On July 16, 2024, China’s National Standardization Group on Green Product Assessment (hereinafter referred to as “the Group”) held its plenary meeting in Beijing. The meeting was attended by over 50 participants, including senior officials from the Standardization Technology Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the Energy Department of the Ministry of Transport (MoT), and representatives from member organizations.

The plenary meeting was chaired by Mr. Li Aixian, the group’s leader and Vice President of the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS). The main agenda of the meeting included:

·         Announcing the latest changes in the group’s membership.

·         Summarizing progress, addressing issues, and outlining the work plan for green product assessment standardization.

·         Analyzing and discussing the latest draft of the national standard “General Principles for Green Product Assessment.”

·         Reviewing the progress of nine standards related to green product assessment.

The Group also outlined its focus for the next steps:

·         Optimizing the standard system for green product assessment to enhance applicability, scientific rigor, and operability.

·         Accelerating and expanding the supply of relevant standards.

Foreign stakeholders should be aware that the Group was established by the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) in 2017. Its purpose is to provide top-level design and system planning for the standardization framework, leverage the functions of relevant departments, and jointly establish a unified green product standard system. 

Foreign stakeholders and multinational corporations (MNCs) are encouraged to monitor the Group’s activities, particularly updates on the revision of the national standard General Principles for Green Product Assessment. This standard serves as the overarching principle for China’s green product assessment system and is currently in the final approval stage by SAC before implementation. Once approved, the revised standard will replace the existing GB/T 33761-2017.

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