The Standardization Administration of China (SAC; ) is the Standards organization

Standards organization

A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization , or standards setting organization is any organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards that are...

 authorized by the State Council of China to exercise administrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management, supervision and overall coordination of standardization

Standardization

Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....

 work in China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

. The SAC represents China within the International Organization for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

 (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission

International Electrotechnical Commission

The International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...

 (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.

SAC is headquartered in Haidian District, Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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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 & Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (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.

Laws

• Standardization Law of P.R.C.
• Enforcement Regulations of Standardization Law
• Management Measures of National Standards
• Management Measures of Industrial Standards

• Standardization Mechanism and Policy

Standard Lifecycle

1. Phase 1: Preparing Work
2. Phase 2: New Proposal
3. Phase 3: Workgroup Draft
4. Phase 4: Consultation
5. Phase 5: Examination
6. Phase 6: Approval
7. Phase 7: Publication
8. Phase 8: Review
9. Phase 9: Suppression

Related Organizations

Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Agriculture is an executive state agency within the government of the People's Republic of China. Areas of responsibility includes agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fishery, consumer affairs, animal husbandry, horticulture, animal welfare, foodstuffs,...

--> Food and Agricultural Organization; Codex Alimentarius Commission

State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)--> IOML

International Organization of Legal Metrology

The International Organization of Legal Metrology or Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale is an intergovernmental treaty organization. The OIML currently has 57 Member States and 58 Corresponding Members...

; APLMF; APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region...

/Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC)

CNCA Administration of Certification & Accreditation of China

• International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Centre --> WTO-SPS
  Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
  The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - also known as the SPS Agreement is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization...
  
  ; WTO-TBT
  Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
  The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade--- commonly referred to as the TBT Agreement --- is an international treaty administered by the World Trade Organization...
  
  
• CNAB (National Accreditation Board for Certifiers) -->IAF
  International Accreditation Forum
  The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programs of conformity assessment...
  
  
• CNAT (National Auditor & Training Accreditation Board)
• CNAL ( National Accreditation Board for Laboratories) -->ILAC
  International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
  The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation or ILAC started as a conference in 1977 with the aim of developing international cooperation for facilitating trade by promotion of the acceptance of accredited test and calibration results...
  
  ; APLAC
• CQC (China Quality Certification Center)
• CCIC (China Certification & Inspection Group)

SAC Standardization Administration of China-->IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

The International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...

; APEC/SCSC; JTC1

ISO/IEC JTC1

ISO/IEC JTC 1 is Joint Technical Committee 1 of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission . It deals with all matters of information technology....

; ISO

International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

; PASC

• CAS (China Association For Standardization)
• CNIS (China National Institute of Standardization)
• SPC (Standards Press of China)
• NIM (National Institute of Metrology)-->BIPM; APMP

MIIT Ministry of Industry and Information Technology-->ITU

International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...

• CESI (China Electronics Standardization Institute
• CCSA (China Communication Standards Association)
  • NITS (National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee)
  • CWTS (China Wireless Telecommunication Standards working Group)
• China Standards Information Center
• MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)
• CESI (China Electronics Standardization Institute)
• CESA (China Electronics Standardization Association)

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

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标准工作组
• Database workgroup 数据库标准工作组
• AVS workgroup AVS标准工作组
• Digital TV workgroup 数字电视标准工作组
• RFID workgroup RFID标准工作组

Standardization in key fields

National standard “Solar home system specification and test procedure” issued
New energy (Solar system )
7 standards developed, for example “Testing method for LED chip”
Industrial standard “Requirements for concentration limits for certain hazardous substances in electronic information products” issued
Pollution Control
2005-2007 standardization developing plan for energy saving and comprehensive utilizing
Energy saving & consumption reduction
Standard and applications in research

RFID
“Specification for Office document format (Uniform Office Format

Uniform Office Format

Uniform Office Format sometimes known as Unified Office Format is an open standard for 'office' applications developed in China. It includes word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet modules, and is made up of GUI, API, and format specifications...

 (UOF))” issued.

27 standards issued, for example “DTV receiver terms”

See also

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