China have recently updated their national standard on safety belt anchorages for motor vehicles. This updated standard, GB 14167-2006, introduces requirements that are predominantly aligned with the equivalent European Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe requirements, although there are some differences.
The dimensional requirements on the location of safety belt anchorages and the safety belt anchorage test procedures are fully aligned with those contained in 76/115/EEC, as last amended by 2005/41/EC, and ECE 14.06, but the requirements on the minimum number of safety belt anchorages required for each seating position are not. The reason for this is that the updated Chinese standard has been based on a previous amendment level of ECE Regulation No. 14. The result of this is that GB 14167-2006 permits 2 point (lap) safety belts in some situations where the European requirements require 3 point (lap/shoulder) safety belts to be fitted.
This new standard became effective on 1st February 2007.