G/TBT/N/TPKM/481  
28 January 2022  
(22-0718) 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)  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Electric Instantaneous Water Heaters:  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -1783  
Fax: (886 -2) 3343-3991 
E-mail: ha.han@bsmi.gov.tw  
Children's Rain Coats  
Tel: (886 -2) 3343 -2262 
Fax:(886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail:hj.wang@bsmi.gov.tw  
Name and address (including telephone an d 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):  Electric 
Instantaneous Water Heaters (C.C.C. Code :8516.10.00.00.9A) Electric instantaneous or 
storage water heaters and immersion heaters (HS:851610) Children's Raincoats 
(Inspection scope confined to raincoats labelled with "children's raincoat" or "sui table 
height between 70cm and 150cm", waterproof textiles not included.) (C.C.C. Code 
:3926.20.00.90 -2, 6210.20.00.00 -0, 6210.30.00.00 -8, 6210.40.00.00 -6, 
6210.50.00.00 -3) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for QR  
Code Labelling Requirement of Commodity Inspection Mark for Electric Instantaneous 
Water Heaters and Children's Rain Coats (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Further to the amendment to the "Regulation Governing the 
Use of Commodity Inspe ction Mark," introducing QR code as an additional labelling 
requirement and notified by G/TBT/N/TPKM/468/Add.1, the Bureau of Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) is proposing to require that "electric instantaneous water 
heaters" and "children's rai n coats" be subject to QR code labelling to provide consumers 
with quick access to the compliance information of the products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:    Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/TPKM/481  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
Regulation Governing the Use of Commodity Inspection Mark;  
G/TBT/N/TPKM/468/Add.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months after promulgation.  
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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, Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City, 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +886 -2-3343-5140;  
Fax: +886 -2-2343-1804 
email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw  
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