Proposal for inspection requirements including marking of  the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance s on the legal inspection for Hot Cathode 
Fluorescent Lamp and AC Supplied Ballasts  Products  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  MOEA  
 
Introduction:  
  In order to enhance the consumer protection  and encourage industries to reduce  the using  of the 
restricted chemical substances in electrical and electronic equipment s and to control  the restricted chemical 
substances in each stage  of the supply chain and  life cyc le of electrical and electronic equipment s, also to 
promote the  awareness  of consumers  on effective utilization of resources and reduction of environmental 
burden , the BSMI proposes  the manufacturer s or importer s shall  adopt the revised standard s of CNS 691 and 
CNS 13755 and  follow the requirements stipulated in  Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663 and 
clearly mark  “the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” (i.e. Marking of Presence)  on the body, 
package s, stickers , or the instruction  books of the Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp and AC supplied ballasts  
(hereinafter referred as “the commodities ”). 
 
Date of implementation:   
1 January 2018  
 
Table of the commodities (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered  and their applicable inspection standards : 
 
 Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the 
first 6 digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)(reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  
Hot Cathode Fluorescent 
Lamp  CNS 691 (2014.9 ), 
Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8539.31.00.0 0.7A  RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
AC supplied ballasts  CNS 13755 (2014.9),  
CNS 927(2006.7),  
Section 5 " Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 
(2013.7)  8504.10.00.00.3A  
8504.10.00.00.3B  RPC Scheme 
(Module II+III ) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
The two kinds of conformity assessment schemes  for the  commodities are as follows:  
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Module II+III)  
Under this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers must have their products type -tested in 
advance ( Module  II) by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized testing laboratories before applying for registration 
of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ensure by declaration (Module  III) that 
all products whether made at their manufacturing facilities or impo rted are in conformity with the prototypes 
submitted for type test at Module II stage.  
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 register ed with the BSMI. These 
products can then pass through customs directly without any further inspection if not be sampled by RPC 
border check procedure. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000(about US$170) f or 
each certification, and t he 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 certificatio n. 
The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee s chedule of the testing laboratories.  
2.Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  
Under this scheme, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI or 
BSMI -recognized testing laboratories, and then file an application for ty pe approval with the BSMI or its 
branches.  After manufacturers or importers have obtained a type -approval certificate, they are still required to file 
an application for batch inspection with the BSMI each time before their products arrive at the port  of entry. 
The BSMI will then perform inspection with simplified procedures. Additional samples may be required  for 
further testing if it is deemed necessary. Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark 
with the letter ‘T’ and the identificati on number given by the BSMI, after they have passed the inspection .  
The application fee for a type approval is NT$3,500, and a type approval certificate is generally va lid for 
three years.  
The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee s chedule of the testing laboratories.  
 
Further information about the two schemes is also available on the BSMI web site at 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  
Related requirements:  
1. The inspection requirements of the commodities have been amende d and will come into force  from the 
date of announcement. The original  inspection requirements (without Section 5 “ Marking of presence” 
of CNS 15663 ) will be valid till  1 January  2018. 
2. The certificate holders of the commodities  shall follow  the content stipulated in  Section 5 “Marking of 
presence”  of CNS 15663  and clearly mark  “the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” on the 
body, package s, stickers , or the instruction books of the commodities . For those who utilize  website as a 
means to announce “the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” of the commodities  shall also 
clearly  mark  the website address on the body, package s, stickers,  or the instructio n books of the 
commodities .  
3. Certificate : 
(1) Replacement:  
Before 1 January  201 8, the certificate holders  shall prepare type test report in compliance with 
revised s tandard s of CNS 691 and CNS 13755,  documents related to the location of the marking of 
presence , sample  of the marking of presence (see Table 1 and Table 2) , and the “Declaration of the 
Presence Condition of the Restricted Substances Marking ” to apply for re placing the  certificate (s) from 
the BSMI or its branches.  Otherw ise, certificate (s) will be rescinded . After replacement  of certificate (s), 
the expiry date of the replaced certificate is the same as that of the original certificate . 
(2) New a pplication  or extension : 
From the date of publication, applicant s shall prepare type test report in compliance with revised 
standard s of CNS 691 and CNS 13755, documents related to the location of the marking of 
presence , sample  of the marking of presence (see Table 1 and Table 2) , and the “Declaration of the 
Presence Condition of the Restricted Substances Marking ” to apply for certificate (s). If a pplicant s 
apply for certificate (s) in accordance with the original inspection standard s (without Section 5 
“Marking of presence” of CNS 15663 ), the expiry date of the replaced certificate  will be valid till  31 
December  2017. 
4. The applicable Inspection Schemes , applicable c onformity assessment modules of Registration of 
Product Certification(RPC) , the t erm of validity of certificates , inspection fees of the commodities  
remain unchanged.  
5. The inspection standards shall be the v ersion as listed in this public notice. When the applicable 
standards are revised or amended, the date of applying these revised or amended standards for inspec tion 
shall be decided and announced by the BSMI.  
6. The Commodity Inspection Mark : 
(1) The Commodity In spection Mark sh all be printed  by the certificate holder s. The identification number 
of the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of  “The Letter(R or T)”, “ Designated  Code (5 digits )” and 
“the presence conditions of the restricted substance s” (e.g., RoHS or R oHS(XX,XX)) . 
(2) The identification number shall be placed to the below or right of the graphic symbol  and “the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance s” shall be indicated  in the second row.  (3) The size of the Mark can be applied  proportionally  on a prom inent location  of the commodit ies. 
(4) For RPC scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark  are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
(5) For TABI scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark  are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
(6) “RoHS ” of the identification  number: indic ates “the content of restricted substance (s) other than 
exemption” of the commodities does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition . 
“RoHS(XX,XX) ” of the identification  number: indicate s “the content of restricted substance (s) 
(eleme nt XX, element XX , …) other than exemption”  of the commodities  exceed s the reference 
percentage value of presence condition . 
The restricted substances: indicate s Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, PBDE.  
Example:  
RoHS(Pb): indicate s that the Pb percentage content in certain  parts  of the commodity  exceeds the 
reference percentage value of presence condition . 
RoHS(Cd, Cr+6,PBB): indicate s that the Cd, Cr+6, and PBB percentage content in certain  parts  of the 
commodity exceed the reference percentage value of presence condi tion respectively.  
Table 1. Example of marking s for the presence conditions of the restricted substance s exceed the reference 
percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name: Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, Type designation: XXX  
Restricted subs tances and its chemical symbols  
Unit Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Cap Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Tube  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Filler  ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Electrode  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the 
restricted substance exceed s the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
Note 2:   “○” indicates that the percentage cont ent of the restricted substance does not ex ceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.  
 
Table 2. Example of marking s for the content of restricted substance s other than exemption do not exceed 
the reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment name: Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, Type designation: YYY  
Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Unit Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavale nt 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Cap ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Tube  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Filler  ○ − ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Electrode  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted subs tance does not exceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the rest ricted substance corresponds to the exemption.