing

On August 28-29, 2019, the China Cryptography Standardi-zation Technical Committee (TC) held a meeting in Beijing to review 31 industry standard development projects, which were all passed by voting. Mr. XU Hanliang, chairman of the Cryptography Standardization Technical Committee, presid-ed over the meeting. Participants included cryptography experts and the leaders of various cryptography standards projects.

Out of the 31 industry standard projects, 15 are under de-velopment and 16 still require more research to reach the development stage. The standards are related to emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, electronic bidding, intelligent transportation, smart lock, and video surveillance.

Background:

On October 2011, the Standardization Administration of China and the State Cryptography Administration approved the establishment of the “China Cryptography Industry Standardization Technical Committee”, which is under the leadership and management of the State Cryptography Ad-ministration. This TC in charge of drafting industry stand-ards of cryptography, it has a secretariat and four working groups: General WG, Basic WG, Application WG and evalu-ation WG, which are composed of experts from the govern-ment, enterprises, research institutes, universities, testing institutions and trade associations and mainly deals with technology, products, systems and management of cryptog-raphy standardization.

The WG-level and TC-level analysis of the Cryp-tography TC:

There are two membership levels in the Cryptography TC, one is the TC level membership and another one is the WG level membership.

The TC level members are called committee members; only experts who meet the therequirements of the Cryptography TC are able to join. The WG level is composed of member organizations and observer organizations, not individual experts. The organizations who apply to join a WG of the Cryptography TC should be independent legal entities reg-istered within China, with business related to cryptography products, services, research and development.

Industry standards and national standards pub-lished by the Cryptography TC:

The Cryptography TC has already published 80 industry standards, from which 11 became national standards. These 11 national standards was developed by TC260. The WG3 of TC 260 also deals with cryptography technical standards and is now open for FIEs to join; among the 47 members, there is one German company.



11.CCSA convenes meeting to establish the Space Com-munications Technical Committee (TC12)

12.Internet of Things Sub-Technical Committee approved by SAC

Communication Networks and Service

On August 15, 2019, CCSA convened meeting to establish the “Space Communications Technical Committee (TC12)”. Members of TC12 include enterprises, universities, research institutes. 40 attendees from 21 members organizations at-tended the meeting.

TC12 focuses on space and communication network frame-works and its protocols; and application of space commu-nication and synergic networking communication. This TC will include space communication systems working group (WG1), space communication applications working group (WG2) and synergic networking communication technolo-gies working group (WG3).

During the meeting, Mr. YANG Zemin, secretary of CCSA, in-troduced the preparations for establishing CCSA TC12 and WGs of TC12. According to the Election Rules of CCSA TCs, TC12 members elected one president and three vice-pres-idents by secret ballot. Mr. XU Jun from China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation was elected to be the chairman of TC12. Mr. WAN Yi from CCSA, Mr. QI Binghui from China Telecom, Mr. WANG Yachen from Tencent were elected to be the vice-chairmen.

The leadership team of TC12’s WGs also were elected by WGs members during the meeting. Mr. SHI Yongxin from China Satellite Communication Co. Ltd. was elected to be the chairman of WG1. Mr. CHEN Wei from China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Mr. XU Zhikun from Bei-jing Zhan Xun Communications Technology Co., Ltd. and Ms. KANG Shaoli from Datang Telecom were elected to be the vice-chairmen of WG1. The chairman of WG2 is Mr. QIN Yan from CCSA, three vice-chairmen of WG2 are Mr. WANG Ji-yang from China Mobile, Mr. YIN Haoqiong from China Wei-tong Group Co., Ltd. and Ms. ZHANG Xiaoyan from China National Radio Monitoring Centre. Mr. ZHAN Chun from China Satellite Communication Co. Ltd. was elected to be the chairman of WG3. Mr. MENG Nan from CCSA and Mr. PEI Yu from China Unicom were elected to be the vice-chair-men of WG3.

After the meeting, members of TC12 also took part in the first plenary meeting of CCSA TC12. During the plenary meeting, the key tasks of each WG were discussed, all at-tendees agreed on establishing China’s space communica-tions standard system as soon as possible.

