WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/W/235
6 November 2003
(03-5922)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
ANNUAL TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MANDATED IN PARAGRAPH 18 OF THE
PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ANNEX 1A OF WT/L/432
Submission by the People's Republic of China
(a) Notification of acceptance of the Code of Good Practice not later than four months after
China's accession
1. China has accepted the Code of Good Practice in 2002 and notified the acceptance to the
ISO/IEC Information Centre and the WTO Secretariat (G/TBT/CS/N/143).
(b) Periodic review of existing standards of government standardizing bodies and
harmonization of the same with relevant international standards where appropriate
2. AQSIQ promulgated "Regulatory Measures on Adoption of International Standards",
stipulating the principles for the adoption of international standards, the level for adoption of
international standards and compilation methods, and measures for promoting the harmonization withinternational standards.
(c) Revision of current voluntary national, local and sectoral standards so as to harmonize
them with international standards
3. The Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China encourages active
alignment with international standa rds.  The Plan to Preparation of National Standards in 2003 listed
those projects of preparing or revising national standards in alignment with international standards
prior to other projects for the preparation of standards.  In the next years, the future Plans to
Preparation of National Standards will also comply with this principle.
(d) Use of the terms "technical regulations" and "standards" according to their meaning
under the TBT Agreement in China' notifi cations under the TBT Agreement, including
under Article 15.2 thereof and publications ref erenced therein, and in modifications of
existing measures
4. The content of mandatory standards in China conforms with the definition of technical
regulations under the TBT Agreement and forms a main component of Chinese technical regulations.
Since accession to the WTO, China has notified 19 mandatory standards to the WTO Secretariatunder Article 2 of the TBT Agreement.  Relevant terms are also used according to the TBT
Agreement in the modification of existing measures.G/TBT/W/235
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(e) Review of technical regulations every five years to ensure international standards are
used in accordance with Article 2.4 of the Agreem ent and policies for adoption of international
standards as the basis for technical regulation as part of its notification under Article 15.2 of the
Agreement
5. Adoption of international standards as the basis for technical regulation has been notified as
part of China's notification under Article 15.2 of the TBT Agreement.  Please refer to document
G/TBT/2/Add.65.
(f) Progress report on increase of the use of international standards as the basis for
technical regulations by ten per cent in five years
6. The Chinese Government has taken standardization as one of the three strategies for scientific
and technological development, and relevant measures are being implemented.  The China
Development Strategy on Technical Standards has been in place since October 2002 with the
scientific and rational adoption of international standards as its major feature.  The projects on
international standards adoption have been given priority in approval of projects at the national level
in the first half of 2003.
(g) Provision of procedures to implement Article 2.7 of the Agreement
7. China is now actively working on the procedures to implement Article 2.7 of the
TBT Agreement.
(h) Provision of a list of relevant local governmental and non-governmental bodies that are
authorized to prepare technical regulations or conformity assessment procedures aspart of China's notification under Article 15.2 of the Agreement
8. China's Notification under Article 15.2 of the TBT Agreement has been submitted to the
WTO Secretariat (Document G/TBT/2/Add.65).  Relevant central, local governmental and
non-governmental bodies that are authorized to prepare technical regulations or conformity
assessment procedures are listed in Paragraphs 13,14,15 of Part V of document G/TBT/2/Add.65.
9. Because of the institutional reform of China central government, relevant central
governmental bodies that are authorized to issue technical regulations or conformity assessment
procedures have already changed.  The specific changes are:  State Economic and Trade Commission,
State Development Planning Commission and Mini stry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
were dismissed and National Development and Re form Commission and Ministry of Commerce were
established;  State Drug Administration was re named as Stated Food and Drug Administration.
