G/TBT/N/TPKM/401  
14 February 2020  
(20-1161) 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  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist.,  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -1906  
Fax:(886 -2) 3343 -3991  
E-mail: weichih.tai@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 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electric 
motorcycle charging system equipment and battery swap system equipment; Static 
converters (HS 850440)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Legal Inspection Requi rements for Electric Motorcycle Charging System Equipment and 
Battery Swap System Equipment (4 page(s), in English; 4 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  In view of the  incidents of explosion  or fire caused by 
malfunction in the battery swap s tation, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and 
Inspection (BSMI) proposes to regulate the safety of electric motorcycle charging system 
equipment and electric motorcycle battery swap system equipment.  
In addition, in line with the policy of restriction in the use of hazardous substances to 
protect the environment, the products are also required to comply with Section 5 of 
CNS 15663 for marking of presence of 6 hazardous substances. The conformity 
assessment procedure will be Registration of Product Certific ation (Module II Type Test + 
Module VII factory inspection).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• The Commodity Inspection Act;  
• CNS 16125 (2020);  
• CNS 16126 (2020);  
• CNS 16127 (2020);  
• CNS 16128 (2020); and  
• Section 5 "Marking of Presence" of CNS 15663 (2013).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2021  
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 10 0, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 3343 -5140 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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