National Standard Management Measures
(Announced by Order No. 59 of the State Administration for Market Regulation on September 9, 2022, and effective from March 1, 2023)
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1: In order to strengthen the management of national standards, standardize the formulation, implementation, and supervision of national standards, this method is formulated in accordance with the Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 2: The formulation of national standards (including project proposal, establishment, organization of drafting, solicitation of opinions, technical review, external notification, numbering, approval and release), organization and implementation, and supervision work shall be governed by these Measures.
Article 3: National standards (including national standard samples) may be formulated for the technical requirements that need to be unified nationwide in the fields of agriculture, industry, services, and social undertakings, including the following:
（1） General technical terms, symbols, classifications, codes (including codes), file formats, drawing methods, and other general technical language requirements and interchangeability and coordination requirements;
（2） General technical requirements for resources, energy, and environment;
（3） Technical requirements for general basic components, basic raw materials, important products, and systems;
（4） General testing and inspection methods;
（5） General technical requirements for social management, services, as well as production and circulation management;
（6） General technical requirements for survey, planning, design, construction, and acceptance of engineering construction;
（7） Technical requirements that play a leading role in various related industries;
Other technical requirements required to be regulated by (VIII) countries.
Compulsory national standards shall be formulated for the technical requirements for ensuring personal health and safety of life and property, national security, ecological environment security and meeting the basic needs of economic and social management.
Article 4 If the technical indicators and relevant analytical test methods stipulated in the national standards need to be matched with standard samples to ensure their effective implementation, corresponding national standard samples shall be formulated. The management of standard samples shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council.
Article 5 The formulation of national standards shall be conducive to facilitating economic and trade exchanges, supporting industrial development, promoting scientific and technological progress, regulating social governance, and implementing national strategies.
Article 6 Actively promote the adoption of international standards in light of national conditions. The drafting of national standards on the basis of international standards shall conform to the copyright policies of the relevant international organizations.
Encourage national standards to be synchronized with the revision of corresponding international standards, and speed up the transformation and application of applicable international standards.
Article 7 Encourage the simultaneous development of foreign language versions of national standards in the areas of international trade, production capacity and equipment cooperation, as well as in emerging areas related to global economic governance and sustainable development.
Encourage the simultaneous development of national standards in Chinese and foreign languages.
Article 8 the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall uniformly administer the formulation of national standards, be responsible for the establishment, numbering, external notification and release of mandatory national standards on the basis of authorization; be responsible for the establishment, organization and drafting, soliciting opinions, technical examination, numbering and approval of recommended national standards.
The relevant administrative departments of the State Council shall, in accordance with their functions and duties, be responsible for proposing, organizing the drafting, soliciting opinions, conducting technical examination and organizing the implementation of mandatory national standards.
The National Professional Standardization Technical Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Technical Committee), established by the standardization administrative department of the State Council and composed of relevant parties, is entrusted by the standardization administrative department of the State Council to carry out the drafting, soliciting opinions, technical review, and review of recommended national standards, Undertake the interpretation of the centralized recommended national standards; be entrusted by the relevant administrative departments of the State Council to undertake the drafting and technical review of mandatory national standards; responsible for organizing the translation and review, implementation evaluation and research and analysis of the foreign language version of the national standard.
The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council may, if necessary, entrust the relevant administrative departments under the State Council and relevant trade associations to guide the technical committees in carrying out the work of applying for and establishing recommended national standards and submitting for approval of national standards.
The administrative departments in charge of standardization and the relevant administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with their statutory duties, supervise and inspect the implementation of national standards.
Article 9 The formulation and implementation of national standards that cross departments and fields and have major disputes shall be organized and negotiated by the standardization administrative department of the State Council. If the consultation fails, it shall be reported to the standardization coordination mechanism of the State Council for settlement.
Article 10 National standards and foreign language editions shall be protected by copyright in accordance with the law, and the subject of approval and issuance of the standards shall enjoy the copyright of the standards.
Article 11 National standards generally do not involve patents. The patents involved in the national standards shall be the patents essential to the implementation of the standards, and their management shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant administrative provisions on patents involved in the national standards.
Article 12 The formulation of national standards shall, on the basis of scientific and technological research and social practical experience, ensure the scientificity, standardization, applicability and timeliness of national standards and improve the quality of national standards through investigation, demonstration and verification.
