On June 9, the 3rd China Certification and Accreditation Conference opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, under the theme of “Certification, Accreditation, Inspection and Testing: Innovating and Developing New Quality Productive Forces”. Shu Wei, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation and Director of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China, and Chen Liangxian, Member of the Party Leadership Group of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, attended the conference and delivered addresses.
The conference noted that China’s certification, accreditation, inspection and testing sector has achieved remarkable progress in recent years, serving as an important pillar in building quality trust, regulating market order, stimulating innovation factors and smoothing economic circulation.
The conference stressed the need to pursue forward-looking planning and continuously improve the supply of conformity assessment systems and testing capabilities for strategic emerging industries and future industries. It is necessary to strengthen quality control, accelerate the establishment of a unified, standardized, authoritative and efficient conformity assessment system, and drive industries to move up the value chain. We should maintain a global vision, steadily advance institutional opening-up in the field of certification, accreditation, inspection and testing, support relevant institutions and enterprises to “go global”, expand the international acceptance of conformity assessment results, and provide high-quality services for global industrial development. It is essential to consolidate professional support capacity, continuously improve the system covering institutions, technologies, supervision and talent, upgrade inspection and testing technologies in key areas, accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of the industry, and help expand and improve the service sector.
At the conference, multiple documents were released, including the 2025 development status of the certification, accreditation, inspection and testing industry, results of food inspection proficiency testing between China and Belt and Road partner countries, achievements of the 20-year development of China’s accreditation work, the report on quality certification serving the development of strategic emerging industries, China Soft Connectivity Index and Quality Certification Activity Index. New progress and measures for promoting industrial optimization and upgrading through inspection and testing were announced. A series of institutional deliverables were also launched, including foreign-language versions of the compulsory product certification system, practical guidelines on compliance for enterprises going global, and management specifications for integrity operation and protection of innovation achievements of certification bodies.
Representatives from relevant national ministries and commissions, international organizations, departments and affiliated institutions of the State Administration for Market Regulation, relevant departments of the Guangdong Provincial Government, local market regulation authorities, as well as certification, inspection and testing bodies and enterprises attended the event.