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China Consults Over Proposed Standards for Several Categories of Product

SafeGuardSHardgoods, Toys and Juvenile ProductsSeptember 10, 2024

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China has informed the WTO of its intention to adopt and/or replace several mandatory standards for a range of consumer goods, including those for children.

On August 27, 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced several draft mandatory (GB) standards from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China). Three of these draft standards (items 2 to 4, Table 1 below) are intended to replace several national standards.

Highlights of these announcements are summarized in Table 1.


ItemWTO document No.Proposed Standard (in simplified Chinese)Proposed date of entry into force
124-5960GB XXXX-202X
Safety technical specifications for construction waterproofing coatings
6 months from adoption
224-5951GB 30981.1-20XX¹ 
‘Limit of harmful substances of coating materials – Part 1: Architectural coatings’
12 months after approval
324-5954GB 30981.2-20XX²
‘Limit of harmful substances of coating materials – Part 2: Industrial coatings’
12 months after approval
424-5956GB 18587-XXXX³ 
‘Indoor decorating and refurbishment materials – Limit of harmful substances of carpets, carpet underlays, adhesives and polyvinyl chloride flooring’
24 months after approval
524-5955GB XXXXX-202X
General safety requirements for child care articles
36 months after approval
624-5947GB XXXX-20XX
General safety requirements for children’s products
36 months after approval
724-5948GB XXXXX-202X
General safety requirements for children’s ride-on and activity articles
36 months after approval

Table 1

¹Replaces GB 18582-2020 and GB 38468-2019

²Replaces GB 18581-2020, GB 24613-2009, GB 24409-2020, GB 38469-2019 and GB 30981-2020

³Replaces GB 18586-2001 and GB 18587-2001

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