Adjustment of the catalogue of Production License for Industrial Products
4. October 2019The State Council of the People’s Republic of China has adjusted the existing catalogue of production licenses for industrial products for numerous products with Announcement No. 19 of 8 September 2019. The aim is to strengthen the supervision during and after the production of certain products, in particular industrial products.
The Production License for Industrial Products is one of the most important product quality control licenses in the PR China and covers a wide range of products. Companies that only produce, sell and operate in China require production licenses and are directly supervised by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). Similar to the CCC certification, there is a specific product catalog for the production licenses of industrial products. The Production License for Industrial Products requires a more comprehensive assessment of product quality, while CCC requires an evaluation of product safety in the foreground. The two systems are independent of each other.
According to the announcement, some products from the catalog of Production License for Industrial Products may be required to convert to the CCC certification.
Overview:
- Canceling the need for the Production License for Industrial Products of 13 types of products such as internal combustion engines and automobile brake fluids
- Introduction of the CCC certification requirement for brake pads products for motor vehicles
- Combining the two types of products of satellite TV broadcasting ground receiving equipment and radio broadcasting and television transmitting equipment into one category
- Products regarding the safety, health and environmental protection will need China Compulsory Certification (CCC) in the future.
Catalogue of Production Licenses for Industrial Products cancellation and merger management
(15 categories in total)
| Number | Product name | Current implementing agency | Adjustment |
| 1 | Bearing steel | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) | Production License Cancelled |
| 2 | Anti-counterfeiting technology products | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 3 | Friction materials and sealing products* | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 4 | Highway bridge support | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 5 | Internal combustion engine | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 6 | Grinding wheel | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 7 | Wire rope | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 8 | Prestressed concrete steel | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 9 | Prestressed concrete sleeper | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 10 | Special personal protective devices | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 11 | Refractory material | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 12 | Building waterproofing membrane | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 13 | Motor vehicle brake fluid | Provincial market supervision and administration department | Production License Cancelled |
| 14 | Satellite television broadcasting ground receiving equipment | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) |
Cancellation of units such as the outdoor unit, combined with the Radio broadcasting and television transmitting equipment into a broadcast television transmission device |
| 15 | Radio broadcasting and television transmitting equipment | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) | Cancellation of transmitting antennas and other units, combined with satellite television broadcasting ground receiving equipment into broadcast television transmission equipment |
* The Brake pad products in “Friction Materials and Sealing Products” need to be converted to compulsory product certification (CCC certification) after completion of relevant procedures. Production license for brake pad products is still implemented before completion of the relevant procedures.
Therefore, after complete implementation of this announcement, there will be a obligation to obtain a CCC certificate for brake pads, brake linings, brakes, disc brakes and braking clogs.
Catalogue of Production Licenses for Industrial Products after adjustments
(10 categories in total)
| Serial number |
Product name |
Implementing agency |
| 1 | Steel reinforcement for construction | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) |
| 2 | Cement | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) |
| 3 | Broadcast television transmission equipment | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) |
| 4 | Counterfeit RMB banknote discriminating device | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) |
| 5 | Prestressed concrete railway bridge simply supported beam | State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) |
| 6 | Wire and Cable | Provincial market supervision and administration department |
| 7 | Hazardous Chemicals | Provincial market supervision and administration department |
| 8 | Hazardous chemicals packaging and containers | Provincial market supervision and administration department |
| 9 | Fertilizer | Provincial market supervision and administration department |
| 10 | Materials or other related products that have direct contact with food | Provincial market supervision and administration department |
The State Council emphasized the importance of this announcement and urges enterprises to effectively assume the responsibility of quality and safety management and ensure that products comply with relevant standards.
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