Raising Entry Barriers: Draft Measures for Mandatory Product Certification Management Solicited for Comment

The State Administration for Market Regulation has released a draft for public comment on the new "Administrative Measures for Compulsory Product Certification Bodies and Laboratories," aiming to raise entry barriers and optimize the designation conditions and procedures for certification bodies. The new regulations clarify the regulatory responsibilities of local market supervision departments, promote the decentralization of regulatory power, and ensure the unified implementation of the CCC certification system. Meanwhile, they emphasize the independence and impartiality of certification and testing institutions and encourage integrated development. The draft also adds obligations such as prohibiting illegal fee collection and requiring information disclosure, and improves the supervision and management mechanism by establishing tiered penalty measures to enhance the professional capabilities and compliance levels of institutions. (CCTV News)