The formulation of national standards should be open and transparent, and opinions from all parties should be widely solicited.
Article 13 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall establish a working system for the verification of national standards. The technical requirements and test methods of national standards shall be verified as required.
Article 14 The formulation of national standards shall be coordinated among the relevant standards.
Article 15 Encourage the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into national standards, focus on national scientific research projects and active areas of market innovation, simultaneously promote scientific and technological research and development and standard development, and improve the timeliness of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into national standards.
Article 16 Group standards that are advanced, leading, and effective in implementation and need to be promoted nationwide may be formulated as national standards in accordance with procedures.
Article 17 For projects that are still under development and need to be guided in their development or have standardization value, national standardization guiding technical documents may be formulated.
Chapter II Formulation of National Standards
Article 18 Government departments, social organizations, enterprises and institutions and citizens may, in accordance with the relevant national development plans and the needs of economic and social development, put forward proposals for the establishment of national standards to the relevant administrative departments of the State Council, or directly to the administrative department of standardization under the State Council.
Recommendations for the establishment of recommended national standards may be submitted to the Technical Committee.
Encourage the submission of national standard project proposals when the simultaneous submission of international standard project applications.
Article 19 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council and the relevant administrative departments under the State Council shall, after receiving the proposal for the establishment of a national standard, evaluate and demonstrate the necessity and feasibility of the proposal. The proposal for the establishment of a national standard may be entrusted to the Technical Committee for evaluation.
Article 20 If the proposal for the establishment of a mandatory national standard is decided after evaluation, the relevant administrative department of the State Council shall submit an application for the establishment of the project in accordance with its duties.
If the recommended national standard project proposal is decided after evaluation, the technical committee shall report to the relevant administrative department of the State Council or the industry association for review, and then submit an application for project approval to the standardization administrative department of the State Council. If a technical committee is not established, the relevant administrative department of the State Council may directly submit an application for the establishment of a recommended national standard project based on its duties.
The project application materials shall include the project declaration and draft standards. The project declaration shall state the necessity and feasibility of formulating national standards, the situation of domestic and foreign standards, the degree of consistency with international standards, the main technical requirements, and the schedule.
Article 21 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall organize the professional national standard review institutions to evaluate the national standard projects applied for and put forward evaluation suggestions.
The assessment generally includes the following:
(I) the standard system in this field;
(II) the standard technical level, industrial development and expected role and benefits;
Whether the (III) conforms to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, and whether it is coordinated with the technical requirements of relevant standards;
Comparison and analysis of (IV) and relevant international and foreign standards;
Whether the (V) complies with the provisions of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of these Measures.
Article 22 For a national standard project to be established, the standardization administrative department of the State Council shall solicit opinions from the public through the national standard information public service platform, and the time limit for soliciting opinions is generally not less than 30 days. When necessary, the relevant competent administrative department of the State Council may be consulted in writing.
Article 23 Where there are major differences on the establishment of a project, the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council may, together with the relevant administrative departments under the State Council and relevant trade associations, organize a technical committee to coordinate the contents of the dispute and form a handling opinion.
Article 24 If the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council decides to establish a project, it shall issue a project plan.
If the administrative department of standardization under the State Council decides not to approve the project, it shall give timely feedback and explain the reasons for not approving the project.
Article 25 The time limit for the submission of materials for approval under the plan shall generally not exceed 24 months. The recommended national standards shall generally not exceed 18 months from the time limit for the submission of materials for approval under the plan.
If the national standards cannot be submitted within the time limit specified in the project plan, an extension shall be applied for 30 days in advance. The time limit for extension of mandatory national standards shall not exceed twelve months, and the time limit for extension of recommended national standards shall not exceed six months.
If it is unable to continue its implementation, the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall terminate the national standard plan.
In the course of implementing the national standards plan, the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council may adjust the contents of the national standards plan.
Article 26 The relevant competent administrative department of the State Council or the technical committee shall organize the implementation of the project in accordance with the project plan and carry out the drafting of national standards in a timely manner.
In the drafting of national standards, a professional and broadly representative drafting working group should be established to carry out specific work such as research, demonstration (verification), compilation, and solicitation of opinions for the drafting of national standards.
