China Standardization

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China Standardization
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Administration Bodies

• Standardization Administration of China (SAC)
• SAC is authorized by the State Council to
  exercise the administrative functions and carry
  out centralized administration for
  standardization in China.

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Main Responsibilities of SAC

• To be responsible for the standardization work
  all over China
• To implement the Laws and Regulations on
  standardization
• To formulate the policies
• To unify the operation procedures of standard
  development
• To organize the development of national
  standards
• planning, examination audit, numbering and
  issuance
• To provide guidance to professional standards
  and local standards
• To take part in ISO/IEC representing China

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China Standards Management System
SAC
Administrative departments forstandardization
in Ministries andIndustries
Administrative departments forstandardization
in provinces and local regions
China NationalInstitute of Standardization(CNIS
)
Standards Press of China (SPC)
Chinese National TechnicalCommitees of
Standardization
Ministry-level Organization of standardization
China Association forStandardization (CAS)
Subordinate unit of AQSIQ
Unit within the Jurisdiction of AQSIQ
Local Organization of standardization
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SAC

• Competent authorities of professional
  standards 72 Competent authorities of
  professional standards have been certified by SAC
• - To be responsible for the work of
  professional standardization
• - To organize the development of
  professional standards
• - To organize the drafting of national
  standards

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SAC

• Local standardization administration
  bodies Provincial Bureaus of Quality and
  Technology Supervision
• - To be responsible the work of local
  standardization
• - To organize the development of local
  standards
• - To participate the drafting of national
  standards
• - To promote the implementation national
  standards, professional standards, and local
  standards
• - To put the enterprises standards on file

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Standards System in China

• National Standards - Voluntary Standards
  GB/T- Mandatory Standards GB
• Professional Standards 58 Categories- Voluntary
  Professional Standards xx/T- Mandatory
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• Local Standards- Voluntary Local Standards
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• Enterprise Standards Q( ??????? Enterprise
  code)

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Development of National Standards in China
Preliminary stage
Proposal stage
Preparatory stage
Committee stage
Enquiry stage
Approval stage
Publication stage
Review stage
Withdraw stage
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SAC

• TC 259 Experts 30,000
• SC 320
• Institutions on Standard Research 26

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Number of standards

• National Standards 20,906
• - Compulsory standards 2,900
• Professional standards 3,500
• Local Standards 12,000
• Enterprise Standards 1,160,000