G/TBT/N/TPKM/277  
 
16 June 2017  
(17-3222) 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:   
National Communications Commission (NCC)  
5th floor, No.16, Sec. 2, Ji -Nan Road  
Taipei City 10054, Taiwan  
Tel: +886 -2-3343-8246 
Fax: +886 -2-2343-3636  
Email: tsaich@ncc.gov.tw   
Name and add ress (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):  Set-Top Box of 
Multimedia Content Distribution Platform.  
5. Title, numb er of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Technical 
Specifications for Set -Top Box of Multimedia Content Distribution Platform on a Fixed 
Telecommunications Network Draft (12 page(s), in English; 16 page(s), in Chinese)    
6. Description of con tent:  At the current stage, subscribers need to install a set -top box for 
receiving the multimedia on demand (MOD) services provided by the local network 
operators through the multimedia content distribution platform. With a view to 
implementing Article 1 of the "Fundamental Communications Act" to protect the rights and 
interests of consumers, NCC proposes "Technical Specifications for Set -Top Box of 
Multimedia Content Distribution Platform on a Fixed Telecommunications Network" 
according to Paragraph 1, Ar ticle 42 of the Telecommunications Act as well as relevant 
national and international standards. Below are the key elements of the Technical 
Specifications:  
1. Legal basis (point 1);  
2. Scope of Applications (point 2);  
3. Technical Standards (point 3);  
4. Definition of Terms (point 4);  
5. Testing Items and Approval Standards (point 5).  G/TBT/N/TPKM/277  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Streamlining administrative procedures and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  Telecommunications Act.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 September 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 15 September 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  28 July 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
TPKM -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 1813  
Fax: ( +886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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