Announcement by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on the Issuance of the **Standard \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering\" Announcement No. 858 of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China The \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering\" is hereby approved as a **standard, with the code number GB50183-2015; it shall come into effect on March 1, 2016. Among them, clauses 3.1.1, 3.1.2 (1, 2, 3), 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 4.0.8, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.1, 6.1.1, 6.3.8, 6.6.5, 6.6.7, 6.6.10 (4), 6.7.3, 6.7.8, 6.8.1, 6.8.9 (4), 6.8.12, 6.9.7, 7.3.2, 8.3.1, 8.4.3 (1), 8.4.6 (1), 8.4.8, 8.4.9, 8.5.4, 8.6.1, 9.2.3, 10.1.4, 10.2.5, 10.2.9, 10.3.8, 10.4.3, and 10.4.4 are mandatory provisions that must be strictly enforced. The original standard \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Oil and Gas Engineering Projects\" GB50183-2004 is also repealed simultaneously. These specifications were compiled by the Standard and Quota Research Institute of our ministry and published by China Planning Press. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China June 26, 2015 Notice on Suspending the Implementation of the Standard “Code for Fire Protection Design of Oil and Gas Engineering” (GB50183-2015) Source: Department of Standards and Quotas, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Comments: 0 Update date: July 13, 2016 Notice from the Department of Standards and Quotas, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Suspending the Implementation of the Standard “Code for Fire Protection Design of Oil and Gas Engineering” (GB50183-2015) To all relevant parties: In order to implement the relevant requirements regarding work safety set by the State Council and to further improve the content of the standard “Code for Fire Protection Design of Oil and Gas Engineering” GB50183-2015, it has been decided to suspend the implementation of this standard for the time being. Once the latest implementation date for this standard is determined, our company will announce it on the **Engineering Construction Standardization Information Network (www.ccsn.gov.cn)**. Until the implementation date of the new version of the standards is announced, the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Oil and Gas Engineering\" GB50183-2004 shall continue to be applied; please comply with it. Department of Standards and Quotas, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, June 24, 2016. Source: Safety Management Network (www.safehoo.com). Full source: http://www.safehoo.com/Standard/notice/201607/447935.shtml