G/TBT/N/CHN/1761  
29 September 2023  
(23-6540) 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):  vehicles 
that run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles 
that run on gas and alcohol ether fuels (HS code(s): 87); (ICS code(s): 43.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and l anguage(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Limits and targets of fuel consumption for light -duty commercial 
vehicles; (23 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies the limits for fuel consumption of  light 
commercial vehicles, the calculation methods and evaluation indicators for corporate 
average fuel consumption, conformity of production requirements, certification 
extensions, and implementation dates. The main contents include: modifying the method  
for determining fuel consumption; adding a calculation method for the reference value of 
CO2 emissions; revising fuel consumption limit requirements; adding requirements for 
the corporate average fuel consumption; revising conformity of production require ments; 
revising requirements for changes and certification extensions; adding hybrid electric 
vehicle energy consumption type approval report/type approval application report.  
This document applies to all N1 category vehicles with a maximum design speed gr eater 
than or equal to 50 km/h and M2 category vehicles with a maximum design total mass 
not exceeding 3500 kg, including vehicles that can run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure 
electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles that run on gas and alcohol  ether fuels.  
This document does not apply to specialized vehicles for operations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
- G/TBT/N/CHN/1761  
 
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  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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