Proposal for inspection requirements including marking of  the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance  on the legal inspection for 6 kinds  
of IT/A V products  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  MOEA  
 
Introduction:  
  In order to  encourage industries to reduce  the using  of the restricted chemical substances in electrical 
and electronic equipment s and to control  the restricted chemical substances in each stage  of the supply chain 
and life cycle  of electrical and electr onic equipment s, also to promote the  awareness  of consumers  on 
effective utilization of resources and reduction of environmental burden , the BSMI proposes  the 
manufacturer s or importer s shall follow the requirements stipulated in  Section 5 “Marking of pres ence” of 
CNS 15663 and clearly mark  “the presence conditions of the restricted substance ” (i.e. Marking of Presence)  
on the body, package s, stickers , or the instruction  books of the automatic data processing machine s, printers, 
photo -copying machines, tele visions, monitor s, and monitors used in an automatic  data processing  
(hereinafter referred as “the commodities ”). 
 
Proposed date of implementation:   
The date of publication  
 
Table of the commodities  (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered  and their applicable inspection s tandards : 
 
 Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the 
first 6 digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)(reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  
Automatic data 
processing machines  CNS 13438 (2006.6 ) 
CNS 14336 -1 (2010.9) , 
Section 5 " Marking of pr esence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8471.30.00.00 -8 
8471.41.00.00 -5 
8471.49.00.00 -7 
8471.50.00.00 -3 
8471.60.10.00 -9 
8471.90.10.00 -3 
8471.90.90.00 -6 RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
Printers  CNS 13438 (2006.6)  
CNS 14336 -1 (2010.9),  
Section 5 " Marking of  presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8443.31.00.00 -2A 
8443.32.00.00 -1A 
8443.39.00.90 -5 RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
Photo-copying machines  CNS 13438 (2006.6)  
CNS 14336 -1 (2010.9),  
Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8443.31.00.0 0-2B 
8443.32.00.00 -1B 
8443.39.00.90 -5 RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
Televisions  CNS 13439 (2004.9)  
(Multimedia products can select  CNS 13438 
(2006.6))  
CNS 14408 (2004.10) ( Multimedia products can 
select  CNS 14336 -1 (2010.10))  
Technical Specifi cation for Digital Terrestrial 
Television Receivers (2011.8)  
Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8528.72.00.00 -0 
8528.73.00.00 -9 RPC Scheme 
(Module  II + I V  
or II+V  
or II+VII  ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
Monitor s CNS 13439 (2004.9)  
(Multimedia produ cts can select  CNS 13438 
(2006.6))  
CNS 14408 (2004.10) ( Multimedia products can 
select  CNS 14336 -1 (2010.10))  
Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8528.59.10.00 -5 
8528.49.10.00 -8 
8528.49.20.00 -6 
8528.59.20.00 -3 RPC Scheme 
(Module  II + I V  
or II+V  
or II+VII  ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  Monitor s used in an 
automatic data 
processing  CNS 13438 (2006.6)  
CNS 14336 -1 (2010.9),  
Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8528 .41.00.00-8 
8528 .51.00.00-5 RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
The two kinds of conformity assessment schemes  for the  commodities are as follows:  
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Module II+III; Module II+IV or II+V or 
II+VII)  
Under this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers must have their pro ducts type -tested in 
advance ( Module  II) by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized testing laboratories before applying for registration 
of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ens ure by declaration (Module III) that 
all products whethe r made at their manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes 
submitted for type test at Module II stage.  
In addition, the quality management systems of the production premises must be in conformity wit h 
Module IV (full qualit y assurance), Module V (production quality assurance) or Module VII (factory 
inspection). For Module IV and Module V , they are required to get certification in accordance with t he CNS 
12680 (ISO 9000) series of standards. As for Module VII, it is required to obtain a factory inspection report 
issued by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized factory inspection bodies. A declaration of conformity is also 
required to ensure the quality of the mass -produced commodities are in conformity with that shown in the 
type-test re port. 
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the 
identification number given by the BSMI, after they are certified and registered with the BSMI. Thes e 
products can then pass through customs directly without an y further inspection if not be sampled by RPC 
border check procedure. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000(about US$170) f or 
each certification, and the RPC certifications are valid for three years. If there are any serial pr oducts,  the 
extra NT$3,000(about US$102) of application fee is needed for every application in each certificatio n. 
The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laboratorie s. 
2.Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Schem e 
Under this scheme, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI or 
BSMI -recognized testing laboratories, and then file an application for type approval with the BSMI or its  
branches.  
After manufacturers or importers have o btained a type -approval certificate, they are still required to file 
an application for batch inspection with the BSMI each time before their products arrive at the port  of entry. 
The BSMI will then perform inspection with simplified procedures. Additional  samples may be required for 
further testing if it is deemed necessary . Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark 
with the letter ‘T’ and the identification number given by the BSMI, after they have passed the insp ection .  
The applicati on fee for a type approval is NT$3,500, and a type approval certificate is generally valid for 
three years.  
The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laboratorie s. 
 
