1 
 Proposal for Amendment to Legal Inspection R equirements  of 
Drinking water supplier  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI), Ministry of Economic 
Affairs  (M.O.E.A. ) 
 
Introduction:  
Drinking water supplier s (hereinafter referred as "the commodities") ha ve been subject to 
mandatory inspection under the Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) since 1 May 1990. To enhance consumer protection and 
promote efficiency of energy use, the BSMI proposes to adopt the latest  version of inspection 
standards for the commodities.  
In addition to the safety and energy efficiency requirements for the commodities, the BSMI 
proposes to require marking of presence conditions of hazardous substances to inform  users 
the conditions  of 6 chemical substances in such products. Such markings shall be made in 
accordance with Section 5 "Marking of Presence" of CNS 15663 on the body, packages, 
stickers or the instruction books of the commodities. For those who utilize website as a means 
to annou nce "the presence conditions of the restricted substances of the commodities," the 
website address shall be clearly stated on the body, packages, stickers or the instruction books 
of the commodities.  
The conformity assessment procedures for products subjec t to this notified measure remain the 
same, i.e. Registration of Products Certification (RPC) or Type -approved Batch Inspection 
(TABI).  
 
Proposed date of implementation:  
1 January  2018  
 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same as 
HS Code)(Reference)  
Drinking water supplier  
(inspection scope: rated voltage 
not exceeding single -phase 
250V AC , including those 
with/charged with a AC to DC 
adapter)  1. CNS 60335 -1 (2014),  
CNS 60335 -2-15 (2014),  
CNS 3910  (2016) Section 5 "Temperature 
of supplying water", Section 8.3 "Water 
storage capacity", Section 10 "The 24 
hours energy consumption E 24" and 
Section 13 "Marking"  
2. CNS 13783 -1 (2013) or  
CNS 13803 (2003)  
3. CNS 15663 (2013)  Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  8418.6 9.90.00.9A  
8516.10.00.00.9D  
 
Locations  to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI  or its branch es. 
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
14 work ing days.  (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant 
due to deficiencies in the docu ments or samples.  Extra  7 work ing days may be required for 
additional tests .) 
 
Related requirements : 
1. The revised inspection standards of the commodities listed above will come into force  on 2 
 the date of announcement and the current  inspection standards  will become in valid from 1  
January 2018. The applicable  inspection  schemes , conformity assessment modules  of RPC  
and duration of  certificates  for the commodities  above will remain  unchange d. 
2. The certificate holders  of the commodities  shall  follow  the content stipulated in  Section 5 
“Marking of presence”  of CNS 15663  and clearly mark  “the presence condition  of the 
restricted substan ces” on the body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the 
commodities . Those who utilize  website as a means to announce  “the presence condition  
of the restricted substance s” of the commodities  shall  also clearly  mark  the website 
address on the body, package s, stickers,  or the instruction books of the commodities . In 
that case, t he requirement s of Section 5.3 of CNS 15663 are  not applicable to the position s 
of the markings.  
3. Processing of applications : 
(1) Replacement:  
Before 31 December 2017, the  certificate holders  shall  apply to the BSMI or its 
branches for replacement of their certificate s by preparing  type-test reports based on the 
revised inspection standards, technical documents as well as the documents indicating 
the location of the “marking  of presence,” samples of the “Marking of Presence” (see 
Tables 1 and 2) and the “Declaration of the Presence Condition of the Restricted 
Substances Marking.”  The expiration date of the replaced certificate s will be the same  as 
that of the original certifi cates. Certificate s that are not  replace d before 31 December 
2017  will be rescinded  based on Paragraph 1, Article 16 of the “Regulations Governing 
Type Approval of Commodities” or Paragraph 9 , Article 42 of the “Commodity 
Inspection Act .” 
(2) New a pplication  or Extension : 
From the date of announcement , applicant s shall  apply for certificate (s) according to the 
revised inspection standards  by prepar ing the required  type-test report s, technical 
documents  as well as documents indicat ing the location of the “marking of presence ,” 
sample s of the “Marking of P resence ” (see Table s 1 and 2) , and the “Declaration of the 
Presence Condition of the Restricted Substances Marking .” The validity period of 
certificate will be 3 years.  The certificate s will be valid ti ll 31 Decem ber 201 7 if the 
application is made  based on  the old inspection standard s. 
4. The Commodity  Inspection Mark : 
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark sh all be printed by the certificate holder s. The 
identification number of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists  of “A Letter  (R or 
T),” “Designated  Code (5 digits )” and “the presence conditions of the restricted 
substance” ( e.g., RoHS or RoHS(XX,XX)) . 
(2) The identification number shall be placed below or right next to  the graphic symbol  and 
“the presence conditions of  the restricted substance”  shall be indicated  in the second 
row.  
(3) The size  of the Mark can be applied  proportionally  on a prominent location  of the 
commodit ies. The Mark shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content 
shall be in a clearly  identifiable and indelible form affixed permanently to the 
commodity.  
(4) For RPC scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark  are listed below:  
 
