According to the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) has issued an announcement on improving the management of compulsory product certification certificates and marks, effective from 1 January 2024. Details are as follows:

2023 No. 12

Announcement of the CNCA on Improving the Management of Compulsory Product Certification Certificates and Marks

To thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and to implement the requirement in the Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Accelerating the Expansion of the Application of Electronic Certificates and Nationwide Mutual Recognition (Guo Ban Fa [2022] No. 3) to expand the application of electronic certificates in the certification field, and to give full play to the decisive role of the market in allocating resources, the measures and requirements for improving the management of compulsory product certification (CCC certification) certificates and marks are announced as follows.

1. CCC certification will use electronic certificates across the board; where the certification client requires it, the certification body will issue an additional paper certificate. Valid paper certificates already issued may continue to be used and will transition naturally to electronic certificates through changes, renewal at expiry and other means. Paper certificates and electronic certificates have equal legal effect.

2. The production and use of CCC certification certificates and marks shall comply with the Management Requirements for Compulsory Product Certification Certificates and the Management Requirements for Compulsory Product Certification Marks.

This announcement takes effect on 1 January 2024. The Management Requirements for the Application of Compulsory Product Certification Marks issued under CNCA Announcement No. 10 of 2018 is repealed at the same time.