On Sep.28, 2016, Bureau of Special Equipment Safety Supervision Administration of AQSIQ (briefed as SESA) announced the implementation requirements for TSG 21-2016 Supervision Regulation on Safety Technology for Stationary Pressure Vessel (hereafter referred to as the Regulation) by SESA Notice No.46 (2016).

The Notice announces the Regulation will come into force on Oct.1 2016, and the previous regulations including the former Supervision Regulation on Safety Technology for Stationary Pressure Vessel, Nonmetal Pressure Vessels Safety Technical Supervision Regulation, Simple Pressure Vessels Safety and Technical Supervision Regulations, Super-high Pressure Vessels Safety and Technical Supervision Regulation, Pressure Vessel Service Administration Regulation, Pressure Vessel Periodical Inspection Regulation, and Regulation on Supervision Inspection for Pressure Vessel are abolished.

The Notice raises requirements on the transitional period. The overseas holders of China Manufacture License are not given special treatment for the transitional period, which means they shall implement the Regulation in synchrony with Chinese Manufacture License holders.

The Notice also provides supplemental explanations to the key articles of the Regulation for its implementation, including material, design, manufacture, supervisory inspection and periodical inspection as well as service management.