G/TBT/N/TPKM/268  
 
13 April 2017  
(17-2033) 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:   
Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC)  
No. 50, Sec. 1, Ren -ai Rd., Jhongjheng District  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (+8862) 23492162  
Fax: (+8862) 23899887  
E-mail: hsinhung@mo tc.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 Ar ticle 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):  Tractors (other than 
tractors of heading 87.09). (HS  8701), Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more 
persons, including the driver. (HS 8702), Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally 
designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including 
station wagons and racing  cars. (HS 8703), Motor vehicles for the transport of goods. 
(HS 8704), Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the 
transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries (wreckers), crane lorries 
(mobile cranes), f ire fighting vehicles, concrete mixer lorries (concrete -mixers), road 
sweeper lorries (road sweepers), spraying lorries (spraying vehicles), mobile workshops, 
mobile radiological units). (HS 8705), Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted 
with an a uxiliary motor, with or without side -cars; side -cars. (HS 8711).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Public Notice 
under the Vehicle Safety Testing Directions (18 pages in both Chinese and English)  
6. Description of conten t: The Ministry of Transportation and Communications intends to 
revise Vehicle Safety Testing Directions  by adding the following 14 items to the current 
Directions to ensure safety of vehicles. Most of the requirements are harmonized with 
UNECE Regulation s. 
1. quiet road transport system,  
2. compressed hydrogen storage system  for hydrogen fuelled vehicles,  
3. LED, 
4. rear marking plat es for heavy and long vehicles,  
5. location and identification of hand controls, tell -tales and indicators,  G/TBT/N/TPKM/268  
 
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  6. speed limitat ion devices,  
7. land departure warning system,  
8. external projections,  
9. dynamic braking,  
10. daytime running lamp,  
11. forward external projections,  
12. advanced emergency braking system,  
13. anti-lock braking system, and  
14. driving vision assistant sy stem. 
Please refer to the attached document for their respective applicable scopes.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To enhance safety of vehicles and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  Vehicle Safety Testing Directions, UNECE R138, R134, R128, R70, 
R121, R89, R130, R26, R13, R87, R61, R131  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Different by items, please refer to the attached file.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
TPKM -WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology an d Inspection,  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei, 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (+886 2) 2343 1813  
Fax: (+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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