On December 3, 2001, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the Peoples Republic of China and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the Peoples Republic of China jointly issued the Regulations on the Administration of Compulsory Product Certification. For 132 products in 19 categories listed in the catalog, the compulsory certification management of unified catalog, unified standards and assessment procedures, unified marks and unified fees is implemented. Its English name is China Compulsory Certification, and the English abbreviation is also 3C certification.