G/TBT/N/TPKM/491  
1 June 2022  
(22-4134) 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 Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs  
13F, 2 Fu -Hsing North Road, Taipei, 104, Taiwan  
Telephone: (886 -2) 2772 -1370 
Fax: (886 -2) 2711 -5891 
E-mail: energy@moeaboe.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 indi cated 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):  - - 
Fluorescent, hot cathode (HS code(s): 853931)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendments to req uirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy 
Efficiency Indication, and Inspection of compact fluorescent lamps(2 pages, in English; 2 
pages, in Chinese); Draft Amendments to requirements on Minimum Energy Performance 
Standard, Energy Efficienc y Indication, and Inspection of fluorescent lamps (3 pages, in 
English; 3 pages, in Chinese); Draft Amendments to requirements on Minimum Energy 
Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Indication, and Inspection of self -ballasted 
fluorescent lamps (2 pages , in English; 1 page, in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  To improve energy efficiency, the Bureau of Energy intends to 
revise the minimum energy performance standards for fluorescent lamps, self -ballasted 
fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy conservation; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  Energy Administration Act; CNS 691: Fluorescent lamps; CNS 
14125: Self -ballasted fluorescent lamps; CNS 14576: Compact fluorescent lamps .  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2024  G/TBT/N/TPKM/491  
 
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  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 Di st. 
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 1804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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