G/TBT/N/TPKM/310  
 
4 December 2017  
(17-6642) 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:  
Environmental Protection Administration  
No.83, Zhonghua Rd., Sec. 1,  
Zhongzheng District  
Taipei City 10042, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2371 -2121  
Fax: (886 -2) 2381 -0642  
E-mail: phsheu@epa.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 [   ], 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): Chemical 
products containing volatile organic compounds  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of Revisions 
to the Air Pollution Control Act (23 page(s), in English; 51 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: The Environmental Protection Administration  (EPA)  is proposing 
revisions to the Air Pollution Control Act. Below is the summary of the revisions:  
- To reinforce the control of fuel, such as bituminous coal and petroleum coke, and to 
manage it by way of component standard and burning composition ratio of fuel. 
- To draw up regulations  for local governments to reduce the quantities of pollutant 
emissions in Class 3 control regions.  
- To authorize  local governments to demarcate air quality maintenance area depending 
on demand.  
- To prohibit motor  vehicles fr om installing defeat devices to evade detection.  
- To add requirements for  component standard for volatile organic compounds to 
ensure air quality.  
- To impose penalties for people who benefit from not observing Air Pollution Control 
Act, and to retrieve i llegal benefits other than fine.  
                                               
1 Please note this notification was submitted to the WTO on 30 October 2017.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/310  
 
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  - To add the institution  of whistleblower and grant reward money for populace and 
employees to report illegal behaviour.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To protect the environment and human health, the volatile organic 
compounds chemical products transported and sold in domestic  market  should follow 
component standard regulated by the EPA. 
8. Relevant documents:  None  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
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  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec 1, Jinan Road  
Zongzhang Dist, Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel:(886 -2) 23431813  
Fax:(886 -2) 23431804  
E-mail: btenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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