China updates national standard that sets out environmental protection requirements for fax machines

On Dec. 31, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a revised recommended national standard that sets out environmental protection requirements for fax machines and multifunction fax machines (GB/T 22371-2024). Its English title is “Environmental Protection Requirements for Facsimile Machines and Multi-function Composite Facsimile Machines”. This is an update to the 2008 version of the standard (GB/T 22371-2008). It will come into effect July 1, 2025.