Article 27 The drafting working group shall, in accordance with the relevant requirements for the preparation of standards, draft national standards for soliciting opinions, prepare instructions and relevant materials. The preparation instructions generally include the following:
(I) work profile, including task source, formulation background, drafting process, etc;
(II) the principles, main contents and determination basis of national standards, and when revising national standards, it also includes the comparison of technical contents before and after revision;
Analysis and summary report of (III) test verification, technical and economic demonstration, expected economic, social and ecological benefits;
The comparison between the (IV) and the technical contents of similar international and foreign standards, or the comparison with the relevant data of foreign samples and prototypes tested;
(V) the drafting situation based on international standards, whether international foreign standards are quoted or adopted in compliance, and explain the reasons why international standards are not adopted;
The relationship between the (VI) and relevant laws, administrative regulations and relevant standards;
the handling process and basis for (VII) major differences of opinion;
(VIII) the relevant description of the patents involved;
(IX) the requirements for the implementation of national standards, as well as suggestions for organizational measures, technical measures, transition period and implementation date;
(X) other matters that should be stated.
Article 28 the draft for soliciting opinions and compilation instructions of national standards shall be openly solicited from the public through relevant portals, national standard information public service platforms and other channels, and at the same time solicit opinions from other relevant parties such as relevant administrative departments of the State Council, enterprises and institutions, social organizations, consumer organizations and scientific research institutions.
The period for public consultation on national standards is generally not less than 60 days. Mandatory national standards shall be notified to the public in accordance with the requirements of the World Trade Organization when soliciting opinions.
The relevant administrative department of the State Council or the technical committee shall handle the opinions solicited and form a national standard for review.
Article 29 The Technical Committee shall conduct a technical review of the draft of the national standard in the form of a meeting, focusing on the scientificity, rationality, applicability and standardization of the technical requirements. The organization and voting of the review meeting shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Measures for the Administration of the National Professional Standardization Technical Committee.
If no technical committee is established, a review expert group shall be established to conduct technical review in the form of a meeting. The members of the review expert group shall be representative and shall be composed of producers, operators, users, consumers, public interest parties and other relevant parties, and the number shall not be less than 15. The review experts should be familiar with the technology and standards in the field. The technical review shall be by consensus, and if a vote is required, the approval of the 3/4 or above shall be adopted. Drafting personnel shall not undertake technical review work.
The minutes of the review meeting shall be formed and signed by all the experts participating in the meeting. The minutes of the meeting shall truly reflect the review situation, including the time and place of the meeting, the agenda of the meeting, the list of experts, specific review opinions, review conclusions, etc.
If the technical review fails, it shall be submitted for technical review again after modification according to the review opinions. If coordination is not possible, an application for termination of the planned project may be submitted.
Article 30 The technical committee shall, in accordance with the examination opinions, form a draft of the national standard for approval, a statement of preparation and a table of opinions, which shall, after examination and approval by the relevant administrative department of the State Council or the trade association, submit it to the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council for approval and release or on the basis of the authorization of the State Council.
If a technical committee has not been established, the relevant administrative department of the State Council shall, in accordance with the examination opinions, form a draft of the national standard for approval, prepare an explanation and an opinion handling form, and submit it to the administrative department of standardization under the State Council for approval and release or on the basis of authorization by the State Council.
Materials submitted for approval include:
(I) submission of official documents;
Draft for approval of (II) national standards;
Description of (III) preparation;
Summary processing table for soliciting (IV) opinions;
Minutes of (V) review meeting;
(VI) other materials to be submitted.
Article 31 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall entrust a professional national standard review institution to examine and verify the materials submitted for approval of national standards. The professional review body of national standards shall review the following contents:
(I) whether the standard formulation procedure, materials submitted for approval and the quality of standard compilation meet relevant requirements;
(II) the scientificity and rationality of the technical content of the standard, the coordination between the standards, and the handling of major differences;
(III) whether it complies with relevant laws, administrative regulations, industrial policies, and provisions on fair competition.
Article 32 Mandatory national standards shall be approved and issued by the State Council or authorized to approve and issue. The recommended national standards shall be uniformly approved, numbered by the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council and promulgated in the form of announcement.
