G/TBT/N/TPKM/259  
 
9 January 2017  
(17-0097) 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  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -1965 
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: kh.yang @bsmi.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 [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):  Drinking water supplier 
(CCCN 8418.69.90.00.9A, 8516.10.00.00.9D).  Other refrigerating or freezing equipment 
(HS: 841869).  Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters 
(HS: 851610)  HS 841869, 851610  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Public No tice under 
the Commodity Inspection Act (5 pages, in English; 3 pages, in Chinese).  
6. Description of content:  Drinking water suppliers (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. To 
enhance consumer protection and promote efficiency of energy use, the BSMI proposes to 
adopt the latest version of inspection standards for the commodities.  
In addition to t he safety and energy efficiency requirements for the commodities, the BSMI 
proposes to require marking of presence conditions of hazardous substances to inform 
users the conditions of 6 chemical substances in such products. Such markings shall be 
made in a ccordance with Section 5 "Marking of Presence" of CNS 15663 on the body, 
packages, stickers or the instruction books of the commodities. For those who utilize 
website as a means to announce "the presence conditions of the restricted substances of 
the commo dities," the website address shall be clearly stated on the body, packages, 
stickers or the instruction books of the commodities.  
The conformity assessment procedures for products subject to this notified measure 
remain the same, i.e. Registration of Produ cts Certification (RPC) or Type -approved Batch 
Inspection (TABI).  G/TBT/N/TPKM/259  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To enhance the consumer protection of human health and safety, reduce the use of chemical 
hazardous sub stances, promote energy efficiency of electric appliances to achieve the goal of 
energy conservation and environmental protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
CNS 60335 -1(2014);  
CNS 60335 -2-15(2014);  
CNS 3910(2016) Section 5 "Tem perature of supplying water", Section 8.3 "Water storage 
capacity", Section 10 "The 24 hours energy consumption E 24" and Section 13 "Marking";  
CNS 13783 -1(2013);  
CNS 13803(2003);  
CNS 15663(2013) Section 5 "Marking of Presence";  
Related regulations issued b y the authority for the energy efficiency.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or a ddress, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
TPKM 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) 3343 5191  
Fax: (+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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