IECEx and China’s Requirements

Presented by Mr. Liu Weijun

Chief Engineer
Certification and Accreditation
Administration of the People’s
Republic of China (CNCA)

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 Basic contents

1. Outline of China Certification &

Accreditation
2. Ex-related Conformity Assessment
Systems in China
3. China’s participation in IECEx Scheme
and Ex Certification in China

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 1. Outline of China
Certification & Accreditation

-- 1.1Legal structure: Laws and Regulations on

Certification and Accreditation
--1.2 China Certification and Accreditation System
-- 1.3Administration and Implementation Bodies
-- 1.4Certificates of Conformity issued in China
-- 1.5The certification and accreditation in China
steps with international development

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 1. Outline of China
Certification & Accreditation
• 1.1 Legal structure
• Laws
– Law on Quality
– Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law
– Standardization Law

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 1. Outline of China Certification &
Accreditation
• 1.1 Legal structure
• Regulations
-- Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on
Certification and Accreditation
promulgated on September 3, 2003

came into force on November 1, 2003.

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 1. Outline of China
Certification & Accreditation
1.2 China Certification and Accreditation System
-- Unified Administration of Certification and
Accreditation
-- Unified Accreditation System
-- Certification System of Combining Voluntary
Certification with Compulsory Certification
-- Approval of Certification Bodies
-- Supervision of Certification Bodies (administrative,
accreditation, self-discipline, public)
-- International cooperation
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 1. Outline of China Certification
& Accreditation(1.3)
• Administration body
• Certification and Accreditation Administration of
the People’s Republic of China (CNCA)
---Established in August 2001,
---authorized by State Council
--- to regulate, supervise, coordinate
certification and accreditation activities in China
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 1. Outline of China Certification &
Accreditation1.3
Accreditation Body:
• China National Accreditation Service for
Conformity Assessment (CNAS)
-- responsible for accreditation of product
certification bodies, management system
certification bodies, inspection bodies and
laboratories.

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 1. Outline of China Certification
& Accreditation 1.3

Certification Bodies and relevant Bodies （ 2007-8-

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•      146 local certification bodies
•      39 Join-venture certification bodies
•      40 certification training bodies
•      756 certification consultancy bodies
•      The sole personnel certification body :China
Certification and Accreditation Association (CCAA)
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 1. Outline of China Certification &
Accreditation
1.4 Certificates of Conformity issued in China
---304498 certificates of compulsory product certification
(valid 205199)
---- 48199certificates of voluntary product
certification
-- 188276 QMS certificates
-- 22221 EMS certificates
-- 10316 GB/T28001 (Occupational Health and Safety
Management System) certificates
-- Some 100000 certification personnel
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 1. Outline of China
Certification & Accreditation
1.5 The certification and accreditation in China steps
with international development in the following
aspects:
-- to actively adopt international standards and guides, and
establish and implement China certification and
accreditation system
-- to actively join regional and international organizations
and promote international certification and accreditation
businesses.
-- to sign mutual recognition agreement with regional and
international organizations to promote international
mutual agreement activities. 11
 1. Outline of China Certification
& Accreditation 1.5
China participating International /regional Certification
and Accreditation Organization (20):
-- WTO
-- APEC/SCSC
-- ASEM
-- ISO/CASCO
-- IECEE
-- IECQ
-- IECEx
-- OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development)
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 1. Outline of China Certification &
Accreditation1.5
--IAF • - IFOAM
- PAC
• -- ISO
- IPC
- ILAC
• -- PASC
- APLAC • -- CAC
- IPC • -- APLMF
- IQNet

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 2. Ex related Conformity
Assessment System in China
China Ex conformity assessment mode :

-- 2.1 Ex Products Type Approval System

-- 2.2 Ex Products License System
-- 2.3 MA logo of Ex Products involved in
Mines
-- 2.4 Ex Product Certification
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 2. Ex related Conformity
Assessment System in China
2.1 Ex product type approval system
---began in 1960s.
---Prior to being put into production, the new Ex product
shall be submitted to Quality Surveillance and Testing
Department (Ex Testing Lab) authorized by National
Government for Ex examination and Ex testing.
---Testing as conformity with requirements, test lab will
issue Ex conformity certificate.
---applies to electric equipments used in explosive
atmosphere environment made in domestic or overseas.
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 2. Ex related Conformity
Assessment System in China
2.2 Ex Production License System
• --At the end of 1980s
• The department responsible for production license is
AQSIQ, and for granting license, National Industry
Production License Office.
• Conditions on obtaining license: The sample is tested
against national standards, and meanwhile the factory
quality assurance conforms to requirements.
• The production license system only applies to the
company manufacturing Ex products in P.R. China

