G/TBT/N/TPKM/378  
 
28 May 2019  
(19-3659) 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:   
Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
Ministry of Labor  
Floor 11, South Building  
No.439, Zhongping Rd.  
Xinzhuang District  
New Taipei City 242 -19, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 8995 -6666 
Fax: (886 -2) 8995 -6665 
E-mail: erichsieh@osha.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 indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Robots 
and robotic devices, and sawing machines for cold metal; Electric (including electrically 
heated gas), lase r or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic 
pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or 
not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or 
cermets (HS 8515 ); Other (HS 842489); Other machinery (HS 842890); Sawing or 
cutting -off machines (HS 846150); Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included 
(HS 847950)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Registration  of Safety Information for Robots and Robotic Devices, and Sawing Machines 
for Cold Metal under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (2 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration intends to 
regulate robots and robotic devices, and sawing machines for cold metal to be subject to 
registration of safety Information, in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 3, Article 7 of the 
Occupational S afety and Health Act. As of 1 September 2019, all such products shall 
conform to specified ISO standards and be registered at the Information Website before 
they are placed on the market. The registration of safety Information is performed by 
domestic manu facturers or importers based on the specified ISO standards, i.e. 
ISO 10218 -1:2011 (or CNS 14490 -1:2015) for robots and robotic devices and 
ISO 16093:2017 for sawing machines for cold metal . Regarding the requirements for 
functional safety and EMC, a trans itional period of 3 years will be provided and during the 
transitional period compliance with ISO 13849 -1:1999 and IEC 61000 series is 
acceptable.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/378  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human he alth or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Occupational Safety and Health Act;  
• Enforcement Rules of Occupational Safety and Health Act;  
• Regulations Governing the Registration of Safety Information for Machinery, 
Equipment and Tools;  
• Regulations Governing Prior Release of Machinery products ; 
• Regulations Governing Exemption from Certification for Mechanical Products ; 
• Regulations Governing Surveillance and Management for Machinery, Equipment 
and Tools ; 
• Regulations Governing the Use and Management of Safety La bel and Conformity 
Mark; and  
• Specified ISO standards, for examples ISO 10218 -1:2011 for robots and robotic 
devices , ISO 16093:2017 for sawing machines for cold metal.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2019  
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  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Jinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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