G/TBT/N/TPKM/508  
24 October 2022  
(22-7929) 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)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -1965 
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: kh.yang@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):  Electric 
instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters (HS code(s): 851610)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
amendments to the legal inspection requirements for electric storage tank water heaters; 
(5 page(s), in English), (3 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The "Requiremen ts on Minimum Energy Performance Standard 
and Energy Efficiency Rating Labelling and Inspection for Electric Storage Tank Water 
Heaters (Amendment Draft)," proposed by the Bureau of Energy (BOE), Ministry of 
Economic Affairs, was notified on 2 September 20 22 as per G/TBT/N/TPKM/407/Rev.1. 
As the requirements on the capacity of inner tank are included in the notified amendment 
draft, the BSMI proposes to remove the requirement of Section 8.11 "Capacity of inner 
tank" of CNS 11010:2013 from BSMI's testing ite ms to avoid overlapping jurisdiction with 
the BOE.  
The conformity assessment procedures for products subject to this notified measure 
remain the same, i.e. Registration of Products Certification (RPC) or Type -Approved Batch 
Inspection (TABI).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy saving; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/TPKM/508  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
CNS 60335 -1: 2014;  
CNS 60335 -2-21: 2015;  
CNS 11010: 2013;  
CNS 13783 -1: 2013;  
CNS 15663: 2013;  
G/TBT/N/TPKM/407/Rev.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 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.  
Taipe i City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 2) 23431804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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