China releases national standard for environmentally conscious design of electrical accessories

On Sept. 7, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration published a recommended national standard called the Guideline of Environmentally Conscious Design for Electrical Accessories (GB/T 24976-2023).

This standard combines eight existing national standards from GB/T 24976.1-2010 to GB/T 24976.8-2010. In addition to this, the new standard introduces guidelines on environmentally conscious design (ECD) principles, details of ECD implementation, ECD review, and information sharing about ECD.