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 Proposal for Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Digital still 
image video cameras and digital cameras 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA.) 
 
Introduction: 
 The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (BSMI) 
proposes to change the conformity assessment procedure of digital cameras due to the high rate of non-
compliant market surveillance results. The new conformity assessment procedure will be Registration of 
Products Certification ( Modules II+III ) or Type-approved Batch Inspection (TABI). The amendments will take 
effect from 1 January 2025. The import regulation code of the commodity is assigned as C02.  
  
Proposed date of implementation:  1 January 2025 
 
Scope of covered products: 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  
(proposed revisions underlined) C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same as 
HS Code)(Reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures 
Digital still image video 
cameras and digital cameras 
(inspection scope: exclusive 
of those medical devices or 
telecommunications terminal 
equipment) 1、CNS 15936:2016 
2、CNS 15598-1:2020 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking of 
Presence” 8525.80.90.10.2 
8525.80.90.90.5 
8525.80.21.10.6 
8525.80.21.90.9 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
 
Description of the two kinds of conformity assessment procedures 
 
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme: Modules II+III 
Under the II+III combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers 
must have their products type-tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI or BSMI-designated testing 
laboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be 
required to ensure by declaration (Module III, conformity-to-type declaration) that all products made at 
their manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type-test at 
Module II stage. The conformity-to-type declaration shall be submitted by the manufacturer or the 
importer, declaring that the mass-produced products comply with the prototype as in the type-test report. 
 
2. Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme 
Under this procedure, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type-tested by the BSMI or 
BSMI designated testing laboratories, and file an application for Type Approval to the BSMI or its 
branches. 
After manufacturers or importers obtain a Type-Approval certificate, they are required to file an 
application for batch inspection to the BSMI each time before their products are released from the 
production premises or arrive at the port of entry. The BSMI will then review the application and the 
related documents while additional samples may be required for further testing if it is deemed necessary.  
After the products have passed the inspection, they will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection 
Mark with the letter ‘T’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. The application fee for the Type 
Approval is NT$3,500, and a Type Approval certificate is valid for three years. The fees for type testing 
vary by products and depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories. 
3. Further information about the three schemes is also available on the BSMI website at 
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/lp?ctNode=9768&CtUnit=4132&BaseDSD=7&mp=2  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification or Type-Approved Batch Inspection: 
The BSMI or its branches. 2 
 Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
14 working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra 7 working days may be required if additional tests are 
required.)  
 
Related requirements:  
1. The inspection scheme adopted to the commodities listed in the table is the Registration of Product 
Certification (Modules II+III) or the Type -Approved Batch Inspection scheme. And, the import regulation 
code is assigned as C02. Under the Type -Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) scheme, manufacturers or 
importers shall file an application for Type Approval and obtain a type approval certificate. In addition, 
they are also required to file an application for inspection to the BSMI each time before commodities 
imported or released from the production premises. Commodities shall comply with the inspection 
requirements before they are placed on the market domestically. For those under the Registration of 
Product Certification scheme, manufacturers or importers shall obtain the RPC certificates before 
commodities imported or released from the production premises.  
2. The original declaration of conformity for the commodities listed in the table, which are under the 
Declaration of Conformity scheme originally, will become invalid from 1 January 2025.  
3. From the date of announcement, commodities listed in the table, of which the conformity assessment 
procedure is Declaration of Conformity (DoC), manufacturers or importers shall file application to the 
BSMI or its branches for Type Approval or Registration of Product Certification. A registration certificate 
shall be issued to the applicant after the application has been reviewed and approved. The certificate will 
be valid for 3 years from its date of issue (The validity of the certificate will be from 1 January 2025 if the 
date of issue prior to 31 December 2024).  
4. For the requirement of Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663, the certificate holders of the 
commodities shall clearly mark the presence condition of the restricted substances on the body, packages, 
stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities. Those who utilize website as a means to announce 
the presence condition of the restricted substances of the commodities shall clearly mark the website 
address on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities, instead.  
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark:  
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed by the certificate holders. The identification number of 
the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of “Letter (R or T),” “Designated Code (5 digits)” and the 
presence conditions of the restricted substance (e.g., RoHS or RoHS (XX,XX)).  
(2) The identification number shall be placed below or to the right of the graphic symbol and the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance shall be indicated in the second row.  
(3) The size of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the commodities. The 
Mark shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content shall be in a clearly identifiable and 
indelible form affixed permanently  to the commodity . 
(4) For RPC scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
                                                                          or  
 
 
(5) For TABI scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
                                                                 or  
 
(6) “RoHS” indicates the content of restricted substance(s), other than exemptions stated in CNS 15663, 
does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
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 “RoHS (XX,XX)” indicates the content of restricted substance(s) (element XX, element XX, …), other 
than exemptions stated in CNS 15663, exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition. 
The restricted substances: indicates Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, and PBDE. 
Example:  
 RoHS (Pb): indicates that the Pb percentage content in certain parts of the commodity exceeds the 
reference percentage value of presence condition. 
 RoHS (Cd, Cr+6, PBB): indicates that the Cd, Cr+6, and PBB percentage content in certain parts of the 
commodity exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition respectively. 
6. Time required for Registration of Product Certification:14 working days. (This period does not include 
the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to deficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra 7 
working days may be required for additional tests.) 
7. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodity shall still comply with the 
requirements before entering into the market, even though its C.C.C. Code is identified differently by the 
Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs. 
8. The inspection standards of the commodities listed in the table shall be the version published in this 
announcement. If any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the implementation date of the 
updated version in further announcements. 
9. Commodities with combined features or multifunctional products shall comply with the respective 
inspection standards. 
10. The medical equipment described in the table indicates the medical equipment regulated under the 
Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. 
11. The telecommunications terminal equipment mentioned in the table is the telecommunications terminal 
equipment regulated under in the Telecommunications Management Act. 
12. The listed commodities that have obtained the vehicle safety testing report issued by the certification 
institutions authorized by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications are not within the scope of 
the inspection items required by the BSMI.4 
 Table 1. Example of markings for the presence conditions of the restricted substances exceeds the reference 
percentage value of presence conditions 
Equipment name: Digital cameras, Model ：XXX(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols 
Lead 
 
(Pb) Mercury 
 
(Hg) Cadmium 
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
Chromium 
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
Biphenyls 
(PBB) Polybrominated 
Diphenyl Ethers  
(PBDE) 
Circuit board  Exceeding 
0.1 wt % ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power 
switch ─ Exceeding  
0.1 wt % ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cord ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Control 
panel ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt % ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt % 
Note 1:  “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the 
restricted substance exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition. 
Note 2:  “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence. 
Note 3:  The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption. 
Table 2 Example of markings for the content of the restricted substances other than exemption do not exceed the 
reference percentage value of presence condition 
Equipment name: Digital cameras, Model ：YYY(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols 
Lead 
 
(Pb) Mercury 
 
(Hg) Cadmium 
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium 
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls 
(PBB) Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE) 
Electric board  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power switch  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cable  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Control panel  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:  “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence. 
Note 2:  The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption. 
(*) The “name and model” row can be omitted if the position of “the markings for the presence conditions” shows clearly to 
specify the corresponding commodity. Multiple models could be shown together in the same field if “the markings for the 
presence conditions” can be applied to contemporarily.