G/TBT/N/TPKM/478  
6 January 2022  
(22-0156) 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:   
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 3343 -2262 
Fax: +(886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail: hj.wang@bsmi.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 b e indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Polyvinyl 
Chloride Floorcoverings （HS/CCCN 3918.10.10.00 -1, 3918.10.90.10 -2, 3918.10.90.90 -
5A）; Floor coverings, whether or not self -adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles, and 
wall or ceiling coverings "in rolls with a width of >= 45  cm, consisting of a layer of plastics 
fixed permanently on a backing of any material other than paper, the face side of which 
is grained, embossed, coloured, design -printed or otherwise decorated", of polymers of 
vinyl chloride (HS 391810)  
5. Title, numb er of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Legal Inspection Requirements for Polyvinyl Chloride Floorcoverings (1 page(s), in 
English; 2 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  Polyvinyl chloride (hereafter referred to as " PVC") products are 
possible to have plasticizer contamination, resulting in environmental hormone effects 
and carcinogenic risk due to the exposure to PVC.  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) is aware of 56% of randomly 
purchased PVC floo rcoverings samples did not meet plasticizer content requirements of 
the standard. Considering the harmful effects of PVC to children and human health, the 
BSMI intends to regulate the safety and quality requirements for PVC floorcoverings. The 
conformity a ssessment procedure is Declaration of Conformity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/478  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 8906  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4 , Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 10 0, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
 
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