The China Compulsory Certificate mark , commonly known as a CCC Mark , is a compulsory safety mark for many products imported, sold or used in the Chinese market. It was implemented on May 1, 2002, and became fully effective on August 1, 2003.
23-400: It is the result of the integration of China's two previous compulsory inspection systems, namely "CCIB" (Safety Mark, introduced in 1989 and required for products in 47 product categories) and "CCEE" (also known as "Great Wall" Mark, for electrical commodities in 7 product categories), into a single procedure. The CCC mark is required for both Chinese-manufactured and foreign-imported products;
46-499: A follow-up certification. Part of the follow-up certification is a one-day factory audit. On April 27, 2009, China announced 13 categories of the IT security sector products that must conform to the additional authority that was newly bestowed on the CCC (China Compulsory Certificate), and this requirement was to be put into effect on May 1, 2009. In view of the security measures taken by China, there
69-668: A website for obtaining digital copies of the standards (excluding those dealing with food safety, environment protection, and civil engineering). The availability is broken down as follows (as of October 2023): Copies of standards (written in simplified Chinese) may be obtained from the SPC web store. A non-exhaustive list of National Standards of the People's Republic of China is listed as follows, accompanied with similar international standards of ISO, marked as identical (IDT), equivalent (EQV), or non-equivalent (NEQ). Changes are made frequently within
92-544: Is designated by CNCA to process CCC mark applications and defines the products that need CCC. The products are summed up in overall product categories. Additionally, the following certification authorities are responsible for specific groups of products: The CCC certificate and the Permission of Printing, which allows the manufacturer to mark the CCC-certified product with the CCC mark, must be renewed annually in order to keep
115-511: Is important to get the latest version of the implementation rules before starting the certification process. In 2014, a comprehensive regulatory amendment of the Implementation Rules had taken place. The major changes are: The CCC mark is administered by the CNCA ( Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China ). The China Quality Certification Center (CQC)
138-581: The Guobiao standards . The mandatory products include, among others: Apart from the GB Standard, the implementation rules are the second important component that form the basis of CCC certification . The implementation rules determine the process of the CCC-Certification and list the mandatory products for the certification . Based on many regulatory amendments, it is important to get the latest version of
161-466: The CCC-Certification's only purpose is to ensure compliance of products with the Chinese standards , many companies are worried that infringements of their trademarks or patent occur during the CCC-Certification. Especially regarding the following steps, companies are troubled: For the best possible protection for the own products there are: Guobiao standards The National Standards of
184-455: The Chinese regulatory system as new standards are released and existing standards are updated. China Compulsory Certificate The China Compulsory Certificate mark , commonly known as a CCC Mark , is a compulsory safety mark for many products imported, sold or used in the Chinese market. It was implemented on May 1, 2002, and became fully effective on August 1, 2003. It is the result of
207-721: The People's Republic of China ( 中华人民共和国国家标准 ), coded as GB , are the standards issued by the Standardization Administration of China under the authorization of Article 10 of the Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China. According to Article 2 of the Standardization Law, national standards are divided into mandatory national standards and recommended national standards. Mandatory national standards are prefixed "GB". Recommended national standards are prefixed " GB/T ". Guidance technical documents are prefixed with "GB/Z", but are not legally part of
230-482: The People's Republic of China , compulsory standards are not copyrightable as they fall under "other documents of a legislative, administrative or judicial nature". In 1999, the Supreme People's Court ruled that although compulsory standards do not enjoy copyright protections, publishing houses can be given exclusive, sui generis rights to publish a compulsory standard. The Standardization Administration operates
253-481: The certification agents were soon limited to the organizations and entities within China - a compromise of sorts. However, despite this restriction, there still arose other concerns as to whether source codes and trade secrets could be leaked to the private sectors. In response to these enduring concerns, China altered the previously planned CCC policy programme. Instead of administering broad and stringent encroachments upon
