G/TBT/N/TPKM/150  
 
11 November 2013  
(13-6243)  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:   
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 4 Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei City 100, Taiwan 
Telephone:  (886-2) 2343-1700 ext. 908 Fax:   (886-2) 3343-3991 E-mail:   mar.jiman@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 [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):  Other 
keyboard, magnetic or optical readers, turntables (record-decks) (inspection scope: 
excluding those only both DC power and HI-END audio), turntables (record-decks) 
(inspection scope: those only DC power), magnetic tape-type video tape recorder/player (other than the articles of tariff no.85211011 for magnetic tapes of a width of 3/4 inch and over), other magnetic tape-t ype video tape reco rder/player, magnetic tape-type video 
tape recorder/player (other than the articles of tariff no.85211021 for magnetic tapes of a 
width of 3/4 inch and over), other magnetic tape-type video tape player, pocket-size radio cassette-players, electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions, other 
electrical machines and apparatus(inspection scope: those only DC power)  (HS:  Chapter 
84 & 85) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice 
under the Commodity Inspection Act (4 pages in Chinese, English translation available).     G/TBT/N/TPKM/150 
 
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  6. Description of content:  The TPKM will implement the amendment that inspection 
schemes of "Other Keyboard" 11 items of commodities adopt the Declaration of Conformity. As of 1 January 2014, all such products must be inspected with the DoC by 
the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI). Products that are allowed to 
apply the DoC procedure may be imported without being blocked by the customs for inspection. But they must comply with inspection requirements before they are placed on 
the market. The DoC announced by the BSMI to be applicable to certain products allows 
the manufacturer to have the testing done by laboratories on his choice from laboratories designated by the BSMI, to prepare the technical documents on his own, 
and to draw up the declaration declaring the conformity of his products with relevant 
standards. Both the technical documents and De claration of Conformity shall be kept by 
the manufacturer for an applicable period. The manufacturer or importer shall apply to the BSMI or adequate BSMI branch office, depending on the jurisdiction area the BSMI 
assigned, for registration and a registration number for the DoC marking will be given to 
the manufacture to be affixed to the products. The DoC marking must be affixed to the body of the products. And for the products covered in this notice, their applicable 
inspection standards  remain unchanged.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Relaxed rules.  
8. Relevant documents:   The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 14336-1(2010), 
CNS 13438(2006), CNS 13439(2004), CNS 14408(2004).   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 1 January 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  15 days from the date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the 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 
Telephone:  (886-2) 2343-1801 
Fax:  (886-2) 2343-1804 E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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