G/TBT/N/TPKM/276  
 
16 June 2017  
(17-3221) 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:   
Environm ental Protection Administration  
83, Zhonghua Rd. Sec. 1  
Zhongzheng District, Tai pei City 10042, Taiwan  
Tel: (+886 2) 2325 -7399 
Fax: (+886 2) 2325 -3861 
Email: chlinwu@epa.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 be 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):  Toxic chemical 
substances  
5. Title, number of pages  and languag e(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of the 
Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (TCSCA) (Dra ft) (18 page(s), in English; 
40 page(s), in Chinese)    
6. Description of content:  In order to keep track of information on chemical substances, the 
Environme ntal Protection Administration proposes to adopt the European Union's 
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) system and 
to require enterprises manufacturing or importing chemical substances of more than 
certain amounts  to register those substances in accordance with a pre -set timetable and 
provide safety information, which will be used as a basis for screening, assessment, and 
management of toxic chemical substances.  
With a view to better managing  chemical substances fr om the source, and in reference to 
the management spirit of the United Nation's Strategic Approach to International 
Chemicals Management (SAICM), this proposed revision provides for the establishment of 
the "National Board of Chemical Substance Management, " which will coordinate the 
jurisdictions of relevant industry competent authorities' and laws to fill the gaps in 
connection to the management of chemical substances. Apart from maintaining the 
management clauses addressing Class 1 through 4 toxic chemica l substances, this 
proposed revision adds the category of "chemical substances of very concern" (the central 
competent authority is authorized to announce such substances in  separate 
assessments  afterwards), which will facilitate expansion of the number of  controlled 
substances and implementation of classified management, enabling monitoring of the flow 
of relevant substances and strengthening competent authorities' investigative authority.   G/TBT/N/TPKM/276  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent proble ms where applicable: 
To strengthen management of chemical substances and to enhance the protection of the 
environmental and human health and safety.   
8. Relevant documents:  None  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into  force: To be determined.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
TPKM -WTO/TBT Enquir y Point  
Bureau of Standard, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No.4, Sec 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zongzhang Dist, Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel:(886 -2) 23431813  
Fax:( 886-2) 23431804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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