G/TBT/N/TPKM/433  
22 September 2020  
(20-6399) 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 -4521 
Fax: +(886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail: hoping.huang@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 notificati on 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):  
Cribs and cradles for domestic use (HS/CCCN 9403.20.00.00 -1B, 9403.50.10.00 -2B, 
9403.50.90.00 -5B, 9403.60.10.00 -0B, 9403.60.90.00 -3B, 9403.70.00.00 -0C, 
9403.82.10.00 -4B, 9403.82.90.00 -7B, 9403.83.10.00 -3B, 9403.83.90.00 -6B, 
9403.89.10.00 -7B, 9403.89.20.00 -5B, 9403.89.90.00 -0B); FURNITURE; BEDDING, 
MATTRESSES, MATTRESS SUPPORTS, CUSHIONS AND SIMILAR STUFFED FURNISHINGS; 
LAMPS AND LIGHTING FITTINGS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; 
ILLUMINATED SIGNS, ILLUMINATED NAME -PLATES AN D THE LIKE; PREFABRICATED 
BUILDINGS (HS 94)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Legal Inspection of Cribs and Cradles for Domestic Use (2 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), 
in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  In response to the concerns raised by the public about the 
safety of cribs and cradles due to incidents in recent years that resulted in severe injuries 
to infants, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection intends to regulate the 
safety and qualit y of cribs and cradles for domestic use. The conformity assessment 
procedure will be either Type Approved Batch -by-Batch Inspection or Registration of 
Product Certification (Module 2 + Module 3).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/433  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 12990  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 November 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TPKM/20_5652_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/ TBT/TPKM/20_5652_00_x.pdf