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 Proposal for amendment to legal inspection r equirements for7 items  of 
electrical and electronic products  
 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic 
Affairs (MOE A.) 
 
Introduction:  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to revise the inspection 
standards for static converters, power supplies, accumulators and battery chargers to take into 
account technology advances and consistency of regulatory management. Below are 
summaries of the propose d requirements:  
1. To adopt the most recent version of national standards for electrical motorcycles, which 
involve those for static converters (CNS 15425 -1), power supplies (CNS 15425 -1), and 
accumulators (CNS 15424 -1, 15424 -2, 15387 ); 
2. To provide alternative  inspection standards for 3C battery chargers (CNS 13783 -1, 
60335 -1 and 60335 -2-29; and  
3. To require marking of presence conditions of 6 hazardous substances (Section 5 of CNS 
15663, accumulators being exempted from such marking).  
The conformity assessment p rocedure for products subject to this notified measure remains 
the same, i.e. Registration of Product Certification.  
 
Proposed date of implementation:  
For the “Marking of Presence”:1 January 2018;  
For the revised inspection standards of safety , performance and EMC: 1 January 2019  
 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same 
as HS 
Code)(Reference)  
Static converters for automatic 
data processing machines and 
units thereof, and 
telecommunication apparatus 
(inspection scope:  
1.only adapters convertible from 
AC to DC  
 
2.chargers for electrical 
motorcycles)  1.adapters  
(1)CNS 14336 -1 (2010) or  
 CNS 14408 (2004)  
(2)CNS 13438 (2006 )  
 (3)CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  
2.chargers  
 (1)CNS 15425 -1(2015)  
 (2)CNS 13438 (2006)  
(3)CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  8504.40.20.00.3.A  
8504.40.20.00.3.B  
 
Other power supply, exchangeable 
type (inspection scope:  
1.only adapters convertible from 
AC to DC  
 
2.chargers for electrical 
motorcycles)  1.adapters  
(1)CNS 14336 -1 (2010) or  
 CNS 14408 (2004)  
(2)CNS 13438 (2006 )  
 (3)CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  
2.chargers  
 (1)CNS 15425 -1(2015)  
 (2)CNS 13438 (2006)  
(3)CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  8504.40.91.00.7.A  
8504.40.91.00.7.B  
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 Other power supply (inspection 
scope: only chargers for electrical 
motorcycles)  1.CNS 15425 -1(2015)  
2.CNS 13438 (2006)  
3.CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  8504.40.94.00.4  
Other static converters (inspection 
scope:  
1.only adapters convertible from 
AC to DC  
 
2.chargers for electrical 
motorcycles)  1.adapters  
(1)IEC 61558 -1(2009)  
 (2)CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  
2.chargers  
 (1)CNS 15425 -1(2015)  
 (2)CNS 13438 (2006)  
(3)CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  8504.40.99.90.0.A  
8504.40.99.90.0.B  
Lithium accumulators (inspection 
scope: only Secondary lithium 
batteries for electrical motorcycles 
use) 1.CNS 15424 -1 (2015 ) 
2.CNS 15424 -2 (2015 ) 
3.CNS 15387 (2015 ) 8507.80.00.10.3  
Other accumulators (inspection 
scope: only Secondary lithium 
batteries for electrical motorcycles 
use) 1.CNS 15424 -1 (2015 ) 
2.CNS 15424 -2 (2015 ) 
3.CNS 15387 (2015 ) 8507.80.00.90.6  
Battery charger for computer, 
communication and consumer 
electronics  1. 
(1)CNS 14336 -1 (2010) or  
 CNS 14408 (2004)  
(2)CNS 13438 (2006 )  
 or 
 (1)CNS 60335 -1(2014)  
 (2)CNS 60335 -2-29 (2016)  
(3)CNS 13783 (2013 )  
2. CNS 15663 (2013 ) Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  8504.40.20.00.3  
8504.40.91.00.7  
8504.40.94.00.4  
8504.40.99.90.0  
 
