G/TBT/N/TPKM/181
28 October 2014 
(14-6247)  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 ext 930 
Fax:  (886-2) 8995-6665 E-mail:  miller@osha.gov.tw  
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Any new chemical 
substances which are not listed on the existing chemical inventory promulgated by the Ministry of Labor 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Regulation of New 
Chemical Substances Registration (Draft) (9 pages in Chinese, English translation available)   
6. Description of content: The Occupational Safety and Health Act was amended and 
promulgated on 3 July 2013 and came into fo rce on 3 July 2014 by the announcement of 
the central competent authority.  
This notified subordinate implementing law "Regulation of New Chemical Substances 
Registration (Draft)" is enacted pursuant to Article 13 of Occupational Safety and Health 
Act. 
In line with Occupational Safety and Health Act, this regulation is aimed at achieving 
several objectives for sound chemical management, including applying standard registration, simplified registration, or small quantity registration for new chemical 
substances, as well as joint registration. 
Also this draft regulation provides legal definition and exemption, which also specifies 
respective thresholds and information requirements on a chemical safety assessment 
report of all types of registration, includ ing validity period. Schemes and management 
concerning early inclusion of new chemical substances and polymers of low concern listed on the inventory of chemical substance are proposed. Regarding business interests and the 
general public and worker right to know, rules on information dissemination and 
confidentiality of chemical names are also introduced. G/TBT/N/TPKM/181 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To strengthen management of chemicals and to enhance the protection of worker's safety and health. 
8. Relevant documents:  Occupational Safety and Health Act 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   1 January 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 January 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of 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 
4, Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei City 100, Taiwan Tel.: (886-2) 2343-1801 
Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804 
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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