China's 2012 Printing Quality Inspection: Legal Basis and Packaging Decorative Standards

Published:2026-10-03 · Industry News

In 2012, when the General Administration of Press and Publication conducted inspections in printing, reproduction and distribution, its legal and regulatory basis included the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations on the Administration of Publishing, the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry, the Regulations on the Administration of Audio-Visual Products, and the Provisions on the Administration of Book Quality issued by the same administration.

For printing and binding quality, the referenced standards were:

Book and Magazine Formats and Their Trim Sizes (GB/T788-1999)

Quality Requirements and Inspection Methods for Lithographic Prints (CY/T5-1999)

Paper, Printing Quality Requirements and Inspection Methods for Primary and Secondary School Textbooks (GB/T18359-2009)

Binding Quality Requirements and Inspection Methods — Paperback Binding (CY/T28-1999)

Binding Quality Requirements and Inspection Methods — Saddle Stitching (CY/T28-1999)

For packaging and decorative printed products, the applicable standards were:

Lithographic Decorative Printed Products (GB/T7705-2008)

Letterpress Decorative Printed Products (GB/T7706-2008)

Gravure Decorative Printed Products (GB/T7707-2008)

— This update is sourced from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-362105.html

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