Michael Kan for Computerworld:

The iPad device was granted the China Compulsory Certification by the China Quality Certification Center according to the regulator’s website. The certification is a mandatory stamp necessary for Apple to sell the device in the country.

The new iPad is already available in China via the black market. This regulatory hurdle doesn’t affect Apple’s standing in Chinese court, where it is being sued by the Chinese firm Proview for trademark infringement. Apple says it paid Proview to use the name; Proview claims that Apple paid its Taiwanese subsidiary, not the parent company.