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 Proposal  for Legal Inspection Requirements  of Gas Grill s 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
Gas grills are becoming popular in outdoor activities and concerns have been raised about their 
safety. With a view to protecting consumers from risks arising from unsafe gas grills, the Bureau of 
Standards, Metrology and Inspection proposes to regulate th e safety of gas grills. The conformity 
assessment procedure for all such products will be Registration of Product Certification or 
Type -Approved Batch Inspection.  
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
1 July 2019 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered a nd their applicable inspection standard s: 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  Conformity Assessment 
Procedures  C.C.C. Code (the first 6 
digits being the same as 
HS Code)  (for Reference)  
Gas grill  CNS 1 3604:2011  Registration of Product 
Certification (Module II and 
Module III) or Type 
Approved Batch Inspection  7321.11.00.00.5D  
7321.81.00.00.0B  
The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme(Module II+ III)  
Under this pro cedure, manufacturers must have their products type -tested by the BSMI or designated 
testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI (Module II) before applying for registration of their 
products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ensure by d eclaration (Module III) that all 
products made at their manufacturing facilities are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type 
testing in Module II.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark, the letter “R” and the identifica tion 
number given by the BSMI, after they are certified and registered with the BSMI. These products can 
then pass through customs directly without any further inspection. The application fee and annual fee for 
RPC are both NT$5,000 for each type of produc t, and a RPC certificate is valid for 3 years.  
2. Procedures for Type Approved Batch Inspection (TABI)  
Under this procedure, manufacturer s or importer s shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI , and  
file an application for Type  Approval to the BSMI or its branches . 
After ma nufacturers or importers  have obtain ed type approval certificates, they are still required to file 
an application for batch inspection to the BSMI  each time before their products  are to be released from 
the production premises or  arrive at the port of entry. The BSMI will then perform inspection with 
simplified procedures. Additional samples may be required for f urther testing  as it is deemed necessary . 
The application  fee for a Type Approval is NT$3,500, and a Type Approva l Certific ate is valid for 3 
years.  
The fees for type -testing vary by products and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laborator y.  
Further information about the scheme is also available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite /ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  2 
 Locatio ns to apply for Type Testing:  
1. The BSMI  or his branch offices.  
2. BSMI -designated testing laboratories.  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certificatio n and Type -approved Batch Inspection:  
The BSMI or his branch offices.  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification and Type -approved Batch Inspection:  
Fourteen working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the a pplicant due to 
deficiencies in the documents or samples; another 14 working days, upon the arrival of samples, may be 
required if additional tests are required)  
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. Either imported or domestic manufactured c ommodities subject to this proposal shall conform to 
inspection requirements when this proposal enters into force on  1 July 2019. The applicable conformity 
assessment schemes are the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or the Type -approved Batch 
Inspection (TABI) Scheme.  
2. Upon the data of publication of this proposal, the BSMI will accept applications for registration of 
product or type approval. After the applications have been reviewed and approved by the BSMI, When 
the BSMI completes the review p rocedure  and approves the application, the product registration 
certificate(s) or type approval certificate(s)  will be issued and valid for 3 years starting from the issue 
date.  
3. “C02” is the import regulation code of the commodities subjected to this propo sal. 
4. The terms used herein are defined as follow s: 
a. Same type:  Refers to  the gas grills  with the same  installation  way, including the table top type, 
fixed type and movable outdoor type . 
b. Main type:  Refers to one  gas grill  selected , at will , under  the same t ype. 
c. Series  of type:  Besides the main type, other commodities of the same type are deemed as  the series  
of type.  
5. Type t est items  in accordance with CNS 13604:2011 include:  
gas tightness of gas -passage, gas consumption, combustion state, temperature rise, h eat resistance, electric 
ignition, safety device, electric parts:the appliance using domestic power source(exclusive of shock 
voltage resistance and power source noise), electric parts:the appliance using D.C. power source(exclusive 
of short circuit or bre aking of wire), duty -cycle operation(exclusive of timer, coupling appliance and 
rotatable rubber pipe connector), vibration resistance, grilling performance of grill, structure, 
materials(exclusive of “fuel gas resistance test of rubber packing and valve ”and “fuel gas resistance test of 
sealing materials ), demension and label.  
6. The applicant shall submit the following technical documents and  samples : 
a. a copy of  color  catalog , or 4 x 6 inch or larger color photographs of the product (inclusive  of the 
apparence and internal structure)  
b. an instruction manual  3 
 c. tables of main  parts(including the names, dimensions,  specification s and materials thereof), as well 
as the chart for the main parts  
d. structure charts  
e. specimen of Chinese label  
f. product samples.  
7. The inspection s tandards shall be the latest version of standards as of the date this public notice to be 
adopted. When the applicable standard is revised or amended, the date of applying the revised or amended 
standard shall be decided and announced by the BSMI.  
8. The C.C. C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodities whose  product  name 
listed in the table but not belong to the C.C.C. Codes for reference after being recognized by the Customs 
Administration, Ministry of Finance, or Bureau of Foreig n Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs shall still 
complete the inspection procedure s before entering  into the market .