G/TBT/N/CHN/1719  
11 April 2023  
(23-2565) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Metal 
cutting machine tools and machine tool accessories (HS code(s): 8457; 8458; 8459; 
8460; 8461; 8466); (ICS code(s): 25.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard s of the P.R.C., Metal cutting machine tools - General safeguarding specification; 
(45 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies basic safeguarding technical 
requirements, measures and assessment methods of the main hazards t hat exist in the 
metal cutting machine tools and machine tool accessories.  
This document applies to all metal cutting machine tools and machine tool accessories.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
According to ISO GUIDE 78:2012 Safety of machinery -Rules for drafting and presentation 
of safety standards , GB 15760 is a type -C standard. In general, It can be used to comply 
and c oordinate with Type -A standard, Type -B standard, other standards and related ISO 
machine tool safety standards.  
The main Type -A Standard for reference:  
l GB/T 15706 -2012 Safety of machinery -General principles for design -Risk assessment 
and risk reduction(I SO 12100:2010 ，IDT) 
l GB/T 5226.1 -2019 Electrical safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - 
Part1:General requirement(IEC 60204 -1:2016，IDT) 
The main Type -B Standard for reference:  G/TBT/N/CHN/1719  
 
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  l GB/T 8196 -2018 Safety of machinery - Guard - General require ment for the design and 
construction of fixed and movable guards (ISO 14120:2015 ，IDT) 
l GB/T 16855.1 -2018 Safety of machinery - Safety related parts of control systems - Part 
1: General principles for design (ISO 13849 -1:2015，IDT) 
The main other Standards for reference:  
l GB/T 2893 Graphical symbols - Safety colors and safety signs, (ISO 3864 ，MOD） 
l GB/T 17421.5 -2015 Test code for machine tools - Part 5: Determination of the noise 
emission(ISO 230 -5:2000，IDT) 
l GB 17799.4 -2012 Electromagnetic compatibility(EMC) - Generic standards - Emission 
standard for industrial environments(IEC 61000 -6-4:2011，IDT) 
l GB/T 40806 -2021 Airborne noise emitted by machine tools - Operating conditions for 
metal -cutting machines(ISO 8525:2008 ，IDT) 
The related ISO machine tool safety standards:  
l ISO 16090 -1:2017Machine tools safety — Machining centers, Milling machines, Tr ansfer 
machines — Part 1: Safety requirements  
l ISO 23125:2015 Machine tools — Safety — Turning machines  
ISO 16089:2015 Machine tools — Safety — Stationary grinding machines  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel：+86 10 57954633/ 57954627  
E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
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