(i) Updated List on the conformity assessment bodies that are recognized by China
10. China Quality Certification Center, China Certification Center for Electromagnetic
Compatibility, China Certification Center for Secu rity and Protection, China Certification Center for
Agricultural Machinery, China Certification Center for Safety Glazing, Beijing Zhong Hua
Combination Quality Certification Co. Ltd., Certification Center for Fire Products, Ministry of Public
Security, China Certification Center for Automotive Products, Center of Boiler & Pressure VesselInspection and Research, the National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological
Products, the Maritime Administration of the People's Republic of China and Register of Shipping at
all levels, Register of Fishing Vessels of the People's Republic of China and Local Register of Fishing
Vessels.G/TBT/W/235
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11. The designated testing bodies that undertake certification and test for compulsory products
are added as follows:  China Electronics Standard ization Institute (CESI) Safety and EMC Testing
Center of Electronic Industry, National Testing and Inspection Center for Radio and TV Products, the
Shanghai Institute of Standards and Metrology a nd Testing for Electronic Products and Instruments,
China CEPREI (Headquarters) Laboratory, Guangzhou Testing and Inspection Institute for Household
Electrical Appliances (GTIHEA), Beijing Testing Institution for Household Electrical Appliances,
Beijing Electrical Research Institute for Technique and Economy of Machinery Industry, Shanghai
Electric Cable Research Institute, Shanghai Testing & Inspection Institute for Electrical Equipment
(STIEE), Chengdu Electrical Appliance Inspection Inst itute, Shanghai Testing & Inspection Institute
for Electrical Appliances, China Light Test Laboratory (Beijing), China National Lighting Fitting
Quality Supervision Testing Center (CLTC)(Sha nghai), China Telecommunication Technology Labs.,
Telecommunication Metrology Center of M.I.I., Testing & Inspection Station for Special Applianceof Shanghai Scientific Research Institute of Labor Protection, Shanghai Electrical Appliance Testing
Laboratory (SEATL), Technical Center of Zhejia ng Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau,
Mechanical & Electrical Products Testing Center of Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine
Bureau, Testing and Technology Center for Industrial Products of Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection
and Quarantine Bureau , Testing Center for Electronics Products & Electrical Appliances of ShenyangEntry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shenzhen Electronic Product Quality Testing Center,
Electric Safety Laboratory of Guangzhou Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Guangzhou
Electrical Safety Testing Institute, Nim-Njtu United Lab. for Electromagnetic Compatibility, Zhejiang
Institute of Calibration and Testing for Qualitative Technical Supervision, Fujian Provincial Central
Inspection Institute, Shanghai Institute of Su pervision & Testing on Product Quality, Sichuan
Province Product Quality Supervision & Inspection Institute, Chengdu Product Quality Supervision
Inspection Institute, Shenzhen Academy of Metr ology and Quality Inspection, Dalian Institute of
Product Inspection & Supervision, Shandong Institute of Metrology, Shandong Provincial
Supervision & Inspection Institute for Product Quality, Machinery Industry Auto-office Equipment
Testing Institute, Shanghai Institute of Process Automation Instrumentation Inspection and TestingInstitute of Instruments and Automatic Systems,  Beijing Zunguan Information Technology Product
Quality Testing Certification Limited Co., Huna n Apparatus Research Institute Apparatus Test
Laboratory, Wuhan High Voltage Research Institut e State Power Corporation of China, Suzhou New
& Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Test Institute for Electrical Equipment, China National
Computer Peripheral Equipment Quality Supervising Test Center, China National Tyre Quality Test
and Supervision Center, The Cycle Tire Quality Supervising Test Center of Chemical Industry,
Qingdao Supervision and Inspection Institute of Product Quality, Quality Supervision & Inspection
Center of Latex Products of Chemical Industr y in Zhuzhou, China National Safety Glass & Quartz
Glass Test Center, China National Center for Qual ity Supervision and Test Glass, Chinese Academy
of Agricultural Mechanization Science, National Ce nter of Supervision, Inspection & Test for Crop
Protection Machinery Quality, the Testing Center for Quality of Security and Police Product, Quality
Supervision and Test Center of Alarm System Product of Security and Crime Prevention of Ministryof Public Security, Beijing Medical Device Quality Supervision & Testing Center of SDA, Liaoning
Province Medical Device Quality Supervision and Test Institute (LMTI), Guangdong Medical
Instruments Test Center, Shanghai Testing & In spection Institute for Medical Equipment, Chang
Chun Automotive Inspection Center, China National Automobile Quality Supervision and Test Center
(Xiangfan), Tianjin Automotive Test Center, the National Coach Quality Supervision and InspectionCenter, National Quality Supervision and Inspecti on Center of Heavy Duty Vehicles, China National
