G/TBT/N/TPKM/196
16 January 2015 
(15-0292)  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 TERRITOR Y 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 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 4, Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei City 100, Taiwan 
Tel.: (886-2) 2343-1784 Fax: (886-2) 3343-3991 E-mail: jack.cheng@bsmi.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Battery chargers for 
computer, communication and consumer electronics (HS/CCCN  8504.40.20.00.3, 
8504.40.91.00.7, 8504.40.94.00.4, 8504.40.99.90.0) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Public Notice under 
the Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages, in Chinese; English translation available) 
6. Description of content: The battery chargers for computer, communication and 
consumer electronics as commodities have been subject to mandatory inspection under 
Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) 
since 1 May 2014. The original testing requirements for battery chargers for computer, communication and consumer electronics include CNS 14336-1 "Information technology 
equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements" or CNS 14408 "Audio, video and 
similar electronic apparatus - Safety re quirements", and CNS 13438 "Information 
technology equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of 
measurement".  
Beside the above-mentioned inspection standards(i.e., CNS 14336-1 or CNS 14408 for 
safety, and CNS 13438 for EMC) intended for battery chargers for general computer, communication and consumer electronics, CNS 3765 "Household and similar electrical 
appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements", IEC 60335-2-29 "Household and 
similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-29: Particular requirements for battery chargers", and CNS 13783-1 "Electromagnetic compatibility − Requirements for household 
appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus − Part 1: Emission" will be especially 
adopted as inspection standards for those ba ttery chargers for hand-held motor-operated 
electric tools under inspection scope of battery chargers for computer, communication and 
consumer electronics, and this amendment will be effective from the date of publication. 
The conformity assessment procedure of battery chargers for computer, communication and consumer electronics is the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme. G/TBT/N/TPKM/196 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 14336-1(2010), CNS 14408 
(2004), CNS 13438(2006), CNS 3765 (2005), IEC 60335-2-29 (2010), and CNS 13783-1 (2004); G/TBT/N/TPKM/139 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   The date of publication   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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) 2343-1801 
Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804 E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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