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 Proposal for Amendment to Legal Inspection R equirements  of Electric 
storage tank water heater  and Air conditioner with hermetic  type 
compressor  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic 
Affairs (M.O.E.A. ) 
 
Introduction:  
To ensure the  safety of products  in use  on the markets, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology 
and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to adopt the latest version of  safety and Electromagnetic 
compatibility  (EMC)  inspection standards for electric s torage tank water heater s and air 
conditioner s with hermetic  type compressor  (please refer to the attachment of detailed list) . 
 
The conformity assessment procedures for products subject to this notified measure remain the 
same, i.e. Registration of Products Certification (RPC) or Type -approved Batch Inspection 
(TABI).  
 
Proposed date of implementation:  
1 July 2020 
 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the 
first 6 digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)(Reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  
Electric Storage tank water 
heaters (inspection scope:  
Does not include solar water 
heaters , rated voltage not 
exceeding single -phase 
250V AC ) 1.CNS 60335 -1 (2014 -11) &  
CNS 60335 -2-21 (2015 -09) 
2.CNS 13783 -1 (2013 -10) 
3.CNS 11010( 2013 -12) Section 8.11 
“Capacity of inner tank ” & 8.14 
“Standardized standby loss of every 24 
hours, E st,24” and the measured value  
of E st,24 must meet the requirements of 
Minimum Energy Performance 
Standard (MEPS) . 
4. CNS 15663 (2013 -07) Section 5 
“Marking of Presence”  8516.10.00.00.9B  RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+IV , 
II+V , or II+VII)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
Air conditioners with 
hermetic type 
compressor (Inspection 
scope: those single phase  not 
exceeding 250V or three 
phases not exceeding 600V, 
and cooling capacity not 
exceeding 71 kW)  1. CNS 60335 -1 (2014 -11) &  
CNS 60335 -2-40 (2015 -08) 
2. CNS 13783 -1 (2013 -10)or 
CNS 13438  ( 2006 -06) 
3. CNS 3615 （2013 -12）Sections 5.7, 5.8, 
5.9 and 5.10 . The heating performance 
of Section 5.10 will not be 
implemented temporarily)  
4. CNS 15663 (2013 -07) Section 5 
“Marking of Presence”  8415.10.10.10.7  
8415.10.10.20.5  
8415.10.90.10.0  
8415.10.90.20.8  
8415.90.10.00.2  
8415.81.00.00.5A  
8415.82.00.00.4A  RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+IV , 
II+V , or II+VII)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
Remarks ： 
The CNS inspection standards can be accessible at CNS online service website:  
www.cnsonline.com.tw. You can preview the content of these standards for free. If you want 
to download and print, please contact our service counter of Information Center at BSMI.  
Tel: +886 -2-23414772 or +886 -2-23431994  
Fax: +886 -2-8192 -6746  
E-mail: cnson line@hibox.hinet.net    
       infocenter@bsmi.gov.tw  
 
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 The two kinds of conformity assessment procedures  are as follows:  
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme ( Module s II + IV or II + V or II 
+ VII ) 
For product subject to  Modules II+IV , II+V , or II+VII procedures, not only the products 
shall be type -tested in advance ( Module  II) by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized testing 
laboratories , but the quality management systems of t he production premises must be in 
conformity with Module IV (Full Quality Management System), Module V (Production 
Quality Management System) or Module VII (Factory Inspection) .  
For Module IV and Module V , a registration certificate in accordance with the  CNS 12681  
(ISO 9001) series of standards is required to be obtained from the BSMI, or certification 
bodies recognized by the BSMI. As for Module VII, a factory inspection report issued by the 
BSMI or BSMI -recognized factory inspection bodies is need ed in the same way.  
In addition, a  declaration of conformity -to-type is also required to ensure that the 
mass -produced commodities are in conformity with that shown in the type -test report for all 
the above three I V , V , VII modules .  
After being certified and registered by the BSMI, products will be allowed to use the 
Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification number given by the 
BSMI. These products can clear customs directly without any further inspection if  not being 
sampled by RPC border check procedures. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are 
both NT$5,000 (about US$1 63) for each certification, and the RPC certification is valid for 3 
years. If there are any serial products, an extra NT$3,000 (abou t US$ 98) of application fee 
will be charged for every application in each certification.  The fees for type testing vary by 
products and depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories.  
 
2. Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  
Under this proc edure , manufacturers or importers shall have their products type -tested 
by the BSMI or the designated testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI , and file an 
application for Type Approval to the BSMI or its branches.  
After manufact urers or importers obtai n a type approval certificate, they are required to 
file an application for batch inspection to the BSMI each time before their products are 
released from the production premises or arrive at the port of entry. The BSMI will then 
review the application and  the related documents  while additional samples may be required 
for further testing if it is deemed necessary.  
After the products pass the inspection, they  will be allowed to use the Commodity 
Inspection Mark with the letter ‘T’ and the identification num ber given by the BSMI . The 
application fee for a Type Approval is NT$3,500 (about US$ 114) and a Ty pe Approval 
certificate is valid for 3  years. The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the 
fee policies of the testing laboratories.  
*Further information on the two schemes can also be found on the BSMI web site: 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Pr oduct Certification:  
The BSMI , its branch es or BSMI -recognized certification bodies  (only for  Air conditioner with 
hermetic compressor  ). 
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
14 work ing days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant 
due to deficiencies in the docu ments or samples. Extra  7 work ing days may be required for 
additional tests .) 3 
 Related requirements:  
1. Those built in with a USB connection  port with the  main input voltage of 5V direct 
current (DC)  but not attached with the  power adapter , those powered by the car power 
supply and equipped with a car cigar lighter power supply , those use only  three -phase 
voltage supply (air conditioner  excepted ) or those  powered only by the  dry cell b atteries 
of the commodities  listed above are not in the mandatory inspection scope . 
2. The revised inspection standards of the commodities listed above will come into force on 
the date of announcement and the current inspection stan dards will become invalid from  
1 July 2020. The i mport and domestic production inspections  of the additive  range from 
the listed products compared with the  former announcement (new inspection products)  
will be carried out on the 1 Ju ly 2020 . The inspection of the commodity listed in the 
former announcement but not in the scope  listed above  shall be abolished from the date of 
the announcement.  The applicable inspection schemes, conformity assessment modules 
of RPC and duration of certificates for the commodities above will remain unchanged.  
3. Processing of applications : 
(1) Replacement:  
．The type approval certificate or verification registration certificate obtained  according 
to the inspection standard s of the former announcement  are allowed to be used until 
the valid expiration  date. The series of type can be added according to the original 
inspection regulations w ithin the valid period  of the certificate  under the 
circumstances that the main type of the commodity does not alter . 
．The type approval certificate or verification registration certifi cate obtained according 
to the inspection standards of the former announcement expires before 30 June 2020  
can be extended according to the original inspection  regulations . The extension 
certificate  is valid for 3 years . However, from 1 July 2020 apply for extension shall 
provide the revised type -test report , technical documents  and designated materials  to 
apply for certificate (s). 
(2) New application or Extension:  
Before 30 June 2020 , the certificate of t he listed product  recognized and verified 
accordin g to the original or revised  inspection standard s is valid for 3 years and can be 
used until its expiration date . Applicants who file their applications from the date of  1 
July 2020 shall provid e the revised type-test report , technical documents, designated 
materials, location documents of the marking of presence , sample  of the marking of 
presence (see Table 1 and Table 2) , and the “Declaration of the Presence Condition o f the 
Restricted Substances Marking ” to apply for certificate (s). 
4. The certificate holders of the commodities shall follow the content stipulated in Section 5 
“Marking of presence” of CNS 15663 and clearly mark “the presence condition of the 
restricted substances” on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of the 
commodities. Those who utilize website as a means to announce “the presence condition 
of the restricted substances” of the commodities shall also clearly mark the website 
address on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities. The 
requirements of Section 5.3 of CNS 15663 are not applicable to the positions of the 
markings.  
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark:  
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed by  the certificate holders. The 
identification number of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of “ A Letter  (R or T) ,” 
“Designated Code (5 digits )” and “the p resence conditions of the restricted substance” 4 
 (e.g., RoHS or RoHS(XX,XX)).  
(2) The identification num ber shall be placed below or right next to  the graphic symbol and 
“the presence conditions of the restricted substance” shall be indicated in the second 
row.  
(3) The size  of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the 
commodities. The Mark shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content 
shall be in a clearly identifiable and indelible form affixed permanently to the 
commodity.  
 
(4) For RPC scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
(5) For TABI scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
(6) “RoHS” indicates “the content of restricted substance(s), other than exemptions stated in 
CNS 15663, does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
“RoHS(XX,XX)” indicates the content of restricted substance(s) (element XX, element 
XX, …), other than exemptions  stated in CNS 15663, exceeds the reference percentage 
value of presence condition.  
Restricted substances: indicates Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+ 6, PBB, and PBDE.  
Example s:  
 RoHS  (Pb): indicates that the percentage content of Pb in certain parts of the 
commodity exceeds the reference percentage  value specified in Annex A to CNS 
15663.  
 RoHS  (Cd, Cr+6, PBB): indicates that the percentage content of Cd, Cr+6, and PBB 
in certain parts of the commodity exceeds the respective reference percentage value 
specified in Annex A to CNS 15663.  
6. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is used for reference only. The commodity listed in 
the table shall still complete the inspection procedures before entering into the market 
even though the C.C.C. Code is identified differently by the Customs Administration, 
Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs  
7. The listed regulated commodities sub ject to border control measures are identified by 
import regulation code, C02.  
8. The inspection standards of the products listed in the table shall be the version published 
in this announcement. If any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the  
implementation date of the updated version in further announcement  
9. To harmonize the r egional differences in the  testing standards , “The power cord should at 
least comply with CNS 15767 -1 Plugs and socket -outlets for household and similar 
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 purposes  − Part 1 : General requirements  or the related national standards  requirements to 
power cord sets”  is added to the S ection 25.7 of CNS 60335 -1. In addition, the product 
tested according to  the inspection standard of CNS 60335 -1 is not applicable with the 
class 0 el ectrical structure . 
10. Commodities with combined features or multifunctional products shall comply with the 
respective inspection standards and conformity assessment procedures of RPC scheme.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 1. Example of markings for the presence conditions of the restricted substances exceeds the 6 
 reference percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name:  Electric storage water tank heater, Model ：XXX(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemica l symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg)  Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
Chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
Biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
Diphenyl Ethers  
(PBDE)  
Circuit board  Exceeding 
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Heater  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power switch  ─ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cord  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Shell  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt %  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the restricte d 
substance exceeds the reference percentage value.  
Note 2:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the reference 
percentage value.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempt ed. 
 
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 Table 2. Example of markings for the content of the restricted  substances other than exemption do not 
exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment name:  Electric storage water tank heater, Model ：XXX(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg)  Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Electric board  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
heater  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power switch  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cable  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Shell  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of restricted substance does not exceed the 
reference percentage value . 
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempt ed. 
(*) The  “name and model” can be omitted if the position of the “markings for the presence 
conditions” clearly identifies  the corresponding commodity. Multiple types  could be 
shown together if the “markings for the presence conditions” are applicable .