G/TBT/N/TPKM/307  
 
30 November 2017  
(17-6582) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION1 
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:  
Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
Ministry of Labor  
Floor 11, South Building  
No.439, Zhongping Rd.  
Xinzhuang District  
New Taipei City 242 -19, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 8995 -6666 
Fax: (886 -2) 8995 -6665  
E-mail: erichsieh@osha.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone 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 [   ], 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): Voltage 
reducing devices for AC arc welding equipment (HS: Chapters 85)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for Type 
Certification of voltage reducing devices for AC arc welding equipment under the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act (1 page(s), in Chinese)    
6. Description of content: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration intends to 
regulate voltage reducing  devices for AC arc welding equipment  to be subject to type 
certification, in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act. As of 1 July 2018, all such products shall pass type certification and conform to 
CNS 4782 befor e they are placed on the market. The type certification is performed by 
approved bodies of Ministry of Labor (MOL) based on the most recent version of CNS 4782 
published by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale, inc luding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
                                               
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Occupational Safety and Health Act;  
 Enforcement Rules of Occupational Safety and Health Act;  
 Regulations Governing the Implementation and Monitoring of Type Certification for 
Mechanical Products ; 
 Regulations Governing Prior Release of Machinery products ; 
 Regulations Governing Exemption from Certification for Mechanical Products ; 
 Regulations Governing the Safety Assessment Report and Inspecti on of Products 
with Special Structures ; 
 Regulations Governing Surveillance and Management for Machinery, Equipment 
and Tools ; 
 Regulations Governing the Use and Management of Safety Label and Conformity 
Mark; and  
 CNS 4782.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2018  
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, Jinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1813 
Fax: (886 -2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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