Hosted by IEC, the 108th plenary meeting of IEC/TC 61 was held on June 3-7 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, which was supported by CHEARI Cixi Appliance Testing Service Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Tianxi Kitchen Appliance Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Institute of Standardization. China Household Electric Appliance Research Institute (CHEARI) serves as the national mirror committee.

With a focus on the framework restructuring of IEC/TC 61 and dozens of proposals related to the IEC 60335 series, the meeting was attended by Liu Ting, President of CHEARI, Qu Zongfeng, Vice President of CHEARI, Tang Jianhui, Deputy Director of Standardization Division of Zhejiang Administration for Market Regulation, Irma Rustemi, Chair of IEC/TC 61, Ma Dejun, Vice Chair of IEC/TC 61, Randi Myers, Secretary of IEC/TC 61, Christophe Boyer, Technical Officer of IEC, and over 200 experts at home and abroad.

China has become the largest producer and trader of household appliances, striving to provide high-quality household appliances for global consumers through technological innovation. From adopting international standards to actively participating in international standardization work, the standardizers in China have contributed to the development and revision of international standards for household appliances, said Liu Ting.

The standards under discussion during the meeting involve a wide range of products, which play a key role in regulating global market order and promoting the development of household appliance products across the world. CHEARI has taken standardization work as the keystone of industrial development, and organized the industry to deeply participate in international standardization work, such as the development and revision of international standards and the management of IEC/TC 61.