On June 28, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced the CCC managing arrangements for gas appliance hoses and shut-off valves (hereinafter referred to as “the Two Products”). 

Specifically,

For hoses

The scope includes the following two kinds of products:

·         Stainless steel corrugated hose that connects with gas burner or gas equipment, with nominal size equal or less than DN32, the maximum working pressure is 0.01Mpa;

·         Armouring hose connect with the user's gas burner for indoor gas pipelines or bottled liquefied petroleum gas regulator outlets in the ambient temperature range -10 °C ~ 70 °C, with nominal equal or less than DN15 and the maximum working pressure is 0.01Mpa.

The following standards must be fulfilled:

·         GB 41317 Stainless steel corrugated tubes for the connection of gas appliances (2024 version will come into force on August 1, 2024 and replace the 2022 version)

·         GB 44017 Armouring hose for the connection of gas appliance (a newly drafted mandatory standard which will come into force on August 1, 2024) 

For shut-off valves

The scope covers electro-magnetic emergency shut-off valves for gas with maximum working pressure equal to or less than 0.4MPa and nominal size equal to or less than DN300.

The following standard must be fulfilled:

·         GB 44016 Electro-magnetic emergency shut-off valve for gas (a newly drafted mandatory standard which will come into force on August 1, 2024) 

The announcement also states that:

·         Starting from October 1, 2025, the Two Products falling within the CCC catalogue must undergo CCC certification and bear the CCC mark before they are delivered, sold, imported, or used in business activities in China. The designated certification bodies will begin accepting CCC certification application since October 1, 2024.

·         Designated certification bodies shall develop their detailed implementation rules based on the CNCA-developed implementation rule titled Implementation Rules of China Compulsory Certification – Safety Components of Gas-Burning Appliances. These self-formulated detailed implementation rules should be filed with the Certification Supervision Department of SAMR before the designated certification bodies begin their certification work.

·         Designated certification bodies and laboratories are encouraged to recognize enterprises’ existing conformity assessment results to reduce their burdens, provided that the risks are controllable, and the certification quality is ensured. 

Since CCC has become a pre-requisite for gas appliance hoses and shut-off valves to enter the Chinese market, overseas manufacturers should promptly adjust production to meet the new requirements.   

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