G/TBT/N/TPKM/308  
 
30 November 2017  
(17-6583) 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 (BSMI)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -4511  
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991  
E-mail: chavez.hsu@bsmi.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designate d 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): Automotive 
video cameras, other audio -frequency electric amplifiers and head -mounted monitors  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of th e notified document: Proposal for 
amendment to legal inspection regulations of automotive video cameras, other audio -
frequency electric amplifiers and head -mounted monitors (6 page(s), in English; 4 page(s), 
in Chinese)    
6. Description of content: The outline of the notified measure is as follow:  
1.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).  
2.For DC powered au dio-frequency electric amplifiers,  the BSMI proposes to revise the 
inspection standard  to be CNS 13439 only. (CNS 14408  is removed from the inspection 
standard)  
3.The BSMI  proposes to extend the inspection scope  of monitors and monitors used in 
automatic data processing, regulating the  inspection requirement for head -mounted 
monitors.  The conformity assessment  procedure for the products will be the Registration of 
Product C ertification (RPC)  or the  Type Approved Batch Inspection (TABI).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/308  
 
- 2 - 
 
  8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection  Proposal, CNS 1343 9, CNS 14408, CNS 
13438, CNS 14336 -1 and CNS 15663.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of 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, Taiwa n 
Tel:(886 -2) 2343 -1813 
Fax:(886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017 /TBT/TPKM/17_5305_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/TPKM/17_5305_00_x.pdf