On August 26, 2019, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) published the Announcement of the Standard-ization Administration of China on the Establishment of 14 Technical Committees including National Technical Commit-tee 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).

SAC/TC 28/SC 41 is mainly responsible for the development of national standards on IoT architecture, terminology, data

processing, interoperability, sensor networks, testing, eval-uation, and other basic and general technology fields of IoT. SAC/TC 28/SC 41 mirrors ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 (International Standardization Organization/International Electro-tech-nical Commission First Joint TC/ TC and SC on Internet of Things and Related Technologies).

CESI will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as the Secre-tariat of SAC/TC 28/SC 41 and as the mirror for the inter-national TC to jointly realize the maximum value of stand-ardization within the IoT industry. It will also promote the orderly, high-quality, and ecological development of the IoT industry.



13.CCSA completes first batch of industry standards for 5G communication in China

12 industry standards (drafts for approval) on 5G commu-nication went through the review and were passed at the general meeting, including:

• General Technical Requirements for 5G Wireless Access Networks and Core Networks

• Technical Requirements and Testing Measurements for Equipment (under 6GHz) in Base Station, NG Interfaces, Xn/X2 Interfaces, and for Passive Antenna Arrays (6GHz)

• Technical Requirements for eMBB Terminal devices, for Core Network Functions, and for Security

So far, the first batch of 5G communication industry stand-ards development work has been completed on schedule.

China’s 5G standardization work mostly takes place on the platform of 3GPP, which is a global project for the standard-ization of communication technology. 3GPP has completed the 5G NR NSA standards in December 2017 and 5G NR SA standards in June 2018, which marks the completion of the first stage of standardization work for 5G with all functions. According to the 5G standard development plan published by 3GPP, the second phase of 5G standards needs to be de-veloped within this year, and a complete set of 5G standards is expected to be finalized by 2020.

In China, the main player of 5G standardization is CCSA/TC5. The 12 industry standards reviewed this time all stem from 3GPP standards, some of which went through selective modifications according to the 3GPP rules while maintain-ing the important technical parameters. In addition, CCSA is also planning to convert all the 3GPP R15 standards into its association standards.

With the deepening of China’s participation in 3GPP and the expansion of its influence in recent years, more Chinese technologies are being used as a reference by 3GPP to draft standards, which not only further promotes China’s partic-ipation in 3GPP standardization work, but also stimulates China’s adoption of 3GPP standards. Thus, the strengthened coordination in 3GPP will greatly reduce the differences in standards between China and Europe and promote the co-operation between both sides in the 5G industry.

The General Meeting also witnessed the approval of the fol-lowing:

• 27 industry standards drafts for review, including Techni-cal Requirements for Passive Indoor Distribution Systems with Monitoring and Positioning Functions

• 21 industry standards proposals, including Technical Re-quirements for Core Networks of 5G for the Internet of Things, for 5G Multi-Mode Digital Indoor Distribution Systems, for 5G Mobile Communication Network Slicing Security, and for Digital Indication of Wireless LAN Air Ac-cess Technology

• 10 research proposals, including “Research on Radiation Efficiency of 5G Mobile Communication Passive Antenna Arrays”

• 7 research project conclusions including “Research on Intelligent Classification Standard of Mobile Communica-tion Networks and on the Application of Intelligent Slic-ing of 5G Core Networks.

14.NMPA will develop technical standards for drug traceability

Medical Devices

On August 26, 2019, after the 12th session of the 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the General Office of the NPC Standing Committee held a press conference for officials to answer to reporters’ ques-tions about the law that was passed by vote at the meeting.

When talking about the drug traceability system, the Direc-tor of the Division of Policy and Law in the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) LIU Pei said that the NMPA is setting up a platform for drug traceability coordination and supervision, and will release a series of technical stand-



15.China issues its first mandatory energy efficiency standard for environmental protection tools in air pollutant control

Energy Management and Environmental Protection

Standard: Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for precipitator (GB 37484-2019), mandatory national standard

Issuing Organization: BDRC

Developing Organization: SAC/TC 20 (Under SAC/TC 275)

Date of Issuance: April 4, 2019

Date of Implementation: March 1, 2019

ards for traceability to ensure that the sources and wherea-bouts of all kinds of drugs can be traced.

