. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TPKM/13 
7 May 2004 
 (04-2050) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan  Telephone: (886-2) 2343-1778 
Fax:  (886-2) 3343-3991 
E-mail:  wj.yang@bsmi.gov.tw 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [ X  ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Disposable lighters for 
igniting tobacco products (CCCN 9613.10.00.00- 9, for gas fuelled and non-refillable; 
CCCN 9613.20.00.00-7, for gas fuelled and refillable; CCCN 9613.80.90.00-5, for other 
lighters) whose fuel containers are made of resin materials and those use a gas such as 
butane, isobutene, propane or other liqu efied hydrocarbon under pressure as fuel. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Public Notice under 
the Commodity Inspection Ac t (2 pages, in Chinese) 
6. Description of content:   The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu intends to regulate disposable lighter s as commodities subject to inspection.  As 
of 1 August 2004, all such products must be inspected by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), and must conform to inspection requirements when 
imported or marketed within the Separate Cu stoms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen 
and Matsu.  The technical requirements for the aforementioned lighters are set out in the CNS 10666 that has been harmonized with th e international standard ISO 9994:2002 but 
with child-resistant mechanism added.  This Notice also provides the conformity assessment 
procedures applied. G/TBT/N/TPKM/13 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   At 
least three serious accidents have been repor ted to be caused by children misusing 
disposable lighters during past months this year.  Adoption of this mandatory inspection 
measure is proposed by consumers and would be  considered effective to protect consumers 
and prevent further tragic accidents from happening again. 
8. Relevant documents:   The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 10666, Official Gazette of 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 August 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   31 May 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan  Telephone: (886-2) 3343-5115 Fax:  (886-2) 2343-1804 
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw