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 Legal inspection requirements for power suppl y product s for 
automotive  cigar lighter s 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic 
Affairs (MOE A.) 
 
Introduction:  
Power supply products for automotive cigar lighter are widely used to connect to electronic 
devices such as dashboard cameras or mobile phones. A survey of such products raised safety 
concerns in aspects of overheating, fire -resistance and others. With a view to protecting 
consumers from relevant hazards arising from use of such products and to protect the 
environment, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) regulate s the safety, 
EMC and hazardous substances of po wer supply products for automotive cigar lighter s. The 
inspection standards are CNS 14336 -1 for safety, CNS 13438 for EMC and Section 5 of CNS 
15663 for marking of presence of 6 hazardous substances. The conformity assessment 
procedure is Registration of Product Certification (Module I I Type Test + Module III 
Conformity  to Type De claration ). 
 
Date of implementation:  1 January 2019  
 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same 
as HS 
Code)(Reference)  
Power suppl ies for 
automotive  cigar 
lighter s 1. CNS 1 4336 -1(201 0) 
2. CNS 13438 (2006)  
3. CNS 15663  (2013 ) Section 5  
“Marking of Presence”  RPC Scheme  
(Module II+III ) 8504.40.99.90.0 G  
 
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme  (Module II+ III)  
 
Under this procedure, domestic manufacturers or importers must have their products 
type-tested in advance (Module II) before applying for registration of their products. 
Manufacturers or importers will be also required to ensure by decla ration that all products 
made at their manufacturing facilities are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type 
test at Module II stage, and the declaration procedure is called Module III (conformity -to-type 
declaration). The conformity -to-type de claration shall be raised by the manufacturer or the 
authorized local representative, declaring that the products mass -produced comply with the 
prototype as described in the type -test report.  
 
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter “R” and the 
identification number given by the BSMI, after they are certified and registered with the 
BSMI. These products can then pass through customs directly without any further inspection. 
The application fee and annual fee for RPC are  both NT$5,000  (about US $170)  for each 
certification, and the RPC certifications are valid for three years. If there are any serial 
products, the extra NT$3,000  (about US $102)  of application fee is needed for every 
application in each certification.  
 
Related requirements:  
1. Upon the date of announcement of this measure, applications can be made to the BSMI 
for RPC certification. When the BSMI completes the review procedure and approves the 
application, a certificate will be issued and valid for 3 years.  2 
 2. For the requirement of Section 5 “Marking of presence”  of CNS 15663, t he certificate 
holders of the commodities shall  clearly mark  the presence condition of the restricted 
substances on the body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the commodit ies. 
Those who utilize  website as an alternative means to announce the presence condition of 
the restricted substance s of the commodities  shall  clearly  mark  the website address on the 
body, package s, stickers,  or the instruction books of the commodities . 
3. Locations to apply for type testing : the BSMI  designated testing laboratories.  
4. Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification : the BSMI or its branches.  
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark:  
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed by the certi ficate 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 to the right of  the graphic symbol 
and “the presence conditions of the restricted substance” shall be indicated in the 
second row.  
(3) The size  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 
condition.  
“RoHS  (XX,XX)” indicates that the content of restricted sub stance(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.  
Examples :  
 RoHS  (Pb) indicates that the percentage content of Pb in certain parts of the 
commodity exceeds the  reference 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 of  the co mmodity exceeds the respective reference percentage value 
specified in Annex A to CNS  15663.  
6. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is used f or reference only. The commodities  listed in 
the table shall  still 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  
3 
 7. Time required for Registration of Product Certificatio
 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.)  
8. The inspection standards of the commodities  listed in the tabl e 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.  4 
 Table 1  
Example of markings for the presence conditions of the restricted substances exceeds the reference 
percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipme nt name: Chargers for electrical bicycles , 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 “−” ind icates 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 bicycles , Model
 YYY(*)  
Unit  Restricted substances and its chemica l 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 “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.