Understanding of GB: industry standard or DB. Still need to take a look at the Standardization Law

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Chapter 2 Formulation Article 6 For technical requirements that need to be standardized nationwide, **standards** shall be formulated. **Standards are formulated by the standardization administrative department under the State Council. For technical requirements that have no **standard but need to be unified within a certain industry across the country, industry standards can be established. Industry standards are formulated by the relevant administrative departments under the State Council and filed with the standardization administrative department of the State Council; such industry standards shall become invalid once the corresponding national standards are published. Local standards can be established for the safety and hygiene requirements of industrial products that lack **national or industry standards but need to be unified within provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Local standards are formulated by the standardization administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and submitted to the standardization administrative department of the State Council as well as the relevant administrative departments of the State Council for the record. Such local standards become invalid once national standards or industry standards are issued. You should understand what it means now.