- The Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, and the Standardization Administration of China, SAC, have renewed their alliance to promote the harmonisation and adoption of international standards, and increase the export capacity of Spanish companies to the Chinese market.
Madrid, 4 November 2024 – The Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, has renewed the MOU with the Standardization Administration of China, SAC, signed in 2019. This renewal will help continue harmonisation of standards between both countries to facilitate exports by Spanish companies to the Chinese market.
The agreement was signed at UNE headquarters by the UNE Director General and ISO vice-president, Javier García, and Mr. Liu Jun, vice minister of SAMR/SAC State Administration for Market Regulation/Standardization Administration of China.
This meeting represents a further example of the commitment and positive relations between the Chinese government and the Spanish government. This is a demonstration of the joint efforts to improve alliances and agreements that make it possible to advance relations and action protocols for both countries.
With this initiative, UNE will continue to promote the adoption of the ISO and IEC international standards in China and the removal of technical barriers to trade, establishing new channels of cooperation between both entities. It also offers SAC the catalogue of Spanish standards, which includes more than 37,000 standards.
Renewal of the MOU responds to the UNE 2025 Strategy, which includes an objective to increase the export capacity and internationalisation of Spanish companies. The Spanish standardization body is working on the development of this type of agreement with its counterparts in other countries, thus encouraging trade.
Technical standards are the foundation of international trade. According to data from the US Department of Commerce, over 90% of global trade is supported by standards. Standards set out common rules for all companies that facilitate export and access to global markets, improving compatibility, reducing transaction costs and serving as a sign of quality.
