Proposal for amendment to legal inspection regulations of automo tive video 
camera s, other audio -frequency electric amplifier s and head -mounted monitor s  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  MOEA  
 
Introd uction:  
  Digital video camera s are currently in the  mandatory  inspection scope of the BSMI . From 2013 to 2015 , 
the BSMI  carried out sampling  tests for dashboard video cameras  from the marke t and found out that a 
majority of the samples are non-complian t. To enhan ce consumer protection , the BSMI proposes  to revise  
the conformity assessment procedure  for the automotive video camera from the Declaration of Conformity 
(DoC) to the  Registration of Product Certification (RPC).  
    Not only video cameras, but also audio equipment  is common automotive electronics . Normally, audio 
amplifiers ar e designed  to apply  to AC power only. Nowadays, DC powered audio amplifiers are very 
common in the market . To be in line with other  regulated  audio equipment , the inspection requireme nts for 
the audio -frequency electric amplifiers are to  be revise d into two cases: F or DC powered audio -frequency 
electric amplifier s, the inspection standard is CNS 13439. As for AC powered audio -frequency electric 
amplifier s, the inspection standards are CNS 13439  and CNS 14408.  
Monitors , except for head -mounted monitors,  are also in the  mandatory inspection scope of the BSMI . 
Nowadays , head -mounted monitors  are widely used. In order to enhance consumer protection , the BSMI 
proposes  to include  EMC, safety  requirements  and t he directions to note the warning for information, 
communication and consumer electronic products  for head -mounted monitors. These products will be subject to a 
dual-track approach of conformity assessment procedures , namely Registration  of Product Certification 
(RPC) or Type -approved B atch Inspection  (TABI).  
 
Proposed date of implementation:   
1 January  2019. 
 
Table of the commodities  (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered  and their applicable inspection standards : 
 
 Description of Goods  Inspection Stan dards  C.C.C. Code (the 
first 6 digits are the 
same as HS Code)  
( for reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  
Digital video camera  
(inspection scope  : 
excluding automo tive 
video camera )  CNS 13438 (2006 ) 
 Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013) 8525.80.90.90 -5A 
8525.80.90.10 -2A Declaration of 
Conformity  
Automo tive video 
camera   CNS 13438 (2006.6)  
 Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013 ) 8525.80.90.90 -5B 
8525.80.90.10 -2B RPC Scheme1 
(Module  II + I II  
) 
Other audio -frequency 
electric  amplifier 
(inspection scope  : 
excluding only both DC 
power and HI -END 
audio)   CNS 13439 (2004 )＋CNS 14408 (2004 ) 
 Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013 ) 8518.40.90.00 -2A 
RPC Scheme1 
(Module  II + I II  
) 
or 
TABI Scheme2 Other audio -frequency 
electric amplifier 
(inspection scope  : only 
DC power)   CNS 13439 (2004 ) 
 Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013 ) 8518.40.90.00 -2B RPC Scheme1 
(Module  II + I II  
) 
or 
TABI Scheme2 
Monitors(includ ing 
Head -mounted monitors )  CNS 13439 (2 004)＋CNS 14408 (2 004) 
or 
CNS 13438 (2006 )＋CNS 14336 -1 (2010)  
 Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013 ) 
 The directions to note the warning for 
information, communication and consuming 
electronic products  8528.59.10.00 -5 
8528.49.10.00 -8 
8528.49.20.00 -6 
8528.59.20.0 0-3 RPC Scheme1 
(Module  II + I V  
or II+V  
or II+VII  ) 
or 
TABI Scheme2 
Monitor s used in an 
automatic data processing  
(inspection  scope  : 
including  Head -mounted 
monitors)   CNS 13438 (2006 )＋CNS 14336 -1 (2010)  
 Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013 ) 
 The directions to note the warning for 
information, communication and consum er 
electronic products  8528.42.00.00 -7 
8528.52.00.00 -4 RPC Scheme1 
(Module  II + I II  
) 
or 
TABI Scheme2 
Note:  
1.  Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Module II+II I;II+IV or II+V or II+VII)  
Under this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers must have their products type -tested in 
advance ( Module  II) by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized testing laboratories before applying for registration 
of their products. Manufactur ers or importers will also be required to ens ure by declaration (Module III) that 
all products whether made at their manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes 
submitted for type test at Module II stage.  
In addition, the qu ality management systems of the production premises must be in conformity wit h 
Module IV (full quality assurance), Module V (production quality assurance) or Module VII (factory 
inspection). For Module IV and Module V, they are required to get certificatio n in accordance with the CNS 
12680 (ISO 9000) series of standards. As for Module VII, it is required to obtain a factory inspection report 
issued by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized factory inspection bodies. A declaration of conformity is also 
required to ensu re the quality of the mass -produced commodities are in conformity with that shown 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 cer tified and registered with the BSMI. These 
products can then pass through customs 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 c ertification, and the RPC certifications are valid for three years. If there are any serial products, the 
extra NT$3,000(about US$10 0) of application fee is needed for every application in each certification.  
The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laboratories.  
2. Type -Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  
Under this scheme, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI or 
BSMI -recognized testing laboratories, and then file a n application for type approval with the BSMI or its branches.  
After manufacturers or importers have obtained a type -approval certificate, they are still required to file an 
application for batch inspection with the BSMI each time before their products arr ive at the port of entry. The BSMI 
will then perform inspection with simplified procedures. Additional samples may be required for further testing if it 
is deemed necessary.  Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter ‘T’ and the 
identification number given by the BSMI, after they have passed the inspection .  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 products and  depend on the fee schedule of the testing laboratories.  
3.  Declaration of Conformity  (DoC) Scheme  
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 labor atories 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. These products are placed under market surveillance conducted by the BSMI. This 
post-market control approach, instead of pre -market control or border control, will save time and cost for the 
manufacturer comparing to those required for product approval or registration. Products that are allowed to 
apply the DoC procedure may be import ed without being blocked by the customs for inspection.  
The DoC has the following features:  
Remove border control measures or the requirement for ex -factory inspection.  
Apply to the BSMI or the testing laboratories designated by the BSMI for conducting the  test. 
The manufacturer shall prepare relevant technical documents, and shall draw up a Declaration of Conformity. 
Both the technical documents and Declaration of Conformity shall be kept by the manufacturer for an 
applicable period.  
The manufacturer or im porter shall apply to the BSMI or BSMI branch office 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.  
4. Further info rmation 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 . 
 
