Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Implementation Requirements for the Management of Compulsory Product Certification for Explosion proof Electrical and Other Products from Production License
According to the Decision of the State Council on Further Reducing the Catalogue of Industrial Product Production License Management and Simplifying the Approval Procedure (Guofa [2018] No. 33), the State Administration for Market Regulation has decided to transfer the management of explosion-proof electrical products from production license to mandatory product certification (CCC certification). To ensure the smooth implementation of CCC certification and smooth and orderly work connection, the relevant requirements are hereby announced as follows:
1、 Certification Implementation Date
Starting from October 1st, 2019,Explosion proof certificateExplosion proof electrical appliances, household gas appliances, and household refrigerators with a calibrated capacity of 500L or more (specific product scope and mandatory product certification implementation rules are detailed in the attachment) are included in the scope of CCC certification management, and designated certification agencies (certification agencies and laboratory designated work will be announced separately) will begin to accept certification commissions; The market supervision bureaus (departments, commissions) of various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (hereinafter referred to as provincial market supervision departments) shall stop accepting relevant production license applications, and those that have been accepted shall terminate the administrative licensing procedures in accordance with the law.
Starting from October 1, 2020, the above products are not allowed to leave the factory, sell, import or use in other business activities without obtaining mandatory product certification certificates and without labeling mandatory certification marks.
2、 Job requirements for designated certification bodies
The designated certification body shall formulate certification implementation rules in accordance with the requirements of the General Rules for Compulsory Product Certification and the corresponding product implementation rules, and complete the filing with the State Administration for Market Regulation (Certification Supervision Department) before September 25, 2019.
3、 The connection between CCC certification and production license management
（1） Before October 1, 2020, the above products produced by domestic enterprises should be produced, sold, or used in other business activities with valid production licenses or CCC certifications.
（2） For enterprises that have obtained production licenses, if the above products are no longer produced after October 1, 2020 (inclusive), there is no need to apply for CCC certification; Otherwise, the certification commission should be submitted as soon as possible and CCC certification should be obtained before October 1, 2020.
（3） For certification commissions submitted by enterprises holding valid production licenses, the designated certification body shall recognize the corresponding review and testing results, develop relevant conversion plans (including differential testing items, supplementary factory inspections, etc.) and implement them, issue CCC certification certificates for products that meet certification requirements, and notify the provincial market supervision department where the enterprise is located of the list of certified enterprises. The authentication and testing costs incurred during the certificate conversion process are generally borne by the government.
（4） Each provincial market supervision department shall promptly handle the cancellation procedures of the production license based on the notification from the certification body and the expiration of the production license. On October 1, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation cancelled all valid production licenses that had not been converted.
（5） For products produced during the validity period of the production license, they can continue to be sold in their original packaging (in compliance with the production license requirements) after October 1, 2020.
