G/TBT/N/TPKM/248  
 
6 October 2016  
(16-5341) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Techni cal 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 Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -1906 
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: mark.huang@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 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):  92 items of electrical 
and el ectronic products (HS: Chapters 84 & 85 & 90) . Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery 
and mechanical appliances; parts thereof ( HS 84), electrical machinery and equipment and 
parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorder s and 
reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles ( HS 85), optical, photographic, 
cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and 
apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ( HS 90). 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Public  Notice under 
the Commodity Inspection Act (14 pages, in English; 25 pages, in Chinese).  
6. Description of content:  In order to encourage industries to reduce the use of restricted 
chemical substances in el ectrical and electronic equipment  and to control the restricted 
chemical substances at each stage of the supply chain and life cycle of elec trical and 
electronic equipment , also to promote the awareness of consumers on effective utilization 
of resources an d reduction of environmental burden, the BSMI proposes  that 
manufacturers or importers shall follow the requirements stipulated in Section 5 "Marking 
of presence" of CNS 15663  (2013.7) and clearly mark "the presence conditions of the 
restricted substance" (i.e. Marking of presence) on the body, packages, stickers, or the 
instruction books of 92 items of electrical and electronic products (please refer to the 
attachment for a detailed list).  
The conformity assessment procedures remain the same, i.e. Registr ation of Product 
Certification (RPC), Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI) or Declaration of Conformity 
(DoC).   G/TBT/N/TPKM/248  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To enhance the consumer protection and reduce the use of  the restricted chemical 
hazardous substances of electrical and electronic equipment.  
8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act:  CNS 14336 -1(2010.9); CNS 13438 
(2006.6); CNS 13783 -1 (2004.9);  CNS 13439(2004.9); CNS 14408(2004.10); Technical 
Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television Receivers (2011.8); Section 5 "Marking of 
presence" of CNS 15663  (2013.7)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  60 day s 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  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Minist ry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 3343 -5191 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/TPKM/16_4198_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/TPKM/16_4198_00_x. pdf