On July 13, 2026, the National Digital Product Passport Standardization Working Group (SAC/SWG 41) issued the draft for comment of China’s first national DPP for public consultation. The general requirements draft provides early access to the system framework, basic principles, participant responsibilities, business processes, and core technical elements for DPP planning, implementation, registration, operation, data sharing, and application services.

This document, issued by the regional market surveillance and standardization authorities in Shandong Province of China, provides an official perspective on how enterprises can apply to establish a national Technical Committee (TC), including the specific procedures and associated benefits.

On 19 November 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China released the draft Requirements for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products for public comment. This new standard is intended to replace the currently effective China RoHS standard, GB/T 26572-2011, along with its amendments. Once finalized, it will establish updated admission conditions for electrical and electronic products entering the Chinese market. The deadline for submitting comments on this draft is 18 January 2025.Together with the draft standard, the drafting group also released an explanatory document detailing the entire development process and the rationale behind their decisions. BESTAO translated this document for your information.