G/TBT/N/TPKM/498  
21 July 2022  
(22-5541) 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 (BSMI)  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -4538 
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: yuyu.lin@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 indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - - Single 
loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures (HS code(s): 851821); - - Multiple 
loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure (HS code(s): 851822); - Audio -frequency 
electric amplifiers (HS code(s): 851840); - Electric sound amplifier sets (HS code(s): 
851850); - Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other 
means of payment (HS code(s): 851920); - Turntables (record -decks) (HS code(s): 
851930); - Other apparatus : (HS code(s): 85198); - - Other apparatus combined with 
sound recording or reproducing apparatus (HS code(s): 852713); - - Other (HS code(s): 
852719); - Radio -broadc ast receivers not capable of operating without an external source 
of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles : (HS code(s): 85272); - Other : (HS code(s): 
85279)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Amendments t o the Legal Inspection Requirements for Audio and Video Equipment; (9 
page(s), in Chinese), (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The BSMI proposes to adopt CNS 15598 -1:2020 and 
CNS15936:2016 as the inspection standards for audio and video eq uipment to ensure the 
safety of consumers.  
For the video recording or reproducing apparatus, the standard to be adopted contains 
volume limits requirements to protect consumers from hearing loss.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/498  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
CNS 15936:2016;  
CNS 15598 -1:2020;  
CNS 15663:2013 Section 5 "Marking of Presence"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2025  
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) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 1804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_4836_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_4836_00_e.pdf