. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/36 
29 September 2006 
 (06-4646) 
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:    
Department of Commerce 
Ministry of Economic Affairs No.15 , Fujhou St, Taipei, 100 TAIWAN 
Telephone: (+886 2) 2321 2200 ext. 328 
Fax:  (+886 2) 2392 2944  E-mail:  jphsiung@moea.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 [   ], 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):   Shoes to be processed 
and formed from vamps and soles made of rubber,  plastic, leather, synthetic leather, fabrics 
or wood. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Labelling Criteria for 
Shoes (1 page in Chinese, English translation available). 
6. Description of content:   In response to requests from cons umers for further information on 
shoes, the Department of Commerce require th e following information be labelled on shoes: 
(1) Name of the commodity, (2) Name, telephone number, and address of the manufacturer, or of the importer if applicable, (3) Country of region, (4) Main materials of vamps and 
soles and (5) Size. 
The proposed information is required to be la belled on the commodity itself, or sew-on tags, 
or stick-on tags, or attached car ds, or outside packaging.  Th e written language used shall be 
mainly in Chinese and may be supplemented by foreign languages.  Country of region shall 
be clearly marked on conspicuous places of the commodity itself in Chinese or foreign 
languages by branding, ironing, printing, or sew-on tags that could not be removed or 
replaced.  Disposable indoor slippers made of paper or fabrics are exempted from the 
requirements. G/TBT/N/TPKM/36 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents:   The Commodity