The code of the national standard is composed of capital Chinese phonetic letters. The code of mandatory national standard is "GB", the code of recommended national standard is "GB/T", and the code of national standard sample is "GSB". The code of the guiding technical document is "GB/Z".
The number of a national standard consists of the code of the national standard, the sequence number of the national standard issue and the year number of the national standard issue. The number of the national standard sample is composed of the code of the national standard sample, the classification catalog number, the release sequence number, the copy batch number and the release year number.
Article 33 The time limit may be shortened in the formulation of national standards for responding to urgent needs of sudden emergencies.
Article 34 National standards shall be published by publishing institutions entrusted by the administrative department for standardization under the State Council.
The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions, publish the text of the national standards on the national standards information public service platform for public inspection.
Chapter III Implementation and Supervision of National Standards
Article 35 A reasonable transition period shall be set aside between the issuance and implementation of national standards.
Before the implementation of national standards after the release, enterprises can choose to implement the original national standards or new national standards.
After the implementation of the new national standards, the original national standards shall be abolished at the same time.
Article 36 Mandatory national standards must be implemented. Products and services that do not meet the mandatory national standards shall not be produced, sold, imported or provided.
Recommended national standards encourage adoption. In infrastructure construction, basic public services, social governance, government procurement and other activities, encourage the implementation of recommended national standards.
Article 37 after the promulgation of national standards, the administrative departments in charge of standardization at all levels, relevant administrative departments, trade associations and technical committees shall organize the publicity and promotion of national standards.
Article 38 National standards shall be interpreted by the administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council, and the interpretation of national standards shall have the same effect as the text of the standards. After the release of the interpretation, the administrative department of standardization under the State Council shall, within 20 days from the date of release, publish the text of the interpretation on the national standard information public service platform.
The administrative department of standardization under the State Council may entrust the relevant administrative department under the State Council, the trade association or the technical committee to reply to the consultation on specific technical issues in the implementation of national standards. The relevant responses shall be made public in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State on the disclosure of information.
Article 39 Enterprises and relevant social organizations shall meet the standardization requirements stipulated in these Measures in the development of new products, improvement of products and services, and technological transformation.
Article 40 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall establish an information feedback mechanism for the implementation of national standards and smooth the channels for information feedback.
Encourage individuals and units through the national standard information public service platform feedback national standards in the implementation of the problems and amendments.
The administrative departments in charge of standardization at all levels, relevant administrative departments, trade associations and technical committees shall collect information on the implementation of relevant national standards in their daily work.
Article 41 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council, the relevant administrative departments under the State Council, trade associations and technical committees shall promptly analyze and process the information on the implementation of national standards fed back.
Article 42 The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall establish a mechanism for evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of national standards. The administrative department in charge of standardization under the State Council shall, according to the implementation of national standards, regularly organize the evaluation of the implementation effect of national standards in key areas. The evaluation of the implementation effect of national standards shall include the following contents:
（一）标准的实施范围；
（二）标准实施产生的经济效益、社会效益和生态效益；
（三）标准实施过程中发现的问题和修改建议。
第四十三条 国务院有关行政主管部门、有关行业协会或者技术委员会应当根据实施信息反馈、实施效果评估情况，以及经济社会和科学技术发展的需要，开展国家标准复审，提出继续有效、修订或者废止的复审结论，报国务院标准化行政主管部门。复审周期一般不超过五年。
复审结论为修订的，国务院有关行政主管部门、有关行业协会或者技术委员会应当在报送复审结论时提出修订项目。
复审结论为废止的，由国务院标准化行政主管部门通过全国标准信息公共服务平台向社会公开征求意见，征求意见一般不少于六十日。无重大分歧意见或者经协调一致的，由国务院标准化行政主管部门以公告形式废止。
第四十四条 国家标准发布后，个别技术要求需要调整、补充或者删减，可以通过修改单进行修改。修改单由国务院有关行政主管部门、有关行业协会或者技术委员会提出，国务院标准化行政主管部门按程序批准后以公告形式发布。国家标准的修改单与标准文本具有同等效力。
Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions
第四十五条 《强制性国家标准管理办法》对强制性国家标准的制定、组织实施和监督另有规定的，从其规定。
第四十六条 本办法自2023年3月1日起实施。1990年8月24日原国家技术监督局第10号令公布的《国家标准管理办法》同时废止。
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