CQC issues general certification rules for CCC Self-Declaration products
28. January 2021On October 30, 2020, the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) issued General Certification Rules for Type II CQC Certification, designated CQC12-000001-2020.
These regulations for the Type II voluntary certification contain the requirements for the applicant regarding the technical person in charge , technical requirements for different products and requirements for factory audits. Factory audits are specified to take the form of on-site inspections, document reviews or remote inspections. The scope of inspection also includes the validity and general status of any CCC self-declaration certificates of certified products.
This is applicable to products listed in appendix 2 of announcement No. 44 of 2019 of the CNCA, i.e. it applies to CCC self-declaration products. The CQC12-000001-2020 provides the rules for voluntary Mark Certification of these products by CQC, effective from November 1, 2020.
Appendix 2 of CNCA announcement no. 44
List of products that apply the self-declaration evaluation method of compulsory certification product.
| Number | Name of product | |
| Product category | Sub product category and code | |
| 1 | Electrical tools | Electric drill（0501） |
| 2 | Electric grinder（0503） | |
| 3 | Electric hammer（0506） | |
| 4 | Electric welder | DC arc welder（0603） |
| 5 | TIG arc welder（0604） | |
| 6 | MIG/MAG arc welder（0605） | |
| 7 | Plasma arc cutting machine（0607） | |
| 8 | Circuit switch and electrical device for protection or connection | Thermal fuses（0205） |
| 9 | Cartridge fuse-links of miniature fuses（0207） | |
| 10 | low-voltage apparatus | Leakage protector （0306） |
| 11 | Circuit breaker（0307） | |
| 12 | Fuse（0308） | |
| 13 | Low-voltage switchgear (disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fuse-combination units)0302） | |
| 14 | Other circuit protection devices（0304、0307、0309） | |
| 15 | Relay（0303） | |
| 16 | Other switches（0305） | |
| 17 | Other device（0304、0305） | |
| 18 | low-voltage switchgear assemblies （0301） | |
| 19 | Low power motor | Low power motor （0401） |
| 20 | Equipment for Household and similar uses | Motor-compressor（0704） |
| 21 | Motor vehicle and safety accessories | Car seat belt （1104） |
| 22 | Motor vehicle exterior lighting and light signal devices （1109、1116） | |
| 23 | Car seat and seat headrest （1114） | |
| 24 | Motor vehicle indirect vision device （1110、1115） | |
| 25 | Car drive recorder （1117） | |
| 26 | Car reflecting marking （1118） | |
| 27 | Safety glass | Car safety glass （1301） |
| Information technology equipment 、 Audio and video equipment | Equipment with rated voltage less than or equal to 5VDC, rated power consumption less than 15W (or 15VA) and no rechargeable battery (class III equipment) | |
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