SACStandardizati

on Administratio

n of China

CNIS (China National Institute of Standardization)

SPC (Standards Press of China)

CAS (China Association For Standardization)

CNAB (National Accreditation Board for Certifiers)

CNAT (National Auditor & Training Accreditation Board)

CNAL ( National Accreditation Board for Laboratories)

CCIC (China Certification & Inspection Group)

CQC (China Quality Certification Center)

CWTS (China Wireless Telecommunication Standards working Group)

NITS (National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee)

CESI (China Electronics Standardization Institute

National Secretariat for JTC1 & IEC TC3/SC3D

CCSA (China Communication Standards Association)

MIIMinistry of Information

industry

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NIM (National Institute of Metrology)

ITU

OIML

APLAC

PAC

IAF

ILAC

BIPM

International

WTO/SPS

WTO/TBT

APEC/SCSC

APMP

Regional

JTC1

IEC

PASC

AQSIQState

Administration of Quality

Supervision, Inspection and

Quarantine

ISO

FAO

Government

Non-Government

AGRIMinistry of AgricultureCodex

APLMF

CNCAAdministratio

n of Certification

& Accreditation

of China

Inquiry point

International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Centre

Administration for Quality Supervision Inspection & Quarantine (AQSIQ) – www.aqsiq.gov.cn – law-enforcement administrative organization of the State Council in the field of quality, metrology,

entry-exit commodities inspection, entry-exit health quarantine, entry-exit animal and plant quarantine,certification, accreditation and standardization

Administration of Certification & Accreditation of China (CNCA)– www.cnca.gov.cn – Supervises and administers the accreditation of certification bodies– Administers the accreditation of laboratories.– Administers products subject to compulsory certification

China National Accreditation Board for Certifiers (CNAB)– www.cnab.org.cn – National accreditation body for management systems and products certifiers– Represents China at IAF and PAC

China National Auditor and Training Accreditation Board (CNAT)– www.cnat.org.cn – QMS, EMS Auditor registration– Accreditation Training Institute

• China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (CNAL)– www.cnal.org.cn – National accreditation body for laboratory and inspection bodies

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China Quality Certification Center (CQC)– www.cqc.com.cn – Specialized certification body established by AQSIQ – The largest and the most authoritative certification body in China

China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC)– www.ccic.com – Reorganized from former China National Import & Export Commodities Inspection Corp.– Provides inspection, surveying, certification and testing services with authorization from the CNCA

Standards Administration of China (SAC)– www.sac.gov.cn – Establishes and oversees Chinese national standards– Sets China’s annual national standards agenda– Represents China at ISO, IEC, PASC, etc

China Association For Standardization (CAS)– www.china-cas.com – CAS is under the leadership of the AQSIQ and is instructed in business by the SAC– Organizes academic seminars and arranges academy exchanges for both international and domestic

experts– Publishes notifications of national standards and related standardization information

China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS)– www.cnis.gov.cn – Conducts research on standardization in various fields

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Standards Press of China (SPC)– publishes national standards, professional standards and other scientific and technical books

National Institute of Metrology (NIM) – www.nim.ac.cn – The highest state-level research center for metrology; the legal metrological technical center– Establishes national primary standards and national standards of measurement– Provides verification services and calibration services

Ministry of Information Industry (MII)– www.mii.gov.cn – Ministerial level organization administrating overall laws and regulations relating to Information Industry

China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI)– www.cesi.ac.cn – Responsible for the publishing and distributing of electronic industrial standards (SJ)– Testing Body for CCC products approved by CNCA, Testing Center accredited by CNACL  – Secretariat for Chinese National Mirror Committee to JTC1 and IEC TC3/SC3D

China Communication Standards Association (CCSA)– www.ccsa.org.cn – Carries out research and survey activities on communications standardization system– Organizes technical seminars and research communications standards and related information

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Note:

The information contained in this presentation was compiled by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in collaboration with its public and private sector members and also with its international partners. The primary purpose of the chart is to attempt to portray, in high-level, block diagram form, the entities of the standards and conformity assessment systems of the particular economy and their primary inter-relationships and relationships to international and regional organizations – all on one slide.

While many organizations have many subdivisions, only those subdivisions most directly related to standards and conformity assessment are shown.

The chart is one perspective of the systems, with emphasis on identification and representation of the various entities. The chart would look different if the entities were drawn proportional to their relative work volumes in the systems, or if they were drawn proportional to their respective standards and conformity assessment revenues or budgets.

Such a representation will have inaccuracies which will require correction. The chart is a work in progress and we welcome comments and suggestions for consistent improvement for purposes of accuracy and education.

Please feel free to reference the information contained in this presentation. We just ask that you please attribute ANSI as the source.

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