There are different ways to monitor the formulation and development of new standards in China – although all require knowledge of Chinese language:
- The ‘Latest Notices’ section on the website of the Standardisation Administration of China: http://www.sac.gov.cn/gzfw/zxtz/
- Sections such as ‘Documents Published’ and ‘Standards and Normalisation’ of various competent ministries, such as MIIT for industry sectors, the National Health Commission for food safety, etc. (examples for MIIT:https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/kjs/wjfb/index.html; and https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/kjs/jscx/bzgf/index.html)
- Websites of specific standardisation technical committees (TCs) or working groups, e.g. the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee – TC260, https://www.tc260.org.cn/).
- Websites of industry-specific standards associations and institutes, such as the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA, http://www.ccsa.org.cn/), the China Electronics Standardisation Association (CESA, https://www.cesa.cn/index), the China Electronics Standardisation Institute (CESI, http://www.cesi.cn/), the China National Institute of Standardisation (CNIS, https://www.cnis.ac.cn), the China ITS Industry Alliance (C-ITS, http://www.c-its.org.cn/, etc.)
In addition, mandatory national standards (GB) are regularly notified to the WTO, while recommended standards are not. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the EU SME Centre through our Ask-the-expert function for assistance in finding relevant standards applicable to specific products.
