Several new GB standards for car homologation announced (CNCA-C11-01:2014)
5. March 2019There have been change of the Chinese national standards (GB standards) in regards to car homologation (e.g. GB 7258-2017) relevant to the implementation rules CNCA-C11-01: 2014. The China Certification Centre for Automotive Products (CCAP) recently published changes to the existing certifications and will need to be considered when updating to the current version.
Thirteen GB standards including, but not limited to, GB7258-2012 (“Safety requirements for the use of vehicles”), GB11567-2001 (“Safety requirements for lateral and rear parts of vehicles and trailers”) and GB13094-2007 (“Structural safety requirements of vehicles“) were replaced by ten new GB standards.
| Productname | Old standard | New standard |
|---|---|---|
| Icons for controls, indicators and indicator lights of motor vehicles |
GB 4094-1999 | GB 4094-2016 |
| Control, display and signaling devices | GB/T 4094.2-2005 | GB/T 4094.2-2017 |
| Light distribution performance of fog lights for motor vehicles |
GB 4660-2007 | GB 4660-2016 |
| Safety requirements for the use of motor vehicles | GB 7258-2012 | GB 7258-2017 |
| Safety requirements for lateral and rear parts of vehicles and trailers |
GB 11567.1-2001 GB 11567.2-2001 |
GB 11567-2017 |
| Structural safety requirements of vehicles | GB 13094-2007 GB/T 19950-2005 GB 18986-2003 |
GB 13094-2017 |
| Test methods for the energy consumption and range of electric vehicles |
GB/T 18386-2005 | GB/T 18386-2017 |
| Limits and methods for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic field emissions from electric vehicles |
GB/T 18387-2008 | GB/T 18387-2017 |
| Consumption limit for light commercial vehicles | GB 20997-2007 | GB 20997-2015 |
| Energy labeling for light vehicles Part 1: Gasoline and diesel vehicles |
GB 22757-2008 | GB 22757.1-2017 |
Products that were certified according to the old versions need to be updated. This can be done by submitting a change application to CCAP. If the product, in the meantime, has to undergo tests it will be updated automatically. If you are unsure, please consult us.
Certificate owners are obliged to complete the change as soon as possible. If a certificate will not be updated within the given period it will be deemed out of compliance and eventually cancelled.
If the production of a certified product ended before the announcement there is no update needed… again please feel free to check with us to confirm.
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