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[ppzhan Summary] Industry standards play an important role in the economic development of an industry. Although China's packaging and printing industry has developed rapidly in recent years, China has little say in industry standards, so now China has begun to establish industry standards for all sectors. Recently, the drafting group for the national standard 'Classification of Packaging and Printing Materials' was officially established. On December 18, 2013, the Packaging Sub-Technical Committee of the National Printing Standardization Technical Committee (

[ppzhan Summary] 2013 was truly a troubled year for the traditional printing and publishing industry. But the 'Notice on Extending the Preferential VAT and Business Tax Policies for the Publicity and Culture Sector' brought a touch of warmth to this 'cold winter'. The 'Notice on Extending the Preferential VAT and Business Tax Policies for the Publicity and Culture Sector', dubbed by the industry as a 'New Year gift package for the news and publishing industry', was recently officially issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation. According to the Notice, in 20

[ppzhan Summary] With the help of technology, electronic labels have become an important development direction for China's label printing industry. To promote China's independent radio frequency identification industry and play an important role in accelerating the building of the Internet of Things, China has released the RFID (electronic label) national standard 'Information Technology - Radio Frequency Identification - 800/900MHz Air Interface Protocol'. A few days ago, the RFID (electronic label) national standard 'Information Technology - Radio Frequency Identification - 800/900MH

In accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Licensing Regulations of the People's Republic of China on New Varieties of Food-Related Products, 4 substances including 3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene are hereby approved as new varieties of additives for food packaging materials, propylene oxide-modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer is approved as a new variety of resin for food packaging materials, and 3 additives for food packaging materials including cobalt octadecanoate are approved for expanded scope of use. National Health and Family Planning Commission, December 2, 2013. 4 food packaging

[ppzhan Summary] Import tariffs play an important role in the development of an industry. At the end of 2013, the Tariff Commission of the State Council of China issued the '2014 Tariff Implementation Plan', which took effect on January 1, 2014. Among other things, the provisional tariff rates for imported printing equipment in 2014 showed no obvious change compared with 2013. The Tariff Commission of the State Council issued the '2014 Tariff Implementation Plan' at the end of 2013

[ppzhan Summary] In recent years the development of China's printing industry has become increasingly standardized. China has gradually gained a say on the stage. In 2013, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) officially approved that the Printing Technology Association of China (China Printing Association) undertake the secretariat of ISO/TC130. Recently, 7 more printing standards in China will be implemented. In March this year, the Fourth Committee of the National Printing Standardization Technical Committee

To all relevant associations, colleges and universities, units and professionals: In accordance with the outline of the 'Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development' formulated by the CPC Central Committee and the spirit of implementing the China Packaging Federation's 'Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Building the World Packaging Industry Center', in order to further advance the development of e-commerce in China's packaging industry and focus on enhancing the packaging industry's ability to apply informatization, the Preparatory Committee of the E-Commerce Committee of the China Packaging Federation (abbreviated as the 'E-Commerce Committee of the China Packaging Federation'), in a practical spirit

[ppzhan Summary] Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. The formulation of industry standards will fundamentally regulate the development of an industry. Although China has made great progress in the development of the printing industry, there have long been major deficiencies in the formulation of industry standards. To promote better development of the industry, China is working hard in this area. It is reported that in 2014, 8 national printing standards will be implemented. Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Standardization Administration

[ppzhan Summary] After several years of development, green printing accounts for an increasingly large proportion of China's printing industry. As the saying goes, nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards; in order to regulate the development of the green printing industry, the formulation of relevant printing standards has been put on the agenda. It is reported that the gravure green printing standard has now entered the public comment stage. Green printing standards are initially divided into three major parts, namely gravure printing, lithographic printing and bill printing; later, based on these three

[ppzhan Summary] After rapid development, China has entered a period of economic adjustment. The excess capacity accumulated over long-term development urgently needs to be absorbed. Recently, the relevant departments plan to launch 'going global' support policies to help absorb excess capacity and promote industry development. After rapid development in recent years, China's printing industry as a whole shows the characteristic of overcapacity, especially in the traditional printing industry. Printing prices are now very low, roughly the level of 1991 to