G/TBT/N/TPKM/460  
23 June 2021  
(21-5112) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 2343 -1904 
Fax: +(886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail: ca.huangfu@bsmi.gov.tw  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be in dicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Polyvinyl 
chloride pipes include unplasticized polyvinyl chloride pipes, unplasticized polyvinyl 
chloride pipes for water supply and unplasticized polyvinyl chloride pipes for electric 
conduit use. Those pipes' CCCN codes are 39172300009.; - Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: 
(HS 39172)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
amendments to the inspection requirements for polyvinyl chloride pipes (2 page(s), in 
English; 2 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description  of content:  With a view to enhancing the performance of unplasticized 
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, which are currently subject to mandatory inspection, to 
meeting the needs of consumers, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
(BSMI) proposes  to update the inspection standards CNS 1298 (PVC pipes) and CNS 
4053-1 (PVC pipes for water supply) to their current versions, published on 18 February 
2017.  
PVC pipes are conducted in two schemes, namely Batch -by-Batch Inspection or 
Registration of Produ ct Certification (Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII). To speed up 
customs clearance, BSMI modifies Batch -by-Batch Inspection to Type Approval Batch 
Inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/460  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 1298, CNS 4053 -1, CNS 
1302 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/public/Data/f1624429423387.pdf  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/public/Data/f1624411777759.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_4291_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/ crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_4291_00_e.pdf