The General Administration of Market Regulation issued the “General Rules for the Examination of Qualifications and Licenses for Certification Agencies” to systematically optimize licensing standards and approval processes, strengthen source entry control, and promote the standardized, orderly, high-quality and efficient development of the certification industry. The publication of the “General Rules” is a systematic improvement in the administrative licensing of certification agencies' qualifications. By unifying qualification review procedures, optimizing licensing standards and approval processes, further tightening entry barriers, improving the quality of institutions, consolidating the foundation of the industry entry system, and providing more solid institutional guarantees for certification bodies to play the role of “gatekeepers” of quality. The “General Rules” focus on raising the requirements for conditions directly affecting the level of specialization, such as the ability of certifying personnel and the testing ability of product certification bodies, refining the relevant regulations on on-site inspection and expert review, improving the bridging mechanism between approval and subsequent daily supervision, and clarifying the legal circumstances of cancellation and revocation of the “Certification Authority Approval Letter”. Strict institutional entry conditions are strengthened, regulatory restrictions are strengthened, institutional level improvement and industry ecology optimization are promoted, and the quality and efficiency of the industry is helped to improve the quality and efficiency of the industry. For accredited certification bodies, the General Rules set a six-month transition period. In the next step, the General Administration of Market Supervision will do a good job of abolishing old regulations and connecting the old and new systems, strengthen follow-up and guidance on the implementation of the transition period, and effectively promote the implementation and effectiveness of the system.

The General Administration of Market Regulation issued the “General Rules for the Examination of Qualifications and Licenses for Certification Agencies” to systematically optimize licensing standards and approval processes, strengthen source entry control, and promote the standardized, orderly, high-quality and efficient development of the certification industry. The publication of the “General Rules” is a systematic improvement in the administrative licensing of certification agencies' qualifications. By unifying qualification review procedures, optimizing licensing standards and approval processes, further tightening entry barriers, improving the quality of institutions, consolidating the foundation of the industry entry system, and providing more solid institutional guarantees for certification bodies to play the role of “gatekeepers” of quality. The “General Rules” focus on raising the requirements for conditions directly affecting the level of specialization, such as the ability of certifying personnel and the testing ability of product certification bodies, refining the relevant regulations on on-site inspection and expert review, improving the bridging mechanism between approval and subsequent daily supervision, and clarifying the legal circumstances of cancellation and revocation of the “Certification Authority Approval Letter”. Strict institutional entry conditions are strengthened, regulatory restrictions are strengthened, institutional level improvement and industry ecology optimization are promoted, and the quality and efficiency of the industry is helped to improve the quality and efficiency of the industry. For accredited certification bodies, the General Rules set a six-month transition period. In the next step, the General Administration of Market Supervision will do a good job of abolishing old regulations and connecting the old and new systems, strengthen follow-up and guidance on the implementation of the transition period, and effectively promote the implementation and effectiveness of the system.