Belarus and China will step up cooperation in standardization on a bilateral level and within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), BelTA learned from the press service of Belarus’ State Committee for Standardization.

The legal framework of Belarus-China cooperation in technical regulation comprises 13 documents, including an agreement on cooperation in the reproduction and dissemination of standards, an agreement on cooperation and a memorandum in standardization, metrology, conformity assessment and accreditation, as well as other agreements, including those at the level of national institutes in standardization and metrology.

Bilateral cooperation in these areas has intensified significantly over the past two years. In particular, on 31 August 2025, as part of the head of state’s visit to the People’s Republic of China, a memorandum of understanding between the State Committee for Standardization and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on cooperation in ensuring measurement uniformity and a memorandum between the Belarusian State Institute of Metrology and the National Institute of Metrology of China on mutual understanding regarding cooperation in metrology were signed.

In addition, in 2025, specialists of the Belarusian State Institute of Metrology underwent a training internship at the National Institute of Metrology of China in Beijing, where they completed a training course and practical training in various areas. The participation of State Committee for Standardization representatives in the first conference on standardization cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, held under the chairmanship of China in Qingdao in July, gave an additional impetus to the practical deepening of cooperation between the State Committee for Standardization and SAMR in standardization. The conference resulted in Belarus joining the Qingdao initiative to strengthen cooperation in standardization between the national standardization bodies of the SCO countries.

Cooperation continued with the State Committee for Standardization taking part in the China Quality Conference in Nanjing in September 2025. On the sidelines of the forum, Belarus and China signed an agreement on cooperation in standardization. The updated document makes it possible to develop cooperation mechanisms between member states and observers of the SCO in standardization, harmonize approaches to the development and application of standards, and create favorable conditions for the development of innovations and the exchange of best practices.

China’s current quality strategy is fully in line with Belarus’ approaches to the development of the quality of Belarusian products, Belarus’ State Committee for Standardization noted.

In 2026, work to improve the legal framework in technical regulation, which contributes to the further development of trade and economic cooperation, will continue both on a bilateral level and within the framework of the plan of joint actions of the national standardization bodies of the SCO member states. This plan, in particular, provides for the establishment of a meeting of heads of standardization bodies, the creation of a working group on cooperation in standardization and quality infrastructure in general, as well as thematic expert groups in key areas of cooperation, including metrology, accreditation, conformity assessment. Their work will make the development and application of standards even more effective and in demand.

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