On July 8, 2025, the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued notice to call for public comments on 4 national mandatory standards on different types of transporting vehicles. These four standards are planned to be drafted/revised by corresponding TCs and this call-for-comment is asking for the public on whether any rejection or other opinions anyone would have on proceeding the projects, and the period will stop on August 7, 2025.
Further details on the four projects are summarized as below:
No. | Standard Name | Standard to be Replaced | Main Contents of Current Standard Version | TC In Charge | Time Period Planned for the Project |
1 | Fuel cell electric vehicles—Safety requirements | GB/T 24549-2020 | It specifies the safety and manual requirements for fuel cell electric vehicles in terms of the entire vehicle and key systems, etc. | SAC/TC114 ( | 16 months |
2 | Safety requirements of chargers for electric motorcycles and electric mopeds | Newly-drafted | N/A | SAC/TC114 ( | 22 months |
3 | Road tanker for dangerous liquid goods transportation—Part1: Technical requirements of atmospheric pressure metal tank | GB 18564.1-2019 | It stipulates the requirements for materials, design, safety accessories, instruments and loading and unloading accessories, manufacturing, testing methods, inspection rules, marking and identification, and factory documents of atmospheric pressure metal tank for road tanker for dangerous liquid goods. | The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology | 16 months |
4 | Safety-belt and safety-belt anchorages for three-wheeled motorcycles with operator enclosure environment | Newly-drafted | N/A | SAC/TC114 ( | 22 months |
For foreign stakeholders, the importance of mandatory standards makes it very necessary for relevant stakeholders to keep up with the future updates of the corresponding standard(s) that may impact on their business and products. Consulting with relevant TCs may be a direct and good approach to get more information.
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