China Manufacture License (CML/TS License/SELO certificate) refers to the practitioners licensing and

authority In the fields of sociology and political science, authority is the legitimate power of a person or group over other people. In a civil state, ''authority'' is practiced in ways such a judicial branch or an executive branch of government.''The N ...

of using the TS marking for the special equipment. The companies who engage the manufacture (include: construction, making, installation, alteration, maintenance, etc.), use and

inspection An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity. ...

of the special equipment must be inspected and approved by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ), then can obtain the license and producing or selling the applied equipment in China. As the Executive organization, Special Equipment Licensing Office (SELO) of State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) (formerly known as Special Equipment Licensing Office of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, P.R.C.) was established on July 16, 2003, with the approval of AQSIQ. Special equipment covers:

boiler A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications, including water heating, central h ...

pressure vessel A pressure vessel is a container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure. Construction methods and materials may be chosen to suit the pressure application, and will depend on the size o ...

s, pressure pipelines,

elevator An elevator or lift is a wire rope, cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or deck (building), decks of a building, watercraft, ...

cranes Crane or cranes may refer to: Common meanings * Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird * Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting ** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads People and fictional characters * Crane (surname), ...

, passenger ropeways, large amusement devices, and non-road vehicles.AQSIQ, http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/

References

Government agencies of China Construction standards Standards of the People's Republic of China {{China-org-stub