On December 28, 2023, SAC (Standardization Administration of China) released three mandatory standards: "GB 43471-2023 Light sources—Safety requirements," "GB 43472-2023 Luminaires and electrical supply track systems for luminaires—Safety requirements," and "GB 43473-2023 Controlgear and other auxiliaries for electric lighting products—Safety requirements."
GB 43471-2023 specifies safety requirements for light sources, including general requirements, markings and instructions, electrical safety, temperature-related requirements, mechanical safety, safety under abnormal operating conditions, moisture and dust resistance, among others. This document also includes other technical requirements directly related to safeguarding personal health and the safety of life and property. The standard applies to "electric light sources," including lamps, LED modules, OLED panels, and other products. It will replace 11 existing mandatory national standards, including GB14196.1, GB14196.2, GB14196.3, GB16843, GB16844, GB18774, GB19652, GB21554, GB24819, GB24906, GB30422.
GB 43472-2023 specifies marking, mechanical structure, electrical structure, and photobiological safety requirements for luminaires using electric light sources and electrical supply track systems for luminaires. It applies to portable luminaires with power voltages not exceeding 250V and night lights installed in power socket outlets, as well as other luminaires and electrical supply track systems with power voltages not exceeding 1000V. This standard will replace 23 existing mandatory standards in the GB7000 series.
GB 43473-2023 stipulates safety requirements, including markings, mechanical structure, and electrical structure, for control devices and their components used in lighting products. It applies to light source control devices and their components with direct current voltages below 1000V and alternating current voltages below 1000V at 50Hz or 60Hz. This standard will replace 14 existing mandatory standards in the GB19510 series.
The three standards will take effect on January 1, 2026.