G/TBT/N/TPKM/208  
 
2 July 2015  
(15-3416)  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: 
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 4 Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei City 100, Taiwan 
Tel:  (886-2) 2343-1906 Fax:  (886-2) 3343-3991 E-mail:  mark.huang@bsmi.gov.tw  
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Automatic data 
processing machines, printers, photo-copying machines, televisions, monitors, and monitors 
used in an automatic data processing (HS: Chapter 84 & 85). Nuclear reactors, boilers, 
machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS: 84), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS: 85). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice 
under the Commodity Inspection Act (7 pages, in Chinese; English translation available)  
6. Description of content:  The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection proposes that 
the requirements stipulated in CNS 15663 Section 5 "marking of presence" will be included 
for Automatic data processing machines, printers, photo-copying machines, televisions, 
monitors, and monitors used in an automatic data processing (hereinafter referred to as "the commodities").  
The certificate holders/applicants of the commodities shall follow the requirements 
stipulated in Section 5 "Marking of presence" of CNS 15663 and clearly mark "the presence conditions of the restricted substance" on the body, packages, 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" of the commodities shall also clearly mark 
the website address on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities. 
Before 1 May 2017, the certificate holders shall prepare documents related to the location 
of the marking, sample of the marking, and th e "Declaration of the Presence Condition of 
the Restricted Substances Marking" to apply for replacing certificate(s) from the BSMI or 
its branches. G/TBT/N/TPKM/208 
 
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  The inspection standards of the commodities covered in this notice, except the additional 
Section 5 "marking of presence" of CNS 15663, remain unchanged. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer and environmental protection 
8. Relevant documents:  The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 14336-1 (2010.9), CNS 
13438 (2006.6) CNS 13439 (2004.9), CNS 14408 (2004.10), Technical Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television Receivers (2011.8), CNS 15663 (2013.7) Section 5. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  The date of publication   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquir y point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
TPKM 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 5191 
Fax:  (+886 2) 2343 1804 
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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