 
3 
  
 
 
(5) For TABI scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark  are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6) “RoHS” indicates “the content of restricted substance(s), other than exemptions stated 
in CNS 15663,  does not exceed  the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
“RoHS(XX,XX)” indicates the content of restricted substance(s) (element XX, element 
XX, …), other  than exemptions  stated in CNS 15663, exceeds the reference percentage 
value of presence condition.  
Restricted substances: Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, and PBDE.  
Example s:  
 RoHS  (Pb) indicates that the percentage content of Pb  in certain parts of the 
commodity exceeds the  reference percentage  value specified in Annex A to CNS 
15663.  
 RoHS  (Cd, Cr+6, PBB ) indicates that the percentage content of Cd, Cr+6, and PBB in 
certain parts of  the commodity exceeds the respective reference percentage value 
specified in Annex A to CNS  15663.  
5. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is used for reference only. The commodity listed in the 
table shall  still complete th e inspection  procedures before entering into the market even 
though their C.C.C. Co de is identified differently by the Customs Administration, Ministry 
of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade,  Ministry of Economic Affairs . 
6. The inspection standards of the products listed in the table shall be the version published in 
this announcement. If a ny updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the 
implementation date of  the updated version in further announcement . 
7. Section s 8.3 and 10  of CNS 3910  are not applicable to  instantaneous drinking water 
supplier s without w ater storage  tank. 
8. Commodities with combined features  or multifunction al products  shall comply with the 
respective inspection standards and conformity assessment procedures of RPC  scheme . 
9. The EMC inspection standard for the electro -thermal heating appliances is CNS 13783 -1, 
and that for electro -magnetic indu ction heating appliances  is CNS 13803.  
 
  
4 
 Table 1. Example of marking s for the presence conditions of the restricted substance s exceed s 
the reference percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name:  Drinking water supplier , Model
 XXX(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
Chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
Biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
Diphenyl Ethers  
(PBDE)  
Circuit board  Exceeding 
0.1 wt %  
 
  
  
  
  
Heater  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Power 
switch  
 Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
 
  
  
  
Power cord  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Shell  
  
  Exceeding  
0.01 wt %  
 
  Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt  %” indicate that the percentage content of the 
restricted substance exceed s the reference percentage value.  
Note 2:   “
” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the 
reference percentage value.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempt ed. 
 
  5 
 Table 2. Example of marking s for the content of the restricted substance s other than 
exemption do not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment name:  Drinking wa ter supplier , Model
 YYY(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Circuit board  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Heater  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Power switch  − 
  
  
  
  
  
Power cable  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Shell  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Note 1:   “
” indicates that the percentage content of restricted substance does not exceed 
the reference percentage value . 
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempt ed. 
(*) The  “name and model ” can be omitted if the position of the “markings for the presence 
conditions ” clearly identifies  the corresponding commodity. Multiple types  could be 
shown together if the “markings for the presence conditions ” are applicable .