Related requirements:  
1. The revised inspection standards of the commodities listed above will come into force  from the date of 
announcement and the original  inspection standards  will automatically become in valid from  January 1st 
2018. 
2. The available  inspection procedure for the automotive video cameras lis ted above is Registration of 
Product Certification . The automotive video cameras  will be subject to mandatory commodity inspection 
before they can be marketed in Taiwan . When the BSMI completes the review procedure and approves 
the application, a certifica te will be issued and valid for 3 years starting from the issue date.  The import 
regulation code of the automotive video cameras is not set.  
3. For the monitors used in an automatic data processing  (including  Head -mounted monitors)  listed above, 
the National Certification Bodies (NCBs) and their associated CB Testing Laboratories (CBTLs)  under 
IECEE CB Scheme are allowed to apply for registration to the BSMI. Testing report(s) and certificate(s) 
issued by the registered NCBs and CBTLs may be transferred to the  BSMI required test report(s) by the 
BSMI -designated domestic laboratories according to the related procedures. The treatment of 
Certificate s (for commodities listed in Table I): 
4. The certificate holders of the commodities  shall  follow  the content stipulated in  Section 5 “Marking of 
presence”  of CNS 15663  to clearly mark  “the presence condition of the re stricted substance s” on the 
body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the commodities . Those who utilize  website as a 
means to announce “the presence condition 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 . In that case, 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 sh all be printed by the certificate holder s. The identification number 
of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of  “A Roman  Letter  (R o r T)”, “ Designated  Code (5 
digits )” and “the presence condition of the restricted substance s” (e.g., RoHS or RoHS(XX,XX)) . 
(2) The identification number shall be placed below or right next to  the graphic symbol  and “the presence 
condition of the restricted sub stance s” shall be indicated  in the second row.   
(3) The size of the Mark can be applied  proportionally  on a prominent location  of the commodit ies. 
However, the Mark shall be displayed clearly and be made from materials that are not easily altered. 
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 ” indicate s “the content of restricted substance (s), other than exemption s stated in CNS 15663,  
does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition . 
“RoHS(XX,XX) ” indicate s the content of restricted substance (s) (eleme nt XX, element XX , …), other 
than exemption s stated in CNS 15663,  exceed s the reference percentage value of presence condition . 
Restricted substances: indicate s Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB , and PBDE.  
Examples:  
 RoHS(Pb): indicate s 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): indicate s that the percentage content of Cd, Cr+6, and PBB in certain  parts  of 
the commodity exceeds the respective referenc e percentage value  specified in Annex A to CNS 
15663.  
6. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is for reference only. Before  the commodities listed in the table enter 
into the market, the inspection procedures shall be completed  even though their 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 inspection standards of the commodities subject  to this proposal shall be the version published in 
this announcement. I f any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the implementation date 
of the updated version in further announcement.  
8. Commodities with combined features  or multifunction al products shall comply with the respective 
inspection standards and conf ormity assessment procedures of RPC scheme.  
Table 1. Example of marking for the presence conditions of the restricted substance exceeds the reference 
percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name: Power amplifier , Type designation: 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)  
Printed 
circuit board  Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt %  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
Control  
panel  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Speaker  ○ ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ 
Accessory 
(example: 
remote 
controller)  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that th e 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 for the content of restricted substance other than exemption does not exceed 
the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment n ame: Power amplifier , Type designation: YYY  
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Printed 
circuit board  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Control  
panel  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Speaker  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Accessory 
(example: 
remote 
controller)  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted subs tance does not exceed  the 
percentage of referenc e value of presence.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.