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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TPKM/110 
21 October 2011  
 (11-5268) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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:   
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4 Chinan Road, Section 1 Taipei, 100 TAIWAN Telephone:  (+886-2) 2343-1785 Fax:  (+886-2) 3343-3991 
E-mail:  jason.huang@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 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Explosion Proof  Motors  
(HS: Chapter 85) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice under the 
Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages, in Chinese). 
6. Description of content:  The explosion proof motors have been subject to mandatory 
inspection under the Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards Metrology and 
Inspection (BSMI) since 1 April 1982. The original  testing requirements contained electrical 
safety, performance and explosion proof testing.  The original standard for explosion proof 
testing was CNS 11779. As of 1 January 2003, all such products must conform to the 
explosion proof testing standards CNS 3376 se rial standards (harm onized with IEC 60079 
serial standards). TPKM intends to adopt th e new explosion proof testing standard for 
explosion proof motors. The a bovementioned requirements are stipulated in Article 110 
"Safety Standard of Prevention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and Tools" announced by 
the Council of Labour Affairs, the regulatory aut hority of explosion proof affairs for electrical 
devices used in factories. As for electrica l safety and performance testing, the testing 
standards remain unchanged.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/110 
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  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". 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
1 January 2013 
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 web-site addres ses, 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) 2343-1801 
Fax:  (+886-2) 2343-1804 
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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