G/TBT/N/TPKM/330  
 
12 July 2018  
(18-4368) 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:  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel:(886 -2) 3343 -5118  
Fax:(886 -2) 3343 -3991  
E-mail: wen.peng@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 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Metallic flexible hoses for gas  
4009.21.90.00.9A  
4009.22.90.00.8  
4009.31.90.00.7A  
4009.32.90.00.6  
4009.41.90.00.5A  
4009.42.90.00.4  
Plastic hoses for fuel gas  
3917.32.00.10.6  
3917.32.00.20.4  
3917.32.00.90.9  
3917.33.00.20.3  
3917.33.00.90.8  
Wire reinforced rubber hoses and hose assemblies for fuel gas  
8307.10.00.00.2  
8307.90.90.00.6  G/TBT/N/TPKM/330  
 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for 
Legal Inspection Requirements for metallic flexible hoses for gas, plastic hoses for fuel gas 
as well as wire reinforced rubber hoses and hose assemblies for fuel gas. (2 page(s) , in 
English; 3 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: Gas hoses are critical part to the safety of gas appliances, which 
are widely installed in domestic households. With the availability of materials used for gas 
hoses, the Bureau of Standards , Metrology and Inspection proposes to expand the current 
scope to cover  metallic flexible hoses for gas, plastic hoses for fuel gas and wire reinforced 
rubber hoses to be subject to mandatory inspection. The conformity assessment procedure 
for such produc ts will be Registration of Product Certification (Module II and ModuleIII).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act;  CNS 13604  (2011)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2019  
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 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel:(886 -2) 2343 -1916 
Fax:(886 -2) 2343-1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_3718_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_3718_00_x.pdf