 
Related requirements:  
1. The revised inspection standards of the commodities  listed above will come into force  on 
the date of announcement and the current  inspection standards will become invalid from 
1 January 201 9. They are required to comply with the requirements before being placed 
on the market in Taiwan.  
2. Where applicable, t he certificate holders of the commodities  shall follow  the content 
stipulated in Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663 and clearly mark  “the 
presence condition  of the restricted substance s” on the bodies , packages, 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, packages, stickers, or the instruction 
books of the commodities.  In that case, t he requ irements of Section 5.3 of CNS 15663 are 
not applicable to the positions of the markings.  
3. Processing of applications : 
(1) Replacement:  
Before 31 December 2017, the certificate holder shall apply to the BSMI or its 
branches  for replacement of their certificates  by preparing documents related to the 
location of the “marking of presence ,” samples of the “Marking of P resence ” (see 3 
 Table s 1 and 2), and “the Declaration of the Presence Condition of the Restricted 
Substances Marking .” The expiration date of the replac ed certificates will be the same 
as that of the original certificates if the original certificate expires before 31 December 
2018. In case the original expiration date is beyond 31 December 2018, and the 
certificate holder provides type -test reports based on revised inspection standards and 
technical documents, the expiration date of the replaced certificates will be the same as 
that of the original certificates; otherwise the  certificate s will be expired on 31 
December 2018. C ertificates that are not replaced b efore 31 December 2017will be 
rescinded  based on Paragraph 1, Article 16 of the “Regulations Governing Type 
Approval of Commodities” or Paragraph 9, Article 42 of the “Commodity Inspection 
Act.”  
(2) New application or extension:  
From the date of anno uncement , applicants shall apply for certificate(s)  according to 
the revised inspection standards by prepar ing the required type -test reports, technical 
documents  as well as documents indicating the location of the “marking of presence ,” 
samples of the “Marking of P resence ” (see Table s 1 and 2), and “the Declaration of the 
Presence Condition of the Restricted Substances Marking .” The validity period of 
certificate will be 3 years. The certificate s will be valid until 31 December 201 7 if the 
application is m ade based on the old  inspection standards  and without Section 5 
“Marking of P resence” of CNS 15663.  If the application is made based on the old  
inspection standard s but with Section 5 “Marking of Presence,” the expiry date of the  
certificate will be  31 Dec ember 201 8. 
4. The Commodity Inspection Mark:  
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed by the certificate holders. The 
identification number of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of “ A Letter(R or 
T),” “Designated Code (5 digits )” and “the p resence conditions of the restricted 
substance” (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 conditions of the restricted substance” shall be indicated in the 
second row.  
(3) The si ze of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the 
commodities. 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) “RoHS” indicates that the content of restricted substance(s), other than exemptions 
stated in CNS 15663,  does not exceed  the reference percentage value of presence 
cond ition.  
“RoHS  (XX,XX)” indicates that the content of restricted substance(s) (element XX, 
element XX, …), other than exemptions  stated in CNS 15663, exceeds the reference 
percentage value of presence condition.  
Restricted substances: Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, and PBDE.  
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 Examples :  
 RoHS  (Pb) indicates that the percentage content of Pb in certain parts of the 
commodity exceeds thereference percentage  value specified in Annex A to CNS 
15663.  
 RoHS  (Cd,Cr+6,PBB) indicates that the percentage content of Cd, Cr+6, and PBB in 
certain parts ofthe commodity exceeds the respective reference percentage value 
specified in Annex A to CNS15663.  
5. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is used f or reference only. The commodities  listed in 
the table shallstill complete the inspection procedures before entering into the market 
even though their C.C.C. Code s are identified differently by the Customs Administration, 
Ministry of Finance , or the Bureau of Foreign Trade,  Ministry of Economic Affairs  
6. Time required for Registration of Product Certification:14 working days. (This period 
does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to deficiencies in the 
documents or samples. Extra 7 working days may be required for  additional tests.)  
7. Sections 4.1, 4.2.3 and 4.3.8 of CNS 15425 -1(2015 -04) are not applicable to  chargers for 
electrical motorcycles . 
8. The inspection standards of the commodities  listed in the table 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 s. 
9. Commodities with combined features  or multifunction al products shall comply with the 
respective inspection standards and conformity assessment procedures of RPC scheme.  5 
 Table 1  
Example of markings for the presence conditions of the restricted substances exceeds the reference 
percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name: Chargers for electrical motorcycles, 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)  
Circuit board  Exceeding 
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
 Shell  ─ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt %  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
Control panel  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Accessory  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the restricted 
substance exceeds the reference percentage value.  
Note 2:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the reference 
percentage value.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempted.  
* The  “name and model” can be omitted if the position of the “markings for the presence conditions” clearly identifies the 
corresponding commodity. Multiple types could be shown together if the “markings for the presence conditions” are applicable.  
 
 
Table 2  
Example of markings for the content of the restricted substances other than exemption do not exceed 
the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment name:Chargers for electrical motorcycles, Model ：YYY(*)  
Unit  Restricted substances and its ch emical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg)  Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Circuit board  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Shell  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Control panel  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Accessory  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of restricted substance does not exceed the 
reference percentage value.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance is exempted.  
* The  “name and model” can be omitted if the position of the “marking s for the presence conditions” clearly 
identifies the corresponding commodity. Multiple types could be shown together if the “markings for the presence 
conditions” are applicable.