The 12th session of the 13th Standing Committee of the NPC approved the revised Drug Administration Law with 164 votes in favor and three abstentions. Article 12 of the newly revised Drug Administration Law stipulates that the state shall establish a drug traceability system and the phar-maceutical supervisory and administrative departments un-der the State Council shall develop unified standards and specifications.

LIU Pei said: “In the General Provisions of the Drug Adminis-tration Law, it is stipulated that the state shall establish and improve the drug traceability system, which ensures the quality and safety of drug production and management in an IT-based way, in an attempt to prevent counterfeit and inferior drugs from entering the market and enable drug risk control and accurate recall”. He also mentioned that the drug traceability system focuses on “one drug one code, and one code to trace everywhere”. Drug marketing license holders should establish a drug traceability system to trace and verify even the smallest packaging unit of drugs. The

general principle of the drug traceability system is that reg-ulatory departments should develop standards to form a system in which different kinds of codes are used. In oth-er words, the original electronic regulatory code should be compatible with other codes like those commonly used in-ternationally to give full play to the main role of enterprises.

According to the Drug Administration Law, holders of mar-keting licenses, manufacturing enterprises and medical in-stitutions should establish their own traceability system and share data with each other. LIU Pei says the NMPA is also setting up a traceability coordination platform and monitor-ing platform, and will issue a series of technical standards for traceability, so that all relevant departments can have a unified standard specification for the traceability system. The traceability system is also mentioned in the Vaccine Law.

LIU Pei said: “The NMPA has already issued some regula-tions, such as drug traceability coding requirements, and it will make clear the relevant requirements to achieve the traceability of sources and whereabouts of drugs through-out their whole distribution process”.

The State Council issued the Three-year Action Plan to make the sky blue again on July 3, 2018, proposing to carry out air pollution prevention and control. It was also noted that China needs to make use of economic, legal, technical and necessary administrative means to make the sky blue again, so as to benefit the environment, economy and society. Electrostatic precipitators, bag filters and electrostatic-fab-

ric integrated precipitators will play an important role in the action plan, as all of them are traditional major tools that can eliminate industrial dust. Electrostatic precipitators re-main the main tool because they can effectively deal with large amounts of smoke and dust, have a wide range of ap-plications, low resistance, are reliable, simple and easy to operate, and emit no secondary pollutants. Bag filters can



remove particulate matter effectively, significantly reduce smoke and dust emissions, and perform well in collecting fine particles smaller than PM2.5. Electrostatic-fabric in-tegrated precipitators can remove toxic and harmful sub-stances such as mercury and dioxins and not be affected by dust. Having the advantages of both electrostatic precipita-tors and bag filters, electrostatic-fabric integrated precipita-tors can help to keep emissions low, save energy and lower maintenance costs for a long term. At present, progress has been made in air pollution control technology, which means the requirements for the energy saving levels of dusters are also higher.

Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and ener-gy efficiency grades for precipitator (GB 37484-2019) is the first efficiency standard for environmental protection air pollution control tools in China. It includes energy efficiency grades, minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and testing methods of energy efficiency, and has been adopted for dry electrostatic precipitators of flue gas dust removal for coal fired power plant boilers, bag filters of flue gas dust

removal for coal fired boilers in the electrical industry, bag filters of flue gas dust removal for new dry-type cement ro-tary kiln flue gas of house decoration, bag filters of semi-dry flue gas desulphurization in the steel industry, and fabric in-tegrated precipitators for coal fired power plant boilers and the smoke of cement rotary kilns.

This standard will help promote the energy efficiency of electrostatic precipitators, bag filters and electrostatic-fab-ric integrated precipitators, facilitating energy-saving tech-nologies for enterprises, which is beneficial for energy-sav-ing management, realizing higher market competitiveness and better technology. In addition, this standard is consist-ent with other standards such as the precipitator quality standard, performance test method standard and safety standard, which will constitute an organic and scientific sys-tem with interconnected standards. It will not only benefit China to prevent and control pollution, but will also play a key role in the management of energy saving and emission reduction in major industries.