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#1732855320592276-410: The certification process involves the Guobiao standards . The mandatory products include, among others: Apart from the GB Standard, the implementation rules are the second important component that form the basis of CCC certification . The implementation rules determine the process of the CCC-Certification and list the mandatory products for the certification . Based on many regulatory amendments, it
299-437: The enactment of the policy programme to May 1, 2010. China also stated that the number of applicable CCC product categories is not to expand past the current 13 already in place. Although the CCC-Certification's only purpose is to ensure compliance of products with the Chinese standards , many companies are worried that infringements of their trademarks or patent occur during the CCC-Certification. Especially regarding
322-428: The implementation rules before starting the certification process. In 2014, a comprehensive regulatory amendment of the Implementation Rules had taken place. The major changes are: The CCC mark is administered by the CNCA ( Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China ). The China Quality Certification Center (CQC) is designated by CNCA to process CCC mark applications and defines
345-416: The integration of China's two previous compulsory inspection systems, namely "CCIB" (Safety Mark, introduced in 1989 and required for products in 47 product categories) and "CCEE" (also known as "Great Wall" Mark, for electrical commodities in 7 product categories), into a single procedure. The CCC mark is required for both Chinese-manufactured and foreign-imported products; the certification process involves
368-470: The national compulsory standard (GB), sequential number 2312, revision year 1980. Besides the national standard repository, China allows the registration of standards by industry/trade, by localities (DB, Dìfāng Biāozhǔn, "local standard"), by associations (T), or by an individual company (Q). The overall prefix number-year format is retained. Under the first clause of Article 5 of the Copyright Law of
391-480: The national standard system. Mandatory national standards are the basis for the product testing which products must undergo during the China Compulsory Certificate (CCC or 3C) certification. If there is no corresponding mandatory national standard, CCC is not required. A Chinese standard code has three parts: the prefix, the sequential number, and the year number. For example, GB 2312-1980 refers to
414-596: The organizations and entities within China - a compromise of sorts. However, despite this restriction, there still arose other concerns as to whether source codes and trade secrets could be leaked to the private sectors. In response to these enduring concerns, China altered the previously planned CCC policy programme. Instead of administering broad and stringent encroachments upon the relevant categories of imports (primarily, computer technology), they decided to engage in an alternate regulatory action solely affecting government procurement projects, while simultaneously postponing
437-438: The products that need CCC. The products are summed up in overall product categories. Additionally, the following certification authorities are responsible for specific groups of products: The CCC certificate and the Permission of Printing, which allows the manufacturer to mark the CCC-certified product with the CCC mark, must be renewed annually in order to keep the validity of the certificate. The renewal can only be done through
460-400: The relevant categories of imports (primarily, computer technology), they decided to engage in an alternate regulatory action solely affecting government procurement projects, while simultaneously postponing the enactment of the policy programme to May 1, 2010. China also stated that the number of applicable CCC product categories is not to expand past the current 13 already in place. Although
483-467: The security measures taken by China, there was a seemingly high likelihood that they would request the full disclosure of all source codes running on any and all devices, imported or otherwise. The divulgence of such source codes is of great concern to countries like the U.S., Japan, the EU, and South Korea; all four asked China to reverse this decision and objected to the implementation of the Chinese plan. Thus,
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#1732855320592506-435: The validity of the certificate. The renewal can only be done through a follow-up certification. Part of the follow-up certification is a one-day factory audit. On April 27, 2009, China announced 13 categories of the IT security sector products that must conform to the additional authority that was newly bestowed on the CCC (China Compulsory Certificate), and this requirement was to be put into effect on May 1, 2009. In view of
529-424: Was a seemingly high likelihood that they would request the full disclosure of all source codes running on any and all devices, imported or otherwise. The divulgence of such source codes is of great concern to countries like the U.S., Japan, the EU, and South Korea; all four asked China to reverse this decision and objected to the implementation of the Chinese plan. Thus, the certification agents were soon limited to
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