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 Proposal for amendment to legal inspection regulation s of printers and 
photo -copying machines  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Introduction:  
To reduce the difficulties in identifying printers or photo -copying machines in terms of multifunction 
printing equipment, the BSMI proposes to revise the current conformity assessment procedures of 
photo -copying machines (i.e., Module II+IV or II+V , or II +VII under RPC scheme) to be in line with 
printers (i.e., Module II+III under RPC scheme), also, to combine printers and photo -copying 
machines into one inspection item “printing or copying machines.”  
In addition, for purpose of clarity and ensuring safety of related multifunction printing equipment, 
printing or copying machines with facsimile or scanning function, and for printing labels, barcodes, 
receipts, numbers, photographs, and bankbooks, will be included in this proposal.  
 
Proposed date of implementation:   
1 January 2018  
 
Table of the commodities (HS/CCC  codes ) covered  in this proposal : 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  Reference C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 digits are in 
line with HS Code)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Schemes  
Printing or copying 
machines (including 
those with facsimile  or 
scanning function, and 
for printing labels, 
barcodes, receipts, 
numbers, photographs, 
and bank books)  CNS 13438 (2006 ), 
CNS 14336 -1 (2010 ), 
Section 5 “Marking of 
presence ” of CNS 15663 
(2013 ) 8443.31.00.00-2A 
8443.32.00.00 -1A 
8443.31.00.00-2B 
8443.32.00.00 -1B 
8443.39.00.90 -5 RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
 
Related requirements:  
1. Either import ed or domestic manufactur ed commodities  subject to  this proposal  shall conform to  
inspection  requirements when this proposal enters into force on 1 January  2018. The applicable 
conformity assessment schemes are the Registration of Product Certific ation (RPC) Scheme  
(Module II+III) or the Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme . 
2. Upon the date of publication of this proposal, the BSMI will accept applications  for registration 
of product certification  or type approva l. After the applications have  been reviewed and approved 
by the BSMI, the product registration certificate (s) or type approval certificate (s) will be issued.  
3. For those commodities  under both current and revised inspection scope , their applicable 
conformity assessment schemes, expiry d ate of  certificate and  application fee  remain unchanged. 
Regarding those newly -listed commodities, the applicants shall provide Type -Test report in 
accordance with  applicable inspection standard s, documents related to the location of the 
marking of presenc e, 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 
certificate (s). For certificate(s) granted before the date of entry into force, the validity period  will 
be from 1 January  2018 to 31 December  2021. As for certificate(s) granted after the date of entry 
into force, the expiry date will be 3 years from the date of issuance . 2 
 4. The certificate holders of the commodities  shall  follow  the content stipulated in  Section 5 
“Marking of presence”  of CNS 15663  to clearly mark  “the presence condition of the restricted 
substance s” on the body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the commodities . Those 
who utilize  website as a means to announce “the presence condition of the restricted substance s” 
of the commodities  shall  also clearly  mark  the website address on the body, package s, stickers,  or 
the instruction books of the commodities . In that case, t he requirements of Section 5.3 of CNS 
15663 ar e not applicable to the positions of the markings.  
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark : 
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark sh all be printed by the certificate holder s. The identification 
number of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of  “A Roman  Letter  (R or T)”, “ Designated  
Code (5 digits )” and “the presence condition of the restricted substance s” (e.g., RoHS or 
RoHS(XX,XX)) . 
(2) The identification number shall be placed below or right next to  the graphic symbol  and “the 
presence condition of the restricted substance s” 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. 
The Mark shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content shall be in a clearly  
identifiable and indelible form affixed permanently to the commodity.  
(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 ” indicate s the content of restricted substance (s), other than exemption s stated in CNS 
15663,  does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition . 
“RoHS(XX,XX) ” indicate s the content of restricted substance (s) (element  XX, e lement XX , …), 
other than exemption s stated in CNS 15663,  exceed s the reference percentage value of presence 
condition . 
Restricted substances: Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB , and PBDE.  
Examples:  
 RoHS(Pb)  indicate s that the  percentage content of Pb in certain parts  of the commodity  
exceeds the reference percentage value  specified in Annex A to CNS 15663.  
 RoHS(Cd, Cr+6, PBB ) indicate s that the percentage content of Cd, Cr+6, and PBB in certain  
parts  of the commodity exceeds the respective reference percen tage value  specified in Annex 
A to CNS 15663.  
6. Those commodities  using AC power source or affixed power altering devices shall be conform ed 
to safety testing requirements (CNS 14336 -1). 
7. The National Certification Bodies (NCBs) and their associated CB Testin g Laboratories (CBTLs)  
under IECEE CB Scheme are allowed to apply for registration to the BSMI. Testing report(s) and 
certificate(s) issued by the registered NCBs and CBTLs may be transferred to the BSMI required 
test report(s) by the BSMI -designated  domes tic laboratories according to the related procedures.   
8. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is f or reference only. Before  the commodities  listed in the 
table enter into the market , the inspection procedures shall be complete d even though their C.C.C. 
Code is identified differently by the Customs Administration , Ministry of Finance or Bureau of 
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 Foreign  Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs . 
9. “C02” is the import regulation code of the commodities subject  to this proposal.  
10. At least 14 working days is required for reviewing the application for type -approval or 
registration of product certification.  The pending period for the supporting documents or testing 
samples is not included. As for cases where sampling is required, an extra 7 working days is 
expected after testing  samples are collected.  
11. Both t he BSMI and its local branches are able to accept  applications from  domestic 
manufacturers or importers for batch inspection.  
12. The inspection standards of the commodities subject  to this proposal shall be the version 
published in this announcement. If any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the 
implementation date of the updated version in further announcement.  4 
 Table 1.  Example of marking s for the presence condition of the restricted subst ance s exceed ing the reference 
percentage value  
Equipment name: Energy -saving light bulbs , Model : XXX (*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Cap 
  
  
  
  
  
  
Tube  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Filler  
  − 
  
  
  
  
PCB Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
 
  
  
  
  
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.  
Note 2:   “
” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not ex ceed the 
reference percentage value.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempted . 
 
Table 2. Example of mark ings for the content of restricted substance s other than exemption s not exceed ing 
the reference percentage  value  
Equipment name: Energy -saving light bulbs , Model : YYY (*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmiu m 
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Cap 
  
  
  
  
  
  
Tube  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Filler  
  − 
  
  
  
  
PCB 
  
  
  
  
  
  
Note 1:   “
” indicates that the percentage content  of restricted subs tance does not exceed the 
reference percentage value.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exemp ted. 
 
(*)The “name and type ” can be omitted if the position of the “markings for the presence condition ” clearly 
identifies the corresponding commodity. Multiple types could be shown together if “the markings for the 
presence condition ” are applicable.