G/TBT/N/TPKM/500  
11 August 2022  
(22-6073) 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 -1783 
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: ha.han@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 
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Water 
filter (purifier) (HS code(s): 842121)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  Proposal for 
Legal Inspection Requirements for Water Filters (Purifiers); (2 page(s), in English and 
Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The BSMI received reports that dichloromethane exceeding the 
limit value of "Drinking Water Quality St andards" was found in the drinking water 
processed by energy water machines, a kind of water filter, posing risk to human health. 
With a view to protecting consumers from relevant hazards, the BSMI proposes to add 
water filters (purifiers) to the mandatory  inspection scope. The inspection standards are 
"Technical specification for water quality testing of drinking water from water filters 
(purifiers) commodities" for water quality, CNS 60335 -1 for safety and CNS 13783 -1 for 
EMC. The conformity assessment pr ocedure will be Registration of Product Certification 
Scheme (Module II+III) or Type -approved Batch Inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/500  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
Technical specification for water quality testing of drinking water from water filters 
(purifiers) commodities;  
CNS 60335 -1: 2014;  
CNS 13783 -1: 2013.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2024  
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  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 -2) 2343 1804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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