G/TBT/N/TPKM/272  
 
16 May 2017  
(17-2574) 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:   
Bureau of Standards  
Metrology and Inspecti on Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng  Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -4510 
Fax:(886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: Jackson.chang@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 abo ve:  
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):  Chargers and 
secondary lit hium batteries for electrical bicycles and electrical assisted bicycles 
(HS chapter 85) . Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders 
and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and 
accessories of such articles (HS 85).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Public Notice 
under the Commodity Inspection Act (4 page(s), in English; 3 page(s), in Chinese)    
6. Description of content:  In order to enhance the protection of consumers, the Bureau of 
Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  proposes to regulate chargers and secondary 
lithium batteries  for electrical bicycles and electrical assisted bicycles.  
For chargers, the inspection standards are CNS 15425 -1 for safety , CNS 13438 for EMC, 
and section 5 of CNS 15663 for marking of presence conditions of 6 hazardous substances. 
For secondary lithium batteries, the inspection standards are CNS 15424 -1, 15424 -2 
and 15387.  
The conformity assessment procedure for all such pr oducts will be the Registration of 
Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Module II+ III) . 
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To enhance consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act: CNS 13438 (2006); CNS 15425 -1 
(2015); CNS 15424 -1 (2015); CNS 15424 -2 (2015); CNS 15387 (2015);  
Section 5 "Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 (2013)   G/TBT/N/TPKM/272  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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 Standar ds, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886-2) 2343 -1916 
Fax: (886-2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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