G/TBT/N/TPKM/485  
1 March 2022  
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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 -1700 ext. 774  
Fax: (886 -2) 2392-2402 
E-mail: sc.lu@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 s hall 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):  2523.29. 
Other portland cements 2523.90 Other hydraulic cements; Portland cement (excl. white, 
whether or not artificially coloured) (HS 252329); Cement, whether or not coloured (excl. 
portland cement and aluminous cement) (HS 252390)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Cement (2 page(s), in English; 1 
page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:   
1. With a view to enhancing the quality of cements, the Bureau of Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) is proposing to update the inspection standard 
CNS 61 for Portland Cement to its current version, published in 2021. The 
changes mainly involve maximu m limits of added ingredients, maximum value 
of loss on ignition and insoluble residues in chemical substances, test of physical 
properties in fitness, specific surface, packaging and labeling.  
2. The conformity assessment procedures remains the same, i.e. Mo nitoring 
Inspection (MI) or Monitoring Inspection of Products from Premises with 
Registered Management System (MS -Based Monitoring Inspection).  
3. The obligatory inspection applicants will be allowed to print the Commodity 
Inspection Mark by themselves, inste ad of purchasing labels from the BSMI.  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
CNS 61: 2021;  
Directions Governing the Inspection of Cement  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2022  
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 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/public/Data/f1646124030270.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_1874_ 00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_1874_00_x.pdf