Further information about the two schemes is  also available on the BSMI web site at 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  
Related requirements:  
1. The inspection requirements  of the commodities have been amended and will come into force  from the 
date of announcement. The original  inspection requirements  (without Section 5 “ Marking of presence ” 
of CNS 15663 ) will be valid till  May 1, 2017.  
2. The certificate holders of the commodities  shall follow  the content  stipulated in  Section 5 “Marking of 
presence ” of CNS 15663  and clearly mark  “the presence conditions of th e restricted substance ” on the 
body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the commodities . For those who utilize  website as a 
means to announc e “the presence conditions of the restricted substance ” of the commodities  shall also clearly  mark  the website address on the body, package s, stickers,  or the instruction books of the  
commodities .  
3. Certificate : 
(1) Replacement : 
Before 1 May 2017, the  certifica te holders  shall prepare  documents related to the location  of the 
marking  of presence , sample  of the marking of presence  (see Table 1 and Table 2 ), and the “Declaration 
of the Presence Condition of the Restricted Substances Marking ” to apply for re placing the certificate (s) 
from the BSMI or its branches.  Otherw ise, certificate (s) will be rescinded . After replacement  of 
certificate (s), the expiry date of the replaced certificate is the same as that of the original certificate . 
(2) New a pplication  or extension : 
From the date of publication, applicant s shall prepare  documents related to the location  of the marking 
of presence , sample  of the marking of presence (see Table 1 and Table 2) , and the “Declaration of the 
Presence Condition of the Restricted Substances Mar king” to apply for  certificate (s). If applicant s 
apply for certificate (s) in accordance with the original  inspection standard s (without Section 5 
“Marking of presence”  of CNS 15663 ), the expiry date of the replaced certificate  will be valid till  April 
30, 2017.  
4. The applicable Inspection Schemes , applicable conformity assessment modules of Registration of 
Product Certification  (RPC) , the term of validity of certificates , inspection fees of the commodities  
remain unchanged.  
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark : 
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed  by the certificate holder s. The identification number 
of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of  “The Letter(R or T)”, “Designated  Code (5 digits )” and 
“the presence conditions of the restricted substance” ( e.g., RoHS or RoHS(XX,XX)) . 
(2) The identification number shall be placed to the below or right of the graphic symbol  and “the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance ” shall be indicated  in the second row.  
(3) The size of the Mark can be applied  proportionally  on a prominent location  of the commodit ies. 
(4) For RPC scheme , the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark  are listed below : 
 
 
 
 
 
(5) For TABI  scheme , the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark  are listed below : 
 
 
 
 
 
(6) “RoHS ” of the identification  number: indicate s “the content of restricted substance (s) other than 
exemption ” of the commodities does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition . 
“RoHS(XX,XX) ” of the identification  number : indicate s “the content of restricted substance (s) 
(element  XX, element XX , …) other than exemption ” of the commodities  exceed s the reference 
percentage value of presence condition . 
The restricted substances : indicate s Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, PBDE . 
Example :  
 RoHS(Pb) : indicate s that the Pb percentage co ntent in certain  parts  of the commodity  exceeds the 
reference percentage value of presence condition . 
 RoHS(Cd, Cr+6,PBB): indicate s that the  Cd, Cr+6, and PBB percentage content in certain  parts  of the 
commodity exceed  the reference percentage value of pres ence conditio n respectively . 
Table 1. Example of marking for the presence conditions of the restricted substance exceeds the refe rence 
percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name: Television receiver, Type designation: XXX  
Unit Restricted subs tances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Printed 
circuit board  Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt %  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
Glass panel  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Speaker  ○ ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ 
Accessory 
(example: 
remote 
controller)  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the 
restricted substance exceed s the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
Note 2:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not ex ceed  the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 3:  The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.  
 Table 2. Example of marking for the content of restricted substance other than exemption does not ex ceed 
the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment nam e: Television receiver, Type designation: YYY  
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Printed 
circuit boa rd ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Glass panel  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Speaker  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Accessory 
(example: 
remote 
controller)  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted subs tance does not exceed  the 
percentage of reference v alue of presence.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.