16.New standards rolled back China Compulsory Certification for fire safety

Certification

Implementing Agencies: State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM)

Date: July 16, 2019

Key measures: Several adjustments were made to the CCC (China Compulsory Certification) catalogue of fire protection products. The relevant measures include: cancellation of compulsory fire protection product certification (listed in the attached file), invalidation of previously issued certificates, and a continuation of compulsory product certification shall still apply to fire alarm products, fire extinguishers, and escape apparatus used in public places and residences.

Previous related measures: The CPC Central Committee and the State Council have previously issued Measures to Reform Fire Protection Law Enforcement.

Attached file: List of fire protection products of which compulsory certifications are cancelled

State Administration for Market Regulation and Ministry of Emergency Management

July 16, 2019



No. Product Product code Relevant rules for implementing CCC

1 Fire hoses 1802 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire extinguishing equipment and products

2 Sprinklers 1803 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire extinguishing equipment and products

3 Fire fighting vehicles 1804 CNCA-C11-01/A1: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Vehicles (Fire fighting vehicles)

4 Fire extinguishing agents 1805 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire extinguishing equipment and products

5 Fire-resistant building ele-ments 1806 CNCA-C18-02: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire

protective products

6 Foam extinguishing equip-ment and products 1807 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire

extinguishing equipment and products

7 Fire-fighting equipment and products 1808 CNCA-C18-04: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification:

Fire-fighting equipment and products

8 Fire protective products 1809 CNCA-C18-02: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire protective products

CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire extinguishing equipment and products

9Water supply equipment and

products used for fire-pro-tection

1811 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire extinguishing equipment and products

10 Gas fire extinguishing equip-ment and products 1812 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire


11 Dry powder fire extinguishing equipment and products 1813 CNCA-C18-03: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product certification: Fire


12Smoke-preventing and smoke-venting equip-

ment and products1814 CNCA-C18-02: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product

certification: Fire protective products

13 Fire-fighting communi-cation products 1816 CNCA-C18-01: 2014-Rules for implementing compulsive product

certification: Fire alarm products

In addition, compulsory product certification for linear heat fire detector products, fire-fighting interaction control products, fireproof shutter controllers and city fire-fighting remote monitoring products that belong to fire alarm products (product code 1801) shall be cancelled.



I. Background

In an effort to promote consumer safety, regulators are increasing compliance standards for electric and electronic products. On March 12, 2018, eight departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), co-issued the Standard Compliance Catalogue of Electric and Electronic Prod-ucts Containing Hazardous Substances Restricted in Use (First Batch) and List of Exceptions from the Standard Compliance Catalogue of Electric and Electronic Products Containing Hazardous Substances Restricted in Use.

The Catalogue covers a comprehensive range of products. These include refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, electric water heaters, printers, photocopiers, fax machines, TV sets, monitors, microcomputers, mobile handheld devices and cell phones. The Exceptions List was issued for occasions where it is not technically or economically feasible to apply the Catalogue.

Many enterprises are heatedly discussing the Implementation Arrangements of the Conformity Assessment System, with disa-greements centering on the product identification system centering on Catalogue for the Standard Compliance Administration. The Green Manufacturing Committee collected related information to answer the most concerning questions.

II. Policy Timetable

Policy Timetable

Date Policy

January 6, 2016 Publication of China RoHS2.0

July 1, 2016 Implementation of China RoHS2.0

March 12, 2018 Publication of the Catalogue for the Standard Compliance Administration (First Batch)

March 12, 2019 Implementation of the Catalogue for the Standard Compliance Administration (First Batch)

May 20, 2019 Publication of the Implementation Arrangements of the Conformity Assessment System

November 1, 2019 The completion of the Conformity Assessment Process

Note:

* “China RoHS2.0” is short for Measures for the Administration of the Restricted Use of the Hazardous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electronic

Products

* “Catalogue for the Standard Compliance Administration” is short for Catalogue for the Standard Compliance Administration of the Restricted Use of Haz-

ardous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electronic Products

* “Implementation Arrangements of the Conformity Assessment System” is short for Implementation Arrangements of the Conformity Assessment System for

the Restricted Use of the Hazardous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electronic Products.

