G/TBT/N/TPKM/335  
 
28 August 2018  
(18-5368) 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:  
Railway Bureau  
Ministry of Transportation and Communications  
9F., No.7, Sec. 2, Xianmin Blvd.  
Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City 220, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2)8072 -3333 ext.3605  
Fax: (886 -2)8969 -1567  
E-mail: mst_chen@rb.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 [  ], 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): Railway or 
tramway locomotives, rolling - stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures 
and fittings a nd parts thereof; mechanical (including electro - mechanical) traffic signalling 
equipment of all kinds (HS 86). Railway Engineering (ICS 45).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Amendments to the Railway Act and the M ass Rapid Transit Act (2 page(s), in English; 
4 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: With a view to ensuring safety of public transportation systems 
and enhance the quality of public transportation systems, the Railway Bureau proposes to 
amend  the Railway Act and the Mass Rapid Transit Act by establishing a testing and 
certification system for products to be used in railways and mass rapid transit systems. 
The proposed amendments involve addition of a new Article to each Act, Article 19 -1 to th e 
Railway Act and Article 24 -3 to the Mass Rapid Transit Act. Products, which will be 
designated and announced by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, have to 
be certified before they can be used in the rail transportation systems. Details of  the 
testing and certification system, including the items, test procedures, certification 
requirements and qualification of certification bodies, will be further designed and notified 
to the WTO after promulgation of revisions to both Acts.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/TPKM/335  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Railway Act  
The Mass Rapid Transit Act   
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_4572_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_4572_00_x.pdf