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 2. Ex related Conformity
Assessment System in China
2.3 MA logo of Ex Products used in Mines
• At beginning of 1990s,
• required MA logo system on Ex products
involved in mines.
• Currently, this work is conducted by Office of
Safety Logo used in Mines affiliated by State
Administration of Coal Mine Safety
• In China, all the electric products used in mines
must be affixed MA logo, including imported
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 2. Ex related Conformity
Assessment System in China
• The Ex products apply for MA logo to, and
undertake type test in laboratory authorized by,
MA office. The MT industry standards against
type test include national standard GB3836
(IEC60079) plus technical requirements, such as
application function.
• Additionally, manufacturers must undertake
factory inspection organized by MA office.
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 2. Ex related Conformity
Assessment System in China
2.4 Ex product certification system
• The unified certification system established by CNCA in
2003
• Certification plan following IECEx certification system
(IECEx 02)
• China National Standards :GB3836 series standards
(IEC60079) , GB12476 series standards (IEC61241)
• Quality system requirements of manufacturer identical
with IECEx OD005
• Voluntary

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

-- China’s participation in IECEx Scheme

-- Actuality of Ex Certification in China
-- Foreign Ex products into markets in
China
-- Development trend of Ex Certification in
China

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme
and Ex Certification in China
3.1 China’s participation in IECEx Scheme
• Since 1992 the representatives from China have
attended all the annual meetings of IECEx.
• In 1996 China National Committee of IEC as the
member body participated in IECEx System.
• In 2002 CNCA became the member body of
IECEx System.

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

• In October of 2005, CQM was accepted as

ExCB and 4 Labs were accepted as ExTLs.
• From January 1, 2006 China’s representative
acts as Vice Chairman of IECEx.
• In Sept. 2006, CNCA, CQM and ExTLs hosted
2006 IECEx Scheme ExTAG &ExMC Meeting
and 2006 Industry Symposium in Shanghai
China
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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

• Since 2006, CQM and contracted ExTLs

begin to accept application for IECEx
certification and issue IECEx CoC, ExTRs
and QARs
• CQM and contracted ExTLs accepted
some ExTRs issued by other ExCBs in
IECEx Scheme for CQMEx certification in
China in accordance with IECEx Rules of
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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme
and Ex Certification in China
3.2 Actuality of Ex Certification in China
-- Ex Certification Body
• China Quality Mark Certification Group Co., Ltd (CQM)
was found in Sept. 1991 and provides all-around
certification and training services approved by CNCA as
following: QMS ， EMS ， OHSMS ， HACCP ， ISO22000 and
Production Certification
• CQM engaged in Ex products certification IECEx
activities in 2002

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China
-- 4 contracted Ex Testing Laboratories for Ex products certification:
• China National Quality Supervision and Test Center for Explosion-proof
Electrical Products (CQST)

• National Supervision and Inspection Center for Explosion Protection and

Safety of Instrumentation (NEPSI)

• China Supervision and Test Center of Explosion –proof Quality for

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Electrical Products (PCEC)

• China National Quality Supervision & Test Center for Explosion-proof

and Safety Products for Coal Mine’s ( CMExC)

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

-- Ex products certification plan in China :

• Certification Model-- 5th Type

• Type testing + Initial inspection of the
factory + Follow-up inspection

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme
and Ex Certification in China
• Standards according to for Ex Certification—China National
Standards:
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
GB3836.1 General requirements (modified IEC 60079-0)
GB3836.2 Flameproof enclosure “d” (modified IEC60079-1)
GB3836.3 Increased safety “e” (modified IEC60079-7)
GB3836.4 Intrinsic safety “i” (modified IEC60079-11)
GB3836.5 Electrical apparatus , type of protection “p” (modified IEC60079-
2)
GB3836.6 Oil immersion “o” (identical IEC60079-5)
GB3836.7 Powder fillin2727g “q” (identical IEC60079-5)
GB3836.8 Type of protection “n” (modified IEC60079-15)
GB3836.9 Encapsulated electrical apparatus “m” (identical IEC60079-18)
Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
GB12476 protected by enclosures and surface temperature limitation
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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

Quality system requirements for

manufacturer:
Quality system requirements of manufacturer
certified for Ex products are identical to IECEx OD
005 “IECEx quality system requirements for
manufactures”

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme
and Ex Certification in China

3.3 Foreign Ex products into markets in

China
• Ex products for coal mine (Group I):
Application for MA Logo to the Office for
safety logo of products used in mine
The details see: www.aqbz.org.cn
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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China
• Ex products Group II:

-- Application for Ex Type Approval (namely

Explosion-proof Certificate of Conformity) to
Ex Testing Laboratories directly or Ex
Certification Body

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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

-- Type Testing in accordance with China National

Standards GB 3836 (IEC60079), GB12476
(IEC61241)
-- CQM and agreed ExTLs accept ExTRs issued
by other ExCBs for Ex Type Approval in China in
accordance with relevant OD requirements
-- Difference between GB and IEC standards see
IECEx Bulletin
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 3. China participating in IECEx Scheme and
Ex Certification in China

3.4 Development trend of Ex Certification in

China
• Ex certification is in starting phase in
China now
• China will transit to unified Ex certification
system step by step in domestic.

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 IECEx and China’s Requirements

• 谢　谢！
• Thanks for your attention!

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