Conformity Assessment System of China RoHS2.0

Special Report of this Edition: China RoHS2.0



III. Conformity Assessment procedures

The Catalogue and Implementation Arrangements contain detailed descriptions of business compliance procedures. These include:

• SJ/T11364 (Industry Standard): Requirements for labels of pollution control of electronic information products

• GB/T26572: Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted substances in electrical and electronic products

* Note: “Public service platform” refers to the “National Certification and

Accreditation Information Public Service Platform” of SAMR.

IV. Questions about the Implementation Arrange-ments of the Conformity Assessment System

Q: It is specified in the Catalogue that the subject of the self-declaration is the manufacturer or author-ized representative. Can the products that produced by ODMs (Original Design Manufacture) be submit-ted for the Conformity Assessment by the ODM?

* An ODM is a company that designs and manufactures a product as

specified and eventually rebranded by another firm for sale. Such com-

panies allow the brand firm to produce products (either as a supple-

ment or solely) without having to engage in the organization or running

of a factory.

A: No. An ODM cannot submit information for the Conform-ity Assessment. In the ODM model, the brand firm will be in charge of applying for the conformity assessment.

The “manufacturer” in the Catalogue refers to an enterprise with the status of a legal person registered in China that produces or entrusts others to design and produce products and sells the products with its own name/trademark.

An authorized representative of a manufacturer is an en-terprise with the status of a legal person registered in China which is authorized in written form by overseas manufac-turers to submit a declaration of conformity to the public service platform. Overseas manufacturers can appoint their subsidiaries, importers or sellers as authorized representa-tives.

Q: If the suppliers of a product parts change, do man-ufacturers have to submit the self-declaration again? Or can they just submit the declaration for the prod-uct parts that changed?

A: As long as the products meet the requirements of the Conformity Assessment, enterprises can decide if and how to make changes according to the actual situation.

Q: When applying to conduct the CNCA-issued Vol-untary Certification for the Restricted Use of Hazard-ous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (hereinafter the “Voluntary Certification”), what kind of qualifications should a certification authority have? How can a certification authority apply for the relevant qualifications?

A: In addition to the general requirements for the certifica-tion authorities, the certification authorities engaging in the Voluntary Certification shall also meet the relevant require-ments in the Implementation Arrangement. Certification authorities can apply on the “National Certification and Ac-creditation Information Public Service Platform” of SAMR.

Q: Do third-party inspection and testing institutions engaged in Voluntary Certification need the author-ization of SAMR?

A: No. Third-party inspection and testing institutions en-gaged in Voluntary Certification shall obtain legal qualifica-tions with corresponding technical capabilities. SAMR will not authorize these institutions, and the institutions shall sign a contract for management by themselves.

Q: How to deal with the original CNCA-issued Volun-tary Certificate of Pollution Control for the Electronic Information Products for whole products and parts?

A: The certification authorities can convert the CNCA-issued Voluntary Certificate of Pollution Control for the Electronic Information Products into the CNCA-issued Voluntary Certi-fication for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products or convert it into the insti-tutional certificate according to the relevant requirements.

Q: Although the production and import of some prod-ucts were stopped before November 1, 2019, there may still be products in circulation or storage in the market. Do these products, together with the prod-ucts that entered the market before November 1, need Conformity Assessment according to the Imple-mentation Arrangement?

A: There will be no particular requirements for the products that entered the market before November 1, 2019.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].



I. Policy

Q: What is the background of the Implementation Arrangements of the Conformity Assessment System for the Restricted Use of the Hazardous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electronic Products?

A: On January 6, 2016, eight departments, including MIIT and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) co-issued Administration Measures for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electron-ic Products (Joint Ministerial Order No. 32, hereinafter, the Administration Measures), which was officially implement-ed on July 1, 2016.

Two steps are listed in the Administration Measures. The first step is to label the products incorporated in the Admin-istration Measures in accordance with relevant standards. The second step is to impose quantity limitations of haz-ardous substances for the products listed in the Standards Compliance Catalogue of Electric and Electronic Products Containing Hazardous Substances Restricted in Use (First Batch). The content of hazardous substances in the electri-cal and electronic products shall not exceed that specified in the relevant standards and shall be managed in accordance with the conformity assessment system.