Construction Machinery Quality Supervising Test Center, National Motorcycle Quality Supervision
and Testing Center (Tianjin), China National Motorcycle Testing Center (Bao ji), Nanchang
Motorcycle Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute, Shanghai Motorcycle Quality Inspection
Administration, China National Center for Quality S upervision and Test of Fire Fighting Equipment,
China National Center for Quality Supervision and Test of Fire Electronic Products, China National
Center for Quality Supervision and Test of Fixed Fire Extinguishing System and Fire-Resisting
Building Components, Hefei Institute of Testing on General Mechanical Product, Liaoning Province
Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality, Tianjin Institute of Testing on Dynamotor and
Electrical Control Equipment, Tianshui Great Wall Institute of Testing on Electrical Appliances,G/TBT/W/235
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Chongqing Electrical Appliance Testing Center, Chan gzhen Electrical Appliances Research Institute,
Shenyang Research Institute of Electrical Transmission, Zhejiang Province Institute of Testing on
Mechanical & Electrical Product Quality, Mechanical & Electrical Products Testing Laboratory of
Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bur eau, Technical Center of Fujian Inspection and
Quarantine, Testing Laboratory for Electronics Products & Electrical Appliances of Xiamen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Wuhan Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality,
Shannxi Province Institute of Supervision & Test ing on Product Quality, Hebei Province Institute of
Supervision & Testing on Product Quality, Jilin Province Institute of Supervision & Testing on
Product Quality, Tianjin Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality, Hunan Province
Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality, Henan Province Institute of Supervision &
Testing on Product Quality, Jiansu Province Centra l Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product
Quality, Jiangsu Institute of Metrological Testing Technology, Wuxi Province Institute of Supervision& Testing on Product Quality, Beijing Province Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product
Quality, Chongqing Institute of Quality Supervis ion and Testing on Electronics Products & Electrical
Appliances, Ninbo Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality, Wenzhou Institute of
Supervision & Testing on Product Quality, Liaoni ng Academy of Electric Power, Testing and
Technology Center for Safety of Industrial Products of Qingdao Entry-Exit Inspection and QuarantineBureau, Shanghai Institute of Metrological Testing Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Supervision and
Testing on Electronics Products, Hangzhou Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality,
Anhui Province Institute of Supervision & Testing on Product Quality.
(j) Enactment and implementation of a new law and relevant regulations regarding
assessment and control of chemicals for the protection of the environment in whichcomplete national treatment and full consistency with international practices would be
ensured within one year after China's accession following conditions set out in 3(t) of the
TBT Working Party Report
12. State Council published a decision on the Abolishment of the First Set of Projects that were
required to be examined and approved before, in line with conditions set out in 3(t) of the TBTWorking Party Report, and the system on the Registration and Approval of Initial Imports of
Chemical Products has been discontinued.
13. Currently, the General Administration of Environment Protection is revising the Regulatory
Provisions on Initial Imports of Chemical Products and Import & Export Environmental
Requirements on Hazardous Chemical Pr oducts.  At present, this draft is publicly available so as to
invite comments from related parties and is in  full compliance with the WTO national treatment
principle and relevant international practice on regulatory provisions.
(k) Information on whether, one year after accession, all conformity assessment bodies and
agencies are authorized to undertake confor mity assessment for both imported and
domestic products and are following the conditions outlined in Section 13, subparagraph
4(a) of the Protocol
(l) Assignment of the respective responsibilities of China's conformity assessment bodies
solely on the basis of the scope of work a nd type of product without any consideration of
the origin of a product no later th an eighteen months after accession
(m) Notification of the respective responsibilitie s assigned to China's conformity assessment
bodies to the TBT committee 12 months after accessionG/TBT/W/235
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14. The same technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures are applied
to both imported and domestic products.  For imported and domestic products, all bodies and agencies
shall issue the mark and charge the same fee, and provide the same processing periods and complaint
procedures.  The choice of the conformity assessment bodies is at the discretion of the applicant.
15. Referring to the names of conformity assessment bodies listed in item (i), the scope of work
and type of products for which they are respectively responsible can be learnt.
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