G/TBT/N/TPKM/375  
 
26 April 2019  
(19-2857) 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  
83, Zhoughua Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2311 -7722 
Fax: (886 -2) 2331 -7741 
E-mail: pishin.teng@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 in dicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  
A. Cosmetics used for washing hair, cosmetics used for bathing, cosmetics used for face -
washing, and soap as defined in relevant provisions of  the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety 
Act. B. Facial scrub, and C. Toothpaste.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment to 
Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Personal Care and Cosmetics 
Products Containing  Plastic Microbeads (Draft) (5 page(s), in English; 4 page(s), in 
Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  With a view to protecting marine environment from plastic 
microbeads influence, the Environmental Protection Administration intends to propose 
amendments  to the restrictions on the manufacture, import and sale of personal care and 
cosmetics products containing particles by extending the scope to cover personal care 
and cosmetic products containing non -natural polymers, such as solid synthetic waxes. 
The pr oposed amendments was drawn up by referring to Sweden's restrictive regulations 
on plastic microbeads in personal care and cosmetics products. Two transition periods will 
be provided for the businesses to comply with the new requirements. For manufacturers  
and importers, the requirements will be effective on 1 September 2019; for vendors, the 
requirements will be effective on 1 March 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/TPKM/375  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Waste Disposal Act  
• Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act  
• CNS 15492  
• G/TBT/N/TPKM/249  
• G/TBT/N/TPKM/249/Add.1  
• G/TBT/N/TPKM/249/Add.2  
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  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Jinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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