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{{Short description|People's Republic of China national standardization body; represented in the ISO and IEC}}

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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Standardization Administration of China
| nativename_a    = 中国国家标准化管理委员会
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| formed          = {{Start date and age|2001|10|11}}
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| jurisdiction    = {{PRC}}
| headquarters    = 8 Sanlihe East Road, [[Xicheng District, Beijing]]
| chief1_name     = [[Deng Zhiyong]]
| chief1_position = Director
| parent_agency   = [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]]
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The '''Standardization Administration of China''' ('''SAC'''; {{zh |s = 中国国家标准化管理委员会 |p = Zhōngguó Guójiā Biāozhǔnhuà Guǎnlǐ Wěiyuánhuì }}; abbr.: {{zh |s = 国家标准委 |p = Guójiā Biāozhǔn Wěi |labels = no }}) is an [[One institution with two names|external name]] of the [[State Administration for Market Regulation]]. Prior to 2018, it was an administrative office under the [[State Council of China|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.

==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

==Levels==
*National Standards
*Industrial Standards
*Local Standards
*Enterprise Standards

==Types==
*Mandatory (Health, Safety and Security)
*Recommended

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

==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<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/ | title = AQSIQ | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2007-11-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071120235826/http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>) interfaces with the [[International Organization of Legal Metrology|IOML]], the [[Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum|APLMF]] and the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation|APEC]]/Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC).

===Administration of Certification & Accreditation of China===
Known as the CNCA.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cnca.gov.cn/ | title = CNCA | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2009-07-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090701064933/http://www.cnca.gov.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>
* The International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Centre interfaces with the [[Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures|WTO-SPS]]; [[Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade|WTO-TBT]]
* The National Accreditation Board for Certifiers (CNAB<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cnab.org.cn/ | title = CNAB | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2008-06-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080624224534/http://www.cnab.org.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>) interfaces with the [[International Accreditation Forum|IAF]]
* The National Auditor & Training Accreditation Board (CNAT<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cnat.org.cn/ | title = CNAT | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2011-10-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111007190013/http://www.cnat.org.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>)
* The National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (CNAL<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cnal.org.cn/ | title = CNAL | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2008-05-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513163524/http://www.cnal.org.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>) interfaces with the [[International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation|ILAC]]; [[Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation|APLAC]]
* The China Quality Certification Center (CQC<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cqc.com.cn/ | title = CQC | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2012-01-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120107103626/http://www.cqc.com.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>)
* The China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.ccic.com/ | title = CCIC | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2012-01-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111193233/http://www.ccic.com/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>)

===Standardization Administration of China===
The SAC<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.sac.gov.cn/ | title = SAC | publisher = Government | place = China | access-date = 2008-11-07 | archive-date = 2012-04-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120420050814/http://www.sac.gov.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref> interfaces with the [[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]], the [[APEC]]/SCSC, the [[ISO/IEC JTC 1|JTC 1]], the [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] and the [[Pacific Area Standards Congress|PASC]].
* China Association For Standardization (CAS)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.china-cas.com/ | title = CAS | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2011-10-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005024937/http://china-cas.com/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>
* China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cnis.gov.cn/ | title = CNIS | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2008-11-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081109081131/http://www.cnis.gov.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>
* Standards Press of China (SPC)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.sac.gov.cn/templet/english/ShowArticle.jsp?id=2787 | title = SPC | place = China | access-date = 2008-11-07 | archive-date = 2007-11-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071111042654/http://www.sac.gov.cn/templet/english/ShowArticle.jsp?id=2787 | url-status = live }}.</ref>
* The National Institute of Metrology (NIM)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.nim.ac.cn/ | title = NIM | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2012-01-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120113053719/http://www.nim.ac.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref> interfaces with the [[BIPM]] and the [[APMP]].

===Ministry of Industry and Information Technology===
The [[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology]] (MIIT) interfaces with the [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]].
* [[China Electronics Standardization Institute]] (CESI)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cesi.ac.cn/ | title = CESI | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2012-01-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111144552/http://www.cesi.ac.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>
* [[China Communications Standards Association]] (CCSA)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.ccsa.org.cn/ | title = CCSA | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2009-08-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090823113905/http://www.ccsa.org.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>
** National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee (NITS)
** China Wireless Telecommunication Standards working Group (CWTS)
* China Standards Information Center (CSSN)<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.cssn.net.cn/ | title = CSSN | place = China | access-date = 2012-01-08 | archive-date = 2012-01-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111122715/http://www.cssn.net.cn/ | url-status = live }}.</ref>
* [[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 {{Zh|c={{linktext|标准|工作|组}}|labels=no}}
* Database workgroup: {{Zh|c={{linktext|数据|库标}}标准工作组|labels=no}}
* AVS workgroup: AVS {{Zh|c=标准工作组|labels=no}}
* Digital TV workgroup: {{Zh|c={{linktext|数字|电视}}标准工作组|labels=no}}
* RFID workgroup: RFID {{Zh|c=标准工作组|labels=no}}

==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
*[[Radio-frequency identification|RFID]]
*"Specification for Office document format ('''[[Uniform Office Format]] (UOF)''')" issued.
*

== Leadership ==

=== Directors ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Chinese name
!Took office
!Left office
!{{Ref.}}
|-
|[[Li Zhonghai]]
|{{lang|zh-Hans|李忠海}}
|2001
|2005
|
|-
|[[Liu Pingjun]]
|{{lang|zh-Hans|刘平均}}
|2005
|2008
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|-
|Ji Zhengkun
|{{lang|zh-Hans|纪正昆}}
|August 2008
|June 2011
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|-
|Chen Gang
|{{lang|zh-Hans|陈刚}}
|June 2011
|2013
|
|-
|[[Tian Shihong]]
|{{lang|zh-Hans|田世宏}}
|2013
|August 2024
|<ref>{{cite web |title=China's State Council appoints, removes officials |url=https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/content/2018/content_5283568.htm |website=Government of the People's Republic of China |accessdate=8 February 2025 |date=24 March 2018 |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=China's State Council appoints, removes officials |url=https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/2024/issue_11586/202409/content_6975078.html |website=Government of the People's Republic of China |accessdate=8 February 2025 |date=29 August 2024 |language=zh}}</ref>
|-
|[[Deng Zhiyong]]
|{{lang|zh-Hans|邓志勇}}
|February 2025
|
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Organization |url=https://www.samr.gov.cn/jg/index.html |website=[[State Administration for Market Regulation]] |accessdate=8 February 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208085139/https://www.samr.gov.cn/jg/index.html |archivedate=8 February 2025 |language=zh}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
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*'''[[:Category:Standards]]'''
*[[International Electrotechnical Commission]]
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*[[Unicode]]
*[[Guobiao]]
*[[List of GB standards]]
*[[China Software Industry Association]]
*[[Microsoft YaHei]]
*[[Medical informatics in China]]
*[[China standard time]]
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*[[Chinese accounting standards]]
*[[China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting]]
*[[China seismic intensity scale]]
*[[Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access]]
*[[WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure]]
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*[[GoTa|Global 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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==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.sac.gov.cn/}}

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