G/TBT/N/TPKM/357  
 
18 February 2019  
(19-0935) 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 telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) o f 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): Turning 
machines and machining centres for cold metal (HS Chapters 84 and 85)  
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document: Proposal for 
Registration of Safety Information for turning machines and machining centres for cold 
metal under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (2 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: The Occupational Sa fety and Health Administration intends to 
regulate turning machines and machining centres for cold metal to be subject to 
registration of safety Information, in accordance with Paragraph 1 and 3, Article 7 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act. As of 1  August 2019, all such products shall conform 
to specified ISO standards and be registered at the Information Website before they are 
placed on the market. The registration of safety Information is performed by domestic 
manufacture or importer  based on the specified ISO standards, i.e. ISO 23125:2015 (or 
CNS 15583:2016) for turning machines and ISO 16090 -1:2017 for machining centres. 
Regarding the requirements for Functional Safety and EMC, a transitional period of 3 years 
will be provided and during the tr ansitional period compliance with ISO 13849 -1:1999 
and IEC 61000 series is acceptable.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/357  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Occupational Safety and Health Act;  
• Enforcement Rules of Occupational Safety and Health Act;  
• Regulations Governing the Registration of Safety Information for Machinery, 
Equipment and Tools;  
• Regulations Governing Prior Release of Machinery products ; 
• Regulations Governing Exemp tion from Certification for Mechanical Products ; 
• Regulations Governing Surveillance and Management for Machinery, Equipment 
and Tools ; 
• Regulations Governing the Use and Management of Safety Label and Conformity 
Mark; and  
• Specified ISO standards, for exampl es ISO 23125:2015 for turning machines for 
cold metal, ISO 16090 -1:2017 for machining centres for cold metal.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 August 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  
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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