The implementation evaluation is an important part of the management system of developing and modi-fying the international standards on traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）. Effectiveness evaluation measures how the TCM international standards have been implemented

and the results may impact our country′s role in the development process of TCM international standards. Currently

the implementation evaluation mechanism of TCM international standards has not been established

and the evaluation work lacks guidance of scientific and effective methodology. To address the characteristics of TCM and to follow the laws of international standardization

this paper analyzed the difficulty of evaluation works

and introduced the implementation evaluation mechanism of TCM international standards from the aspects of principles

indicators

methods

procedure and patterns.