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title_en: "Announcement on the Implementation of Personal Information Protection Certification"
title_zh: "关于实施个人信息保护认证的公告"
abbreviation: "PI Certification Announcement"
hierarchy: "rule"
issuing_body: "State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)"
adopted_date: 2022-11-04
effective_date: 2022-11-04
status: "effective"
source_url: "https://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-11/18/c_1670399936658129.htm"
related_laws: ["pipl", "cross-border-pi-certification-measures", "pi-protection-certification-implementation-rules"]
domains: ["personal-information"]
url: https://datacompliancechina.com/laws/pi-protection-certification-announcement/
summary: "The November 2022 joint announcement by SAMR and CAC (Announcement No. 37 of 2022) formally launched the Personal Information Protection Certification scheme, designating approved certification bodies to conduct certification activities in accordance with the Implementation Rules for Personal Information Protection Certification and, for cross-border processing activities, the TC260 standard TC260-PG-20222A. Participation is voluntary: the announcement encourages personal information handlers to obtain certification as a means of demonstrating and improving their personal information protection capabilities. The announcement is short — one operative paragraph — and works in tandem with the accompanying Implementation Rules (attached to the announcement) and the subsequently issued Measures for the Certification of the Cross-border Provision of Personal Information (2026). For overseas counsel, the scheme provides a third compliance pathway alongside the Security Assessment and the Standard Contract for cross-border transfers of personal information."
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> **Source: Data Compliance China** — https://datacompliancechina.com/laws/pi-protection-certification-announcement/ · English rendering and annotations by DCC; the Chinese original governs. Cite as: Data Compliance China, "Announcement on the Implementation of Personal Information Protection Certification", https://datacompliancechina.com/laws/pi-protection-certification-announcement/
**Promulgated jointly by:** State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).
**Document No.:** Announcement No. 37 of 2022 of the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Cyberspace Administration of China.
**Adopted and promulgated on November 4, 2022. Effective November 4, 2022.**

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In order to implement the relevant provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, to regulate personal information processing activities, and to promote the reasonable use of personal information, and pursuant to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Cyberspace Administration of China have decided to implement Personal Information Protection Certification, and encourage personal information handlers to enhance their personal information protection capabilities through certification. Certification bodies engaged in Personal Information Protection Certification work shall, after obtaining approval, carry out the relevant certification activities, and shall implement certification in accordance with the Implementation Rules for Personal Information Protection Certification (see Annex).

This announcement is hereby issued.