G/TBT/N/TPKM/177  
 
24 September 2014  
(14-5344)  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: 
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 telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Machinery, equipment 
and tools for workers 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Occupational 
Safety and Health Act (21 pages in Chinese, English translation available) and Enforcement 
Rules of  Occupational Safety and Health Act (15 pages, in Chinese) 
6. Description of content: An announcement was made on amending the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act on 3 July 2013 and the Enforcement Rules of Occupational Safety 
and Health Act on 26 June 2014. The key features of the new amendment are: the name 
of the law has been amended from the Act Governing Safety and Health for Labors to the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Ministry of Labor (MOL) is authorized to set up the Management System for the traceability of machinery, equipment and tools for workers; 
registration requirements for governing the declared machinery, equipment and tools for 
workers; manufacturers and importers of machinery, equipment and tools for workers are required to declare the safety information in the specified website by MOL.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Labour protection G/TBT/N/TPKM/177 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Occupational Safety and Health Act; 
 Enforcement Rules of Occupational Safety and Health Act; 
 Draft Regulations Governing Declaration and Registration for Safety information of 
the declared products; 
 Draft Regulations Governing Operation and Supervision of  Type-Certification of 
Machinery products; 
 Draft Regulations Governing declaration and handling of safety evaluation for 
special Machinery products; 
 Draft Regulations Governing Prior Release of Machinery products; 
 Draft Regulations Governing the Use of Safety Label and Certification Mark of 
Machinery Products; 
 Draft Regulations Governing Exemption fr om Type-Certification of Machinery 
Products; and 
 Safety Criteria for Machinery; Equipment and Appliance 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   3 July 2013 and 26 June 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 January 2015 
10. Final date for comments: N/A 
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 Taiwan 
Tel.:  (886-2) 2343-1801 
Fax:  (886-2) 2343-1804 Email:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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