Most enterprises have already finished labelling their rele-vant products. On March 12, 2018, after drawing experience from EU and other nations and regions on the restricted use and quantity limitation of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, eight departments including MIIT and NDRC co-issued Catalogue for the Standards Compli-ance Administration of the Restricted Use of the Hazard-ous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electronic Prod-ucts (First Batch) (hereinafter, the Catalogue) and Exception List of the Application of the Catalogue for Standard Com-pliance Administration of the Restricted Use of the Haz-ardous Substances (hereinafter, the Exception List), in an attempt to promote the implementation of the second step listed in the Administration Measures.

Twelve products are incorporated in the Catalogue, name-ly, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, elec-tric water heaters, printers, photocopiers, fax machines, TV sets, monitors, microcomputers, mobile handheld devices and cell phones.

In order to implement the second step, SAMR and MIIT pro-posed the Implementation Arrangements for products in the Catalogue. With the requirements in the Catalogue, it is easy to limit the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products at the source, reduce the pollution of the environment by waste products, increase the supply of green products and promote green consumption.

Q: What are the main principles when formulating the Implementation Arrangements?

A: When formulating the Implementation Administration, the eight departments have always adhered to the princi-ples of openness, transparency, fairness and justice, consid-ering China’s reality and at the same time meeting interna-tional standards. Closely in accordance to the requirements of China’s reform to streamline administration and delegate power to the lower levels, improve regulation and optimize services, the Implementation Arrangements are to improve the business environment, reduce the burden on enterpris-es, and drive work related to the restricted use for hazard-ous substances of electrical and electronic products.

Q: Why is self-declaration one of the ways for enter-prises to carry out the conformity assessment?

A: To facilitate the conformity assessment activities for en-terprises with a fairly low certification fee. Now, on the basis of international practice, the conformity assessment system includes two approaches for enterprises to choose from. One is the voluntary certification for the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (hereinafter, the Voluntary Certification), the other one is the supplier’s declaration of conformity for the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (hereinafter, the “Self-declaration”). By choosing Self-declaration, enterprises can carry out the conformity assessment flexibly by reporting compliance results through production process control, critical point control, stand-ard-based management, type test or other ways.

Introduction of the Implementation Arrangements of the Conformity Assessment System for the Restricted Use of the Hazardous Substances Contained in Electrical and Electronic Products



Q: What is the purpose of the public service platform for the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products?

A: To carry out, monitor and manage the conformity assessment, a database platform and website is necessary. It is used to manage the information related to the conformity of products listed in the Catalogue, manage the supplier’s conformity decla-ration for the hazardous substances in the products, and release the self-declaration. This platform is established by MIIT and SAMR, through which enterprises and certification authorities can submit relevant information for the conformity assessment. The conformity assessment results are available to the public, administrative departments and law enforcement departments.

II. Enterprise executive

Q: What is the specific form of conformity assess-ment label for restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (hereinafter, the label)? What colour should the label be? Where to put the label? How to get the vector of the label? Are there any specifications about the size of the label?

A: The enterprises that choose self-declaration can check the announcement of SAMR for the specifications of the label. Those who choose to perform the voluntary certifica-tion can find the specific pattern of the label in the detailed implementation rules issued by the certification authorities engaged in the voluntary certification.

According to Article 6 in the Administrative Measures for the Use of Labels on Green Products (Announcement No.20 of SAMR in 2019), enterprises can independently choose to use or display their labels on the product, nameplate, pack-aging, attached documents (such as instructions and quality certificate), operating system, online-sales platform or oth-er places, regardless of the manufacturing techniques of the label, printing or compression moulding. The label should have a white background and with the green SDoC logo on it. The vector image of the basic pattern for the label can be downloaded from the online platform for green product la-bel information (www.chinagreenproduct.cn). The label can be scaled up or down while maintaining its clarity.

Q: Can the conformity assessment label replace the original environment-friendly use period label or e label that are required in the Measures for the Ad-ministration?

A: No.

Q: If an enterprise chooses Self-declaration, is it nec-essary for them to submit related information to the platform for information about the green product la-bel mentioned in the Administrative Measures for the Use of Labels on Green Products?

