1 Proposal for amendment to the legal inspection regulation for  Water Dispenser  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  MOEA  
 
Introduction:  
The Water Dispenser  (hereinafter referred as “the commodities ”). have been subject to mandatory 
inspection under the Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection 
(BSMI) since 1 May 1990. For the sake of enhanc ing the consumer protection , the BSMI will revise  
the inspection standards  of the  commodit ies from [CNS 3765 (2005), IEC 60335 -2-15 (200 5-08), 
CNS 13516 (1999), CNS 13783 -1(2004) ] to [CNS 60335 -1(2014 -11), CNS 60335 -2-15(2014 -12), 
CNS 13516(2014 -10),CNS 13783 -1(2013 -10)]. Moreover, in order to promote the efficiency of 
energy use and reduce the us e of the restricted chemical hazardous substances  the BSMI will also add 
the test terms and methods which are Section 6.9 “Capacity of inner tank ” & 6.11 “Standardized 
standby loss of every 24 hours, E st,24” of the standard CNS 13516(2014 -10) and stipulate  the 
requirements in  Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663 (2013 -07) and clearly mark  “the 
presence conditions of the restricted substance s” (i.e. Marking of Presence)  on the body, package s, 
stickers , or the instruction  books of the commodi ties. The “Standardized standby loss of every 24 
hours, E st,24” must comply with the related regulations issued by the authority for the energy usage 
efficiency  when those products will be imported or placed on the domestic market after 1 December  
2016. The conformity assessment procedure for those products will be un der the Registration of 
Product Certification (RPC) Scheme  or Type -Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme . 
 
Proposed date of implementation:  
1 December  2016 
 
Products  (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered  and their applicable inspection standards : 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the first 6 
digits are the same as 
HS Code) (Reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  
Water Dispenser.  
(Including water dispenser 
only supplied by bottled and 
packaged water , Inspection 
scope:  Only Below 250V ). CNS 60335 -1 (2014 -11), 
CNS 60335 -2-15 (2014-12), 
CNS 13783 -1(201 3-10), 
CNS 13516(2014 -10) Section 6.3, 6.7, 6.9, 
6.11 & the item (i) of section 7.1 and the 
value of Est,24 must comply with the relate d 
regulations issued by the authority for the 
energy efficiency , 
CNS 15663 (2013 -07) Section 5  8418.69.90.00.9B  
8516.10.00.00. 9E RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
Remarks： 
1.The inspection  standard CNS 60335 -1 corresponds with the international standards IEC 60335 -1(2013 
Edition  5.1) “Safety of household  and similar electrical appliance s-Part1: General require ments .” 
2. The inspection  standard CNS 60335 -2-15 corresponds wi th the international standards IEC 
60335 -2-15(2012 Edition  6.0) “Household and similar electrical  appliances -Safety -Part 2 -15: Particular 
requirements for appliances for heating liquids .” 
3. The inspection  standard CNS 13783 -1 corresponds with the internat ional standard CISPR 14 -1 (20 11 
Edition 5.2 ) “Electromagnetic compatibility -Requirements for household  appliance s, electric tools and 
similar apparatus s-Part 1: Emission .”  
4.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 d ownload  
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: cnsonline@hibox.hinet.net     
infocenter@bsmi.gov.tw   2  
The two kinds of conformity assessment schemes  for the commoditi es are as follows:  
 
1. Registration of Product Certification ( RPC ) Scheme (Module II + III  ) 
Under this procedure, domestic manufacturers or importers must have their products type -tested in 
advance ( Module  II) before applying for registration of their pro ducts. Manufacturers or importers will 
also be required to ensure by declaration that all products made at their manufacturing facilities o r 
imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type test at Module II stage, and the 
declaration proc edure is called Module III (conformity -to-type declaration). The conformity -to-type 
declaration shall be drawn up by the manufacturer or the authorized local representative, declaring that the 
products mass -produced will comply with the prototype as descri bed in the type -test report.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the 
identification number given by the BSMI, after they are certified and registered with the BSMI. Thes e 
products can then pass through cust oms directly without any further inspection if not be sampled by RPC 
border check procedure. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000(about US$170) 
for each certification, and the RPC certifications are valid for three years. If there a re any serial products, 
the extra NT$3,000(about US$102) of application fee is needed for every application in each certific ation.  
The fees for type testing vary by product s and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laborator ies. 
 
2.Type -approved Batch  Inspection  (TABI) Scheme  
Under this scheme , manufacturer s or importer s shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI or 
BSMI -recognized  testing laboratories, and then file an application for type approval with the BSMI  or its 
branches . 
After manufactu rers or importers have obtain ed a type-approval certificate, they are still required to 
file an application for batch inspection with the BSMI each time before their products arrive at the port of 
entry. The BSMI will then perform  inspection with simplifie d procedures . Additional samples may be 
required for further testing  if it is deemed necessary . The application fee for a type approval is NT$3 ,500, 
and a type approval certificate is generally valid for three years.  
The fees for type testing vary by produ cts and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laborator ies. 
 
Further information about the two schemes is also available  on the BSMI web site at 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing:  
The BSMI -recognized testing laboratories.  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI or its branch offices.  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certificat ion: 
Fourteen  working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to  
deficiencies in the documents or samples; another seven working days may be required if additional t ests are 
required)  
 
Related requirements : 
1. The revised inspection requirements of the commodities will come into force  from the date of 
announcement. The original  inspection requirements (without Section 5 “ Marking of presence” of CNS 
15663 ) will be valid until 30 November  2016. 
2. The certifica te holders of the commodities  shall follow  the content stipulated in  Section 5 “Marking of 
presence”  of CNS 15663  and clearly mark  “the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” on the 
body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the commo dities . For those who utilize  website as a 
means to announce “the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” of the commodities  shall also 
clearly  mark  the website address on the body, package s, stickers,  or the instruction books of the 
commodities . 
3. Certificate : 
(1) Replacement:  
Before 30 Novem ber 2016, the  certificate holders  shall prepare type test report in compliance with  3 the revised s tandard s, documents related to the location of the marking of presence , sample  of the 
marking of presence (see Tab le 1 and Table 2) , and the “Declaration of the Presence Condition of the 
Restricted Substances Marking ” to apply for re placing the  certificate (s) from the BSMI or its branches.  
Otherw ise, certificate (s) will be rescinded . After replacement  of certificate (s), the expiry date of the 
replaced certificate is the same as that of the original certificate . 
(2) New a pplication  or extension : 
From the date of publication, applicant s shall prepare type test report in compliance with the 
revised s tandard s, documents relate d to the location of the marking of presence , sample  of the 
marking of presence (see Table 1 and Table 2) , and the “Declaration of the Presence Condition of the 
Restricted Substances Marking ” to apply for certificate (s). If a pplicant s apply for certificate (s) in 
accordance with the original inspection standard s (without Section 5 “ Marking of presence” of CNS 
15663 ), the expiry date of the replaced certificate  will be valid till  30 November 201 6. 
4. The Commodity Inspection Mark : 
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mar k shall be printed  by the certificate holder s. The identification number 
of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of  “The Letter(R or T)”, “ Designated  Code (5 digits )” and 
“the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” (e.g., RoHS or RoHS(XX,XX)) . 
(2) The identification number shall be placed to the below or right of the graphic symbol  and “the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance s” shall be indicated  in the second row.  
(3) The size of the Mark can be applied  proportionally  on a prominent locati on of the commodit ies. 
(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 ” of the identification  number: indicate s “the co ntent of restricted substance (s) other than 
exemption” of the commodities does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition . 
“RoHS(XX,XX) ” of the identification  number: indicate s “the content of restricted substance (s) 
(element  XX, eleme nt XX , …) other than exemption”  of the commodities  exceed s the reference 
percentage value of presence condition . 
The restricted substances: indicate s Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, PBDE.  
Example:  
 RoHS(Pb): indicate s that the Pb percentage content in certain  parts  of the commodity  exceeds the 
reference percentage value of presence condition . 
 RoHS(Cd, Cr+6,PBB): indicate s that the Cd, Cr+6, and PBB percentage content in certain  parts  of the 
commodity exceed the reference percentage value of presence conditio n respect ively.  
5. The applicable Inspection Schemes , applicable c onformity assessment modules of Registration of Product 
Certification(RPC) , the t erm of validity of certificates , inspection fees of the commodities  remain 
unchanged.  
6. The inspection standards shal l be the version as listed in this public notice. When the applicable standards 
are revised or amended, the date of applying these revised or amended standards for inspection shall  be 
decided and announced by the BSMI.  
7. The addition  of national deviation  in Taiwan:  
 (1) The Water Dispenser  shall be at least IPX1 at section 6, CNS 60335 -2-15. 
  (2) The Supply cords should at least comply with the standard of CNS 10917[General rules for Cord sets]  
at section 25.7, CNS 60335 -1. 
 
 4 8. As for water dispenser s using bottled and packaged drinking water  as water source , the BSMI permit s the   
fact t hat this kind of water dispenser s would  not be required section 6.9 & 6.11  of CNS 13516 . 
9. The water dispensers  power ed by three -phase voltage or only -batteries shall n ot be subject  
to legal inspection.  
10 The commodities with combined  type  or multifunction shall comply with the respective inspection 
standards and the c onformity assessment procedures  of RPC.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 1. Example of marking s for the presence conditions of the restricted substance s exceed the reference  5 percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name: Water Dispenser , Type designation: XXX  
Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Unit Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmiu m 
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
PCB Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Heater  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Hot Water 
tank ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Accessories(
ex: cord etc.)  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the 
restricted substance exceed s the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
Note 2:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not ex ceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.  
 
Table 2. Example of marking s for the content of restricted substance s other than exemption do not exceed 
the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment name: Water Dispenser , Type designation: YYY  
Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Unit Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
PCB ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Heater  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Hot Water 
tank ○ − ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Accessories(
ex: cord etc.)  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted subs tance does not exceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.