G/TBT/N/TPKM/309  
 
1 December 2017  
(17-6624) 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:  
National  Communications Commission (NCC)  
5th floor, No.16, Sec. 2, Ji -Nan Road  
Taipei City 10054, Taiwan  
Tel: +886 -2-3343-8243  
Fax: +886 -2-2343-3636  
Email: chiachin0714@ncc.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): Mobile 
Broadband Business Terminal Equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Amendment of Technical Specifications for Mobile Broadband Business Terminal Equipment 
(33 page(s), in English; 24 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: The amendment of "Regulations Governing the Operating Items 
and Scope, the Timetable for Deregulation and the Number of Operators to Be Allowed for 
Type I Telecommunication Enterprises" was published on 18 April  2017,  which released 
1800 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands for mobile broadband services. Also, 
the referenced standard CNS 15285  - " General requirements and test methods for 
chargers used by mobile terminals and other hand -held ICT devices" was revised on 14 
July 2017. To be in line with such changes, the NCC proposes to  revise  the "Technical 
Specifications for Mobile Broadband Bu siness Terminal Equipment". Amendment points are 
described as below:  
1. Applicable scopes(revision to Paragraph 2)  
2. Technical standard (revision to Paragraph 3)  
3. Testing items and eligibility criteria (revision to Paragraph 5)  
4. Test Requirement (revision to Paragraph 6)  
                                                
1 Please note this notification was submitted to the WTO on 27 October 2017.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/309  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Streamlining administrative procedures and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  Telecommunications Act, CNS 15285   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 January 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 15 January 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 11 December 2017  
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 1916  
Fax:(+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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