The National Standardization Administration (SAC; ; formerly known as the Standardization Administration of China) is an external name of the State Administration for Market Regulation. Prior to 2018, it was an administrative office under the State Council to exercise administrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management, supervision and overall coordination of standardization work in China.
The SAC represents China within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and other international and regional standardization organizations. The SAC is responsible for organizing the activities of the Chinese National Committee for ISO and IEC; the SAC approves and organizes the implementation of international cooperation and the exchange of projects on standardization.
History With the development through China's reforms and opening up, in April 2001, the State Council of China decided to set up the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), by merging the former CSBTS and the former State Bureau of Import & Export Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ SA) and, at the same time, to establish the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) and Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA) under AQSIQ.
Related organizations Standards and conformity assessment bodies:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs interfaces with the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR.) interfaces with the IOML, the APLMF and the APEC/Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC).
Administration of Certification & Accreditation of China Known as the CNCA.. The International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Centre interfaces with the WTO-SPS; WTO-TBT The National Accreditation Board for Certifiers (CNAB.) interfaces with the IAF The National Auditor & Training Accreditation Board (CNAT.) The National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (CNAL.) interfaces with the ILAC; APLAC The China Quality Certification Center (CQC.) The China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC.)
Standardization Administration of China The SAC. interfaces with the IEC, the APEC/SCSC, the JTC 1, the ISO and the PASC. China Association For Standardization (CAS). China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS). Standards Press of China (SPC). The National Institute of Metrology (NIM). interfaces with the BIPM and the APMP.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) interfaces with the ITU. China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI). China Communications Standards Association (CCSA). National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee (NITS) China Wireless Telecommunication Standards working Group (CWTS) China Standards Information Center (CSSN). China Electronics Standardization Association (CESA)
Technical Technical committees MII standard workgroups
Committees Standardization technical committees ISO/IEC/JTC1 National IT Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC82 National Solar Photovoltaic Energy System Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC29 National Magnetic Element and Ferrite Material Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC47 National Semiconductor Device Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC21/SC21A National alkaline battery Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC91 National Printing circuit Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC80 National Navigation Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC25 National technical standardization committee on reliability and maintainability of electronic and electrician products IEC/TC29 China National Technical Standardization Committee on Electro-acoustics TC47 National Technical Committee on Printed Circuit of Standardization Administration of China
National National Video, Audio and Multimedia system Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC100 National All-or-nothing Relay Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC94 National high-frequency Cable for Electronics and Connector Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC46 National Frequency Control and Selection Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC49 National Electronic Tube Bases Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC39 National Electromechanical Components for Electronic Equipment Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC48 National Electronic equipment Resistor-Capacitor Unit Standardization Technical Committee IEC/TC40 National Electronic Measuring Instrument Standardization Technical Committee
MII standard workgroups Linux workgroup: Linux Database workgroup: AVS workgroup: AVS Digital TV workgroup: RFID workgroup: RFID
Leadership
Directors NameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeLi Zhonghai20012005Liu Pingjun20052008Ji ZhengkunAugust 2008June 2011Chen GangJune 20112013Tian Shihong2013August 2024Deng ZhiyongFebruary 2025
See also :Category:Standards International Electrotechnical CommissionUnicode Guobiao List of GB standards China Software Industry Association Microsoft YaHei Medical informatics in China China standard timeChinese accounting standards China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting China seismic intensity scale Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access WLAN Authentication and Privacy InfrastructureGlobal Open Trunking Architecture Personal Handy-phone System Compass navigation system Taiwan's Chinese National Standards Visa policy of the People's Republic of China
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