China Conformity System
1．LAW SYSTEM
The Chinese laws and regulations relevant to conformity assessment may
basically be categorized
into the following hierarchies:
• administrative regulations,
• ministerial regulations,
1. laws are enacted and adopted by the National People’s Congress (NPC) and
promulgated by
way of a presidential order signed by the state president;
2. administrative regulations are enacted and adopted by the State
Council and promulgated by
way of a State Council order signed by the premier;
3. ministerial are enacted and adopted by the relevant ministries and
commissions of the State
Council within their respective functions and duties, and promulgated by
the chief responsible
person of the respective ministry or commission by way of an “order” on his signature,
Main Laws involving conformity
assessment:
1. Product Quality Law of the People’s Republic of China ( by
Order No.33 of the President of
the People’s Republic of China)
2. Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity
Inspection (By
Order No.67 of the President of the People’s Republic of China)
3. Standardisation Law of the People’s Republic of China (by
Order No.11 of the President of
the People’s Republic of China)
4. Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China (by Order No.28 of the President of the
People’s Republic of China)
Administrative Regulations
1. Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Certification
and Accreditation (by Order
No. 390 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China )
2. Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on
Import
and Export Commodity Inspection
(by Order No. 447 of the State Council of the People’s
Republic of China )
3. Regulations for the Implementation of the Standardisation Law of the
People's Republic of
China (by Order No. 53 of the
State Council of the People’s Republic of China )
Ministerial Regulations
1. Administrative Rules for the Compulsory Product Certification (by
Order No.5 [2001] of
AQSIQ of the People’s Republic of China)
2. Administrative Measures for the Nuisance-free Agricultural Products
(by Order No.12 [2002]
of Ministry of Agriculture and AQSIQ)
3. Administrative Rules for the Registration of Foreign Production
Enterprises of Imported
Food (by Order No.16 [2002] of AQSIQ)
4. Administrative Rules for the Sanitation Registration and List Entry of
Export Food
Manufacturing Enterprises (by Order No.20 [2002] of AQSIQ)
5. Interim Administrative Rules for the Sanctions of Illicit Acts in
Certification (by Order No.29
[2002] of AQSIQ)Measures for the Administration of the Personnel of
Certification and
Certification Related Training and Consulting (by Order No.61 [2004] of AQSIQ)
6. Administrative Measures for the Certification Certificates and
Certification Marks (by Order
No.63 [2004] of AQSIQ)
7. Administrative Measures for the Compulsory Products Certification
Bodies, Inspection
bodies and Laboratories (by Order No.65 [2004] of AQSIQ)
8. Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification (by Order
No.67 [2004] of AQSIQ)
9. Administrative Measures for the Energy Efficiency Labels (by Order
No.17 [2004] of NDRC
and AQSIQ)
2．Parts of conformity assessment system
This report introduces various aspects of the conformity assessment
system in China, including:
1. Laws and regulations on conformity assessment;
2.Standardization system;
3. Administrative regulatory system;
4. Accreditation system; it includes certification,testing andinspection
as its methods .
certification is the provision by an independent body of written
assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets
specific requirements. Certification is also known as third party conformity
assessment.
Many companies and organizations decide to get certified to one of ISO’s management system
standards, such as ISO 9001. This is a way of showing outsiders that the
organisation has an effective quality management system in place. Read more
about getting certified to ISO’s management system standards.
Testing is the determination of one or more of an object or product’s characteristics and is
usually performed by a laboratory.
For example, many people have their blood tested which involves analysing
the blood against a number of characteristics such as whether it shows the
presence of a disease, or genetic disorder.
CASCO has developed a number of standards that laboratories can follow to
help ensure that their results can be trusted.
Inspection describes the regular checking of a product to make sure it
meets specified criteria.
Fire extinguishers, for example, need regular inspections to ensure they
are safe for use.
CASCO has developed a number of standards that inspection
bodies can follow to help ensure that we can trust their work.
5. Compulsory product certification system and other product
certification activities; and
6. The involvement and contribution of China in the international
activities related to conformity assessment.
A Mutual Recognition Agreement or Arrangement (MRA) increases
confidence in conformity assessment between countries as it formally recognises
the results of each other’s testing, inspection, certification
or accreditation, reducing duplication of conformity assessment activities.
3．China Quality Infrastructure and Conformity Assessment System
Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic
of China, or CNCA, is China’s unitary competent authority for the
administration, supervision and comprehensive coordination of certification and
accreditation and related conformity assessment activities. CNCA is established by the decision of, and
authorized by, the State Council.
4．CCC System
The system requires manufacturers of 172 types of products to obtain the
China Compulsory
Certification (CCC) mark before exporting to or selling in the China
market.
The application process for the CCC mark:
For those applications that do not involve factory inspection, the
turnaround time is
normally within sixty days, and for those involve factory inspection, the
turnaround time is
within ninety days;
requires testing at designated laboratories;
generally does not permit self declaration of conformity;
requires submission of technical documents;
requires submission of product sample(s) to a designated testing
laboratory;
pre-license factory inspection is required when it is the first time that
a factory and a type of
product apply for CCC. It is carried out by auditors assigned by
designated certification
bodies. The factory inspection is
at the applicant's expense, which is the same as certification
practice worldwide;
requires follow-up inspections every twelve months;
The CCC Mark is administered by CNCA. There are 11 certification bodies
designated by CNCA to
process CCC mark applications.
