SAC Publishes 2016 National Standardization Work Priorities

On February 15, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) published a Notice on 2016 National Standardization Work Priorities. The Notice outlined four priority areas for 2016:

• Promote standardization system structural reform;
• Implement "standardization plus" strategic action;
• Accelerate internationalization of national standards;
• Enhance standards development infrastructure.

Within the four-part framework, the Notice included 68 detailed work priorities, including: 

• mandatory standards clean-up 
• recommended standards optimization and pilot programs
• association standards cultivation 
• nation-wide implementation of enterprise product and service standards self-disclosure system
• 13th Five-Year-Plan for technical standards innovation and commercialization 
• guiding documents of "Internet Plus" standardization 
• standardization in strategic emerging industries, such as integrated circuits, big data, cybersecurity, robotics, green materials 
• energy-saving and emission-reducing standardization projects and green manufacturing standards drafting 
• incentive systems for participation in international standardization work 
• Standardization Law revision and coordination, with the aim to submit for State Council review by June