G/TBT/N/TPKM/331  
 
31 July 2018  
(18-4806) 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:  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -1965  
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991  
E-mail: mar.jiman@bsmi.gov.tw   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regar ding 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): Water 
Dispensers; Other (HS 841869), - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and 
immersion heaters (HS 851610).  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for 
amendment to the legal inspection regulation for water dispensers (6 page(s), in English; 
4 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: Water Dispensers have been subject to mandatory inspection 
under the Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection 
(BSMI) since 1 May 1990. To enhance consumer protection and promote efficiency of 
energy use, the BSMI proposes to adopt the latest version of inspection stan dards for the 
commodities. The BSMI will add test items and methods, stated in Sections 6.3 "water 
temperature," 6.8 "storage tank capacity," 6.10 "power consumption for preparation per 
24 hours E 24" and 13 "Mark: (e) water storage capacity and (j) power consumption for 
preparation per 24 hours E 24" of the standard CNS 15929 (2016).  
The conformity assessment procedures remain the same, i.e. Registration of Products 
Certification (RPC) or Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI).  
7. Objective and rationale, i ncluding the nature of urgent problems where 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 The Commodity Inspection Act;  
 CNS 60335 -1(2014);  
 CNS 60335 -2-15(2014);  
 CNS 13516 (2014) Section 6.3 "Water temperature", Section 6.7 "Unboiled water 
separation", Section 6.9 "Storage tank capacity", Section 6.11 "The power 
consumption for preparation per 24 hours  E24" and Section 7 "Construction 
7.1.(i)";  
 CNS 15929 (2016) Section 6.3 "Water temperature", Secti on 6.8 "Storage tank 
capacity", Section 6.10 "The power consumption for preparation per 24 hours E24" 
and Section 13 Mark: (e)The water storage capacity and (j) The power 
consumption for preparation per 24 hours E 24"; 
 CNS 13783 -1(2013);  
 CNS 13803(2003);  
 CNS 15663(2013) Section 5 "Marking of Presence";  
 Related regulations issued by the authority for the energy efficiency.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2020  
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:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1 Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (+886 2) 3343 1916  
Fax: (+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw   
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