A: No. The enterprises do not need to submit the informa-tion again for products granted a green label if they have already done so during the self-declaration process on the public service platform for the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (hereinaf-ter, the Public Service Platform). Technically, the informa-tion can be transferred automatically between the two on-line platforms.

Q: Can the conformity assessment labels be put on products that are not included in the Catalogue?

A: No. According to the Administrative Measures for the Use of Labels on Green Products, the products that are not included in the Catalogue cannot bear conformity assess-ment labels, but can choose to use relevant labels in accord-ance with regulations of related certification authorities.

Q: According to Article 9 in the Administrative Meas-ures for the Use of Labels on Green Products, after voluntary submission of related information on the Public Service Platform or self-declaration , will the enterprises get a QR code?

A: Yes. After the voluntary certification or the self-declara-tion, a QR code will be available for enterprises to download online.



Q: Do the subjects of the self-declaration need to be divided into manufacturer and sales company? If an enterprise has more than one independent legal en-tity, should the enterprise submit the conformity as-sessment information of all its products together, or submit separately for products from different legal entities?

A: The self-declaration must be submitted by the supplier, who refers to the producer or authorized representative.

Q: The signature of the legal representative and the official seal are required for the self-declaration. Can enterprises use electronic signatures instead? What about other convenient ways to submit the signa-ture?

A: Yes, as long as the seal or signature is legally effective.

Q: Can the authorized legal person decide its own au-thorized signer for self-declaration?

A: Yes.

Q: Is it necessary to affix an official seal on the test report that serves as the supporting technical docu-ment for an enterprise’s Self-declaration?

A: Yes. The person in charge should sign and seal the report.

Q: Can the Self-declaration and its supporting techni-cal documents be written in English? Can the test re-port that serves as a supporting technical document be issued by an overseas laboratory?

A: No. The Self-declaration and its supporting technical doc-uments, including the test report, shall be written in sim-plified Chinese. The report can be issued by international testing institutions that have corresponding technical capa-bilities.

Q: Can the testing compliance report from EU RoHS 2.0 be submitted as the supporting technical docu-ments for Self-declaration?

A: Yes, as long as the supporting technical documents pro-vided by enterprises meet the requirements of the con-formity assessment.

Q: Are the number and type of supporting technical documents for Self-declaration determined by en-terprises themselves? Are there any example docu-ments?

A: Enterprises can decide what documents to submit. There are no example documents.

Q: Are supporting technical documents indispensable for Self-declaration? Are these documents only avail-able to the regulatory authorities and enterprises themselves?

A: Yes. The supporting technical documents are indispensa-ble and can only be seen by the regulatory authorities and enterprises themselves.

Q: Enterprises are required to fill in the product mod-el for Self-declaration. For products with many mod-els (such as computers), is it possible to use the model numbers that are used for CCC certification by filling in model ABC-XXXX (X stands for 0-1 number)?

A: Yes.

Q: Is there a term of validity for Self-declaration? Do enterprises need to update the declaration?

A: No. The Self-declaration that meets all the requirements is valid permanently.

Q: Do the documents submitted need to get approval for Self-declaration?

A: No. The process of Self-declaration is completed after the submission of the conformity assessment information on the Public Service Platform.

Q: Are there any other detailed rules for Self-decla-ration?

A: No. Enterprises only need to follow the Rules for Suppli-er’s Declaration of Conformity.



III. Certification authorities

Q: How can the certification authorities that are re-sponsible for the Voluntary Certification accept the testing and certification results of the components and materials submitted for certification?

A: Enterprises can check the implementation rules of Vol-untary Certification formulated by each certification insti-tution, which shall be interpreted by each institution itself.

Q: Is there a format for the testing report issued by certification institutions responsible for the Voluntary Certification?

A: No, there is no one single format that is required. Each certification institution has their own format.

Q: How much will institutions charge for the Volun-tary Certification?

A: The certification institutions engaged in Voluntary Certi-fication shall develop their own certification fee standards, which shall also be made public.

Q: Is the Voluntary Certificate issued by one certifica-tion authority still valid in another authority?

A: Yes. There are many voluntary certification authorities, so the certificate will be valid among different authorities in accordance with relevant regulations.

IV. Supervision and management

Q: How to supervise and manage the Implementa-tion Arrangements for the products listed in the Cat-alogue?

A: It is stipulated in the fifth part of the Implementation Ar-rangements that in accordance with laws and their respec-tive duties, market supervision departments at all levels, industrial and information management departments and other relevant departments shall supervise and manage the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, as well as the conformity assessment activities and results. They are also responsible for the time-ly release of the supervision and inspection results.

SAMR and MIIT shall accept reports about violations of the Implementation Arrangements by all parties engaged in the conformity assessment, and then investigate those cases in accordance with the law.

The administrative penalty of the enterprises involved will be publicized via the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System and Public Service Platform.

Q: According to the Implementation Arrangements, suppliers have to submit conformity assessment in-formation on the Public Service Platform within 30 days before a product enters the market. Does this also apply to imported products?

A: Yes, enterprises should finish the conformity assessment for the imported products within 30 days of entering the Chinese market.



The Seconded European Standardization

Expert in China (SESEC) is a visibility pro-

ject co-financed by the European Com-

mission (EC), the European Free Trade

Association (EFTA) secretariat and the

three Eu- ropean Standardization Organ-

izations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI).

Since 2006, there has been three SES-

EC 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, Chi-

na. Dr. Betty XU was nominated as the

SESEC expert and will spend the next 36

months on promoting EU-China stand-

ardization information exchange and

EU-China standardization cooperation.

The SESEC project supports the strategic

objectives of the European Union, EFTA

and the European Standardization Or-

ganizations (ESOs). The purpose of SES-

EC project is to:

• Promote European and inter-

national standards in China;

• Improve contacts with dif-

ferent levels of the Chinese

administration, industry and

standardization bodies;

• Improve the visibility and un-

derstanding of the European

Standardization System (ESS)

in China;

• Gather regulatory and stand-

ardization intelligence.

The following areas have been identified

as sectoral project priorities by the SES-

EC project partners: Internet of Things

(IoT) & Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

communication, communication net-

works & services, cybersecurity & digital

identity, Smart Cities (including trans-

port, power grids & meter- ing), electri-

cal & electronic products, general prod-

uct safety, medical devices, cosmetics,

energy management & environmental

protection (including eco-design & la-

belling, as well as environmental perfor-

mance of buildings).

Introduction of SESEC Project

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

ardization 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 gov-

ernment authorities in certain areas.

In this Bimonthly NewsletterIn 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.



Abbreviations

SAMR State Administration for Market Regulation 国家市场监管总局

CAS China Association 中国标准化协会

CCC China Compulsory Certification 中国强制认证

CCSA China Communication Standardization Association 中国通信标准化协会

CEC China Electricity Council 中国电力企业联合会

CEEIA China Electrical Equipment Industrial Association 中国电器工业协会

CELC China Energy Labeling Center 中国能效标识中心

CESI China Electronic Standardization Institute 中国电子标准化研究所

CMDSA Center for Medical Device Standardization Administration 医疗器械标准管理中心

CNCA Certification and Accreditation Administration of China 中国国家认证认可监督管理委员会

CNIS China National Institute of Standardization 中国国家标准化研究院

CNREC China National Renewable Energy Center 中国国家可再生能源中心

EPPEI Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute 电力规划设计总院

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission 国际电工委员会

ITEI Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute 机械工业仪器仪表综合技术与经济研究所

MEE Ministry of Ecology and Environment 中国生态环境部

MIITMinistry of Industry and Information Technology of People’s Republic of China 中国工业和信息化部

MoH Ministry of Health 卫生部

MoHURD Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development 住房与建设部

MOT Ministry of Transport 中国交通运输部

MOST Ministry of Science and Technology 中国科学技术部

NDRCNational development and reform commission People’s Republic of China 中国国家发改委

NIFDC National Institute of Food and Drug Control 中国食品药品检定研究院

SAC Standardization Administration of China 国家标准化管理委员

SGCC State Grid Corporation of China 国家电网

TC Technical Committee for Standard Development 标准化技术委员会

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