Abstract: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) will be controlled in key areas and key industries in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015) in China, so it is urgently necessary to establish relevant VOCs emission control standard system. The use of organic solvents is one of the main sources of VOCs emissions. By analyzing the pollution characteristics of VOCs from the use of organic solvents in typical industries, a framework of VOCs emission control standard system was proposed, which was composed of three parts, i.e. general standards, process standards and industry standards. There were 14 standards in the standard system, of which 1 was existing, 7 were formulating and 6 were new.