G/TBT/N/TPKM/319  
 
9 April 2018  
(18-2143) 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:  
National Communications Commission (NCC)  
5th floor, No.16, Sec. 2, Ji -Nan Road  
Taipei City 10054, Taiwan  
Tel: +886 -2-3343-8243  
Fax: +886 -2-2343-3636  
Email: chiachin0714@ncc.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 b e 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): Terminal 
Equipment of Third Generation Mobile Telecommunication  (ICS: 33)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Amendment of the Third Generation Mobile Telecommunication Terminal Equipment 
Technical Specifications (52 page(s), in English; 38 page(s), in Chinese)   
6. Description of content: The third -generation mobile communications (3G) service will be 
terminated in December 2018. Due to the requirement for CSFB, 3G network will still exist 
in the mobile broadband (4G) network as heterogeneous networks. Therefore, the 
frequency of mobile bro adband services is added into this regulation as the basis for the 
third-generation mobile communication terminal equipment certification. In addition, the 
referenced standard CNS 15285 "General requirements and test methods for chargers 
used by mobile ter minals and other hand -held ICT devices" was revised on 14 July 2017. 
In accordance with relevant international technical standards, and the "Technical 
Specifications for Broadband Terminal Equipment of Mobile Broadband Business", the NCC 
proposes to revise  the "Third Generation Mobile Telecommunication Terminal Equipment 
Technical Specifications". Also, there is no CDMA2000 service currently;  therefore relevant 
test items are deleted. Amendment points are described as below:  
1. Foundation and Scope (revisio n to Point 1)  
2. Test Items and documents specified (revision to Point 3)  
3. Date of implementation  (deletion to Point 5)  G/TBT/N/TPKM/319  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Streamlining administrative procedures and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Telecommunications Act  
 Technical Specifications for Broadband Terminal Equipment of Mobile Broadband 
Business   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 July 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 30 May 2018  
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) 2343 1813  
Fax: (+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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