The release of the 14th Five-Year Plan for New Energy Storage Development Implementation Plan,
New Energy Storage,

▍Certification Overview

Standards and Certification Document

Test standard: GB31241-2014: Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic equipment―Safety requirements
Certification document: CQC11-464112-2015: Secondary Battery and Battery Pack Safety Certification Rules for Portable Electronic Devices

Background and Date of implementation

1. GB31241-2014 was published on December 5^th, 2014;

2. GB31241-2014 was mandatorily implemented on August 1^st, 2015. ;

3. On October 15th, 2015, Certification and Accreditation Administration issued a technical resolution on additional testing standard GB31241 for key component “battery” of the audio and video equipment, information technology equipment and telecom terminal equipment. The resolution stipulates that the lithium batteries used in the above products need to be randomly tested as per GB31241-2014, or obtain a separate certification. 

Note: GB 31241-2014 is a national compulsory standard. All the lithium battery products sold in China shall conform to GB31241 standard. This standard will be used in new sampling schemes for national, provincial and local random inspection.

▍Scope of Certification

GB31241-2014 Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic equipment―Safety requirements
Certification documents is mainly for mobile electronic products that are scheduled to be less than 18kg and can be often carried by users. The main examples are as follows. The portable electronic products listed below do not include all products, so products not listed are not necessarily outside the scope of this standard.

Wearable equipment: Lithium-ion batteries and battery packs used in equipment need to meet standard requirements.

▍Why MCM?

● Qualification recognition: MCM is a CQC accredited contract laboratory and a CESI accredited laboratory. The test report issued can be directly applied for CQC or CESI certificate;

● Technical support: MCM has ample GB31241 testing equipment and is equipped with more than 10 professional technicians to conduct in-depth research on testing technology, certification, factory audit and other processes, which can provide more accurate and customized GB 31241 certification services for global clients.

Promulgated on December 23, 2021, Russia Decree 2425 “On the access to the unified list of products for compulsory certification and declaration of conformity, and the amendments to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. N2467 of December 31, 2022…” will be effective on September 1, 2022.
If Russia implements product certification in accordance with this regulation, it will prolong the time for obtaining certification and increase the cost of certification testing. However, MCM communicated with local agencies and learned that the implementation may not be too rigid, though it will be more standardized than now. MCM will continue to pay attention to the latest status of this regulation and find a better way to solve the trouble of sending samples to local testing.
On March 21, 2022, the General Department of the State Energy Administration released the 14th Five-Year Plan for New Energy Storage Development Implementation Plan. New energy storage is not only an important equipment foundation and key technology for building a new power system and promoting green and low-carbon transformation of energy, but also an important support for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.