. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/56 
7 March 2008 
 (08-1016) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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, 100, Taiwan Telephone: (+8862) 2343 1907 Fax:  (+8862) 3343 3991 E-mail:  wen.le@bsmi.gov.tw 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Power press or shearing 
machinery and similar equipment (HS:  Chapters 84). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Public Notice under 
the Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages in Chinese, English translation available). 
6. Description of content:   The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu intends to regulate power press or sh earing machinery and similar equipment as 
commodities subject to inspection. As of 1 January 2009, all such products must be inspected by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), and must conform 
to the requirements of “Standard of Prev ention and Guarding Devices–Machinery and 
Tools” when marketed.  The Standard for the aforementioned products are announced by 
the Council of Labour Affairs on 27 July 1992 and amended on 30 July 2004. The 
conformity assessment procedure for power press or shearing machinery and similar equipment is Registration of Pr oduct Certification (RPC) Scheme. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   “The Commodity Inspection Act” and “Standard of Prevention and 
Guarding Devices–Machinery and Tools.” G/TBT/N/TPKM/56 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
1 January 2009 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4 Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei, 100, Taiwan 
Tel.: (+8862) 3343 5140 
Fax: (+8862) 2343 1804 E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw 
English translation available at : 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/upload/b05/PublicNo ticeforpowerpressandshearingmachinery.pdf
 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/upload/b05/Standar dofPreventionandGuardingDevicesmachinerya
ndTools.pdf