About

  • Secretariat: SAC (China)
    Committee Manager:
    Dr Zhen SANG
  • Chairperson (until end 2027):
    Mr Yuandong Shen
  • ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:
    Ms Monja Korter
    ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
    Mrs Yvonne Chen
  • Creation date: 2009

Scope

Standardization in the field of medical systems derived from ancient Chinese medicine which shall be able to share one common set of standards. Both traditional and modern aspects of these systems are covered. The committee focuses on quality and safety of raw materials, manufactured products and medical devices and of informatics, including service standards limited to involving the safe use and delivery of devices & medicine, but not into the clinical practice or application of those products.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 179 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
4
Quality Education
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10
Reduced Inequalities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
15
Life on Land
119

Published ISO standards *

58

ISO standards under development *

23
Participating members
24
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 249/SC 1 TCM Subcommittee
ISO/TC 249/SC 2 Ayurveda and Yoga Subcommittee
ISO/TC 249/CAG 1   Chair's Advisory Group for governance Working group
ISO/TC 249/CAG 2   Chair’s Advisory Group for working group management Working group
ISO/TC 249/JWG 1   Joint ISO/TC 249 - ISO/TC 215 WG: Informatics Working group
ISO/TC 249/WG 1   Quality and safety of raw materials and traditional processing Working group
ISO/TC 249/WG 2   Quality and safety of manufactured TCM products Working group
ISO/TC 249/WG 3   Quality of acupuncture needles and safe use of acupuncture Working group
ISO/TC 249/WG 4   Quality and safety of medical devices other than acupuncture needles Working group
ISO/TC 249/WG 5   Terminology and informatics Working group
Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
Reference Title
ISO/TC 215/JWG 1 Joint ISO/TC 215 - ISO/TC 249 WG: Traditional Chinese Medicine (Informatics)
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 249

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 249:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 62D Particular medical equipment, software, and systems IEC
ISO/TC 122/SC 3 Performance requirements and tests for means of packaging, packages and unit loads (as required by ISO/TC 122) ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 304 Healthcare organization management ISO
ISO/TC 314 Ageing societies ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 249

ISO/TC 249 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 62B Medical imaging equipment, software, and systems IEC
IEC/SC 62D Particular medical equipment, software, and systems IEC
IEC/TC 62 Medical equipment, software, and systems IEC
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 304 Healthcare organization management ISO
ISO/TC 314 Ageing societies ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
WFAS World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies A
WFCMS World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies A
WHO World Health Organization A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
1-6 June 2025 Amsterdam (Netherlands) ISO/TC 249  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 249 - Secretariat

SAC (China)

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