G/TBT/N/TPKM/487  
4 May 2022  
(22-3478) 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:   
Environmental Protection Administration  
No.83, Zhonghua Rd., Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District  
Taipei City 10042, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2311 -7722 
Fax: (886 -2) 2311 -6071 
E-mail: chkao@epa.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 [  ], 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):  Mixtures 
containing perfluorocarbons "PFCs" or hydrofluorocarbons "HFCs", but not containing 
chlorofluorocarbons "CFCs" or hydrochlorofluorocarbons "HCFCs" (HS code(s): 382478); 
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. 
station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) (HS code(s): 
8703); Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl. chassis with engine and cab (HS 
code(s): 8704)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of Climate 
Change Response Act; (17 page(s), in English), (10 page(s), in Chin ese) 
6. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Administration is proposing to 
revise to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act to establish a resilient 
system that can react quickly to impacts of climate change and expedite the transition to 
net zero emission by introducing carbon tax and incentives for development of low carbon 
technology. Below is the summary of the revisions:  
- To rename the Act to be "Climate Change Response Act;"  
- To include the goal of net zero emissions b y 2050;  
- To enhance the level of climate governance, designate the body for coordinating related 
affairs, and assign the responsibilities to different sectors;  
- To introduce climate change adaptation chapter, including basic capacity building, 
science -based risk assessment of climate change, and establishment of climate change 
governance and coordination mechanism between all levels of government, together with 
the existing mitigation chapter to make climate strategies complete;  
- To introduce the graded verification system according to the scope of emissions and the 
type of entities, in response to the rising demand for verification;  G/TBT/N/TPKM/487  
 
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  - To introduce GHG emissions performance standards for certain equipment or industrial 
processes;  
- To draw up permissible GHG emissions or mitigation requirements for the manufacture, 
importation, selling of motor vehicles;  
- To impose carbon fee in stages on the direct and indirect GHG emissions, with the 
revenue being earmarked for GHG reduction, development of low carbon a nd negative 
emission technologies and industries, subsidies and awards for investments in GHG 
reduction technologies, to promote GHG reduction and low carbon economy development;  
- To draw up regulations for imports: entities who import certain goods shall  purchase 
reduction credits according to the differences in carbon emission; and  
- To prohibit or restrict the manufacture, import, export, selling, use or emission of high 
global warming potential GHGs regulated by international environmental conventions,  as 
well as products made with such GHGs.  
 
The EPA will announce the products subject to the control after adoption of the 
amendments. Such announcements will also be notified for Members' comments during 
the public hearing stage.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In response to climate change, the revisions introduce climate change 
adaptation policies, together with the existing mitigation chapter, to complete and 
strengthen the GHG reduction and management strategies. The ultimate objective is to 
fulfill environmental justice and the responsibilities for protecting global environment as 
well as for pursuing sustainable development;; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  None 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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) 2343 -1916 
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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