Proposal for  updating the legal inspectio n standards of Valves for  Liquefied 
Petroleum Gas Cy linder 
 
By the Bur eau of  Standards, Metrology and Inspect ion (BSMI), Ministry of  Economic Affairs 
 
 
Backgr ound: 
Valves for Liquefied Petroleum  Gas Cylinder were announced to be subject to m andatory 
inspection on Nove mber 15, 1972. The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
(BSMI) will adopt the revi sed standard CNS 1324 “ Valves for Liquefied Petroleum  Gas 
Cylinder” (prom ulgated on June 7, 2010 ), harm onized with JIS B 8245: 2004, as new testing 
and inspecting standard, instead of the current C NS 1324 ( prom ulgated on Septem ber 12, 
2005), harmonized with JIS B 8245: 1994. 
 
Proposed date of implementation: 
March 1, 2012 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) cover ed and th eir applicable inspection standards: 
C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the sam e as 
HS Code) Description of Goods Superseded Inspection 
Standards Inspection S tandards 
8481.40.00.00.4A Valves for Liquefied 
Petroleum  Gas 
Cylinder CNS 1324 “ Valves for 
Liquefied Petroleum  
Gas Cylinder”, revised 
and prom ulgated on 
Septem ber 12, 2005 CNS 1324 “ Valves for 
Liquefied Petroleum  
Gas Cylinder”, revised 
and prom ulgated on 
June 7, 2010 
Other  requirements for  the inspection pr ocedur es: 
1. The revised inspection standard f or the product listed in the table will be ef fective from  
March 1, 2012. From  March 1, 2012, the new app lication case m ust com ply with CNS 1324 
(prom ulgated on June 7, 2010). The original certificates of Registration of Product 
Certification (RPC) or the Type-approved (T A) certificates, issued by the BSMI before 
February 29,  2012 according to CNS 1324 (promulgated on S eptem ber 12, 2005), will 
remain valid  until the ex piration da te of these cer tificates.   
2. From  Mar ch 1, 2012, the standard CNS 1324 ”Valves for Liquefied Petroleum  Gas 
Cylinder” (p romulgated on June 7, 2010) will b e applied in th e inspection,  temporarily  with 
the exception of the quick-join t ype for replenish inlet.   
 
The pr ocedur es for  the Registratio n of Pr oduct Certification(RPC) Scheme and the 
Type-appr oved Batch Inspection(T ABI) ar e as follow s: 
 
1. Registration of Pr oduct Certif ication (RPC) (Modules II + III) 
Under this procedure, dom estic manufacturers or im porters mu st have products type-tested 
by the BSMI or BSMI-recognized designated testing laboratories (Module II) before 
applying for registration of their products. Domestic m anufact urers or importers will also 
 1be required to ensure by declaration that al l products m ass-produced at their m anufacturing 
facilities  are in conf ormity with th e proto types subm itted f or type  testing in Modu le II 
(Module III).  
 
Products will be allowed to use RPC certifi cation m arks after they are certified and 
registered with the BSMI. These im ported pr oducts can then pass through custom s of e ntry 
directly without any further inspection. The RPC certificate is valid for three years. 
 
2. Type-appr oved Batch Inspection(T ABI) 
Under this procedure, the dom estic m anufac turers or importers shall have products 
type-tested by the BSMI or BSMI-designated testing labora tories, and then f ile an  
application f or Type Approval (T A) with the BS MI, or at BSMI’ s branch of fices. 
 
After im porters ob tain ty pe-approv al certificates, they are req uired to file an application for 
inspection with the BSMI before their products arrive at the custom s of entry . The BSMI  
will then re view the ap plica tion an d accom panying documents acco rding to the simplifie d 
procedures, and additional sam pling m ay be requi red, if nece ssary for further testing. The 
Type Approval ce rtificate is va lid for three y ears. 
 
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