. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/93 
29 October 2010  
 (10-5724) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  
Bureau of Energy  
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
13F., No. 2, Fusing N. Rd., Jhongshan Di strict, Taipei City, 104, Taiwan 
Telephone:  (886-2) 27721370 Fax:  (886-2) 27769417 E-mail:  energy@moeaboe.gov.tw
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Self–ballasted fluorescent 
lamps (CCCN 8539.31) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Requirements of 
Labelling and Inspection of Energy Consump tion and Energy Efficiency Rating for Self–
ballasted Fluorescent Lamps 
6. Description of content:  The Bureau of Energy intends to propose an energy efficiency 
labelling scheme to regulate energy performance for self–ballasted fluorescent lamps.  The proposed labelling scheme applies to both impor ted products and domest ically manufactured 
products.  In addition to the scheme, the propo sed technical regulations also specify the 
labelling requirements, the conformity assessme nt procedures and post-market surveillance 
actions.  Products that fail to conform to th e requirements will be prohibited from being sold 
and placed on the domestic market.  
Labelling for self-balla sted fluorescent lamps under the aut horization of Energy Management 
Act will be divided into five grades , and should include the items below: 
1. Product names; 
2. Product model number; 
3. Rated Power (W); 4. luminous efficacy (lm/W); 5. Energy efficiency rating; G/TBT/N/TPKM/93 
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  6. The year and announcement number of th e Announcement containi ng the Criteria for 
 Energy Efficiency Rating of Self-ballasted  Fluorescent Lamps used for this rating 
 determination; 7. Registration number for this rating; and 8. Other text as designated by the central competent authority. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
promote energy efficiency of the said products  to achieve the national goals of energy 
conservation and envi ronmental protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   Energy Management Act; CNS 14125 (self–ballasted fluorescent 
lamps) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    – 
midyear 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and website 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 
Telephone:  (886–2) 3343–5140 
Fax:  (886–2) 2343–1804 E-mail:  tbteng@bsmi.gov.tw
 
And can be downloaded at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/TPKM/10_4127_00_e.pdf