G/TBT/N/TPKM/249  
 
14 October 2016  
(16-5581) 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  
Environmental Protection Administration  
83, Chunghwa Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886-2) 2311 -7722 
Fax: (886-2) 2331 -7741 
E-mail: yenwenchen@epa.gov.tw   
Name and address (i ncluding 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) : 
A. Cosmetics used for washing hair, cosmetics used for bathing, cosmetics used for 
face-washing, and soap as defined in relevant provisions of the Statute for Control of 
Cosmetic Hygiene  
B. Toothpaste  
Please Refer to attachment  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Restrictions on the 
Manufacture, Import, and Sale  of Personal Care and Cosmetics  Products  Containing  Plastic 
Microbeads (Draft) (5 pages, in English; 3 pages, in Chinese)  
6. Description of content : With a view to protecting marine environment from plastic 
microbeads influence, the Environmental Protecti on Administration intends to propose 
restrictions on the manufacture, import and sale of personal care and cosmetics products 
containing plastic microbeads, in reference to the detail and control schedule of the US 
Microbead -Free Waters Act of 2015. Two tr ansition p eriods will be provided for businesses 
to comply with the new requirements. For manufacturers and importers, the requirements 
will be effective on 1 July 2018; for vendors, the requ irements will be effective on 
1 January 2020.  
7. Objective and r ationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Environmental protection, marine ecosystem  
8. Relevant documents : Waste Disposal Act, Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene, 
Chinese National Standards (CNS) 15492  G/TBT/N/TPKM/249  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 July 2018   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
TPKM -WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886-2) 3343 -5191 
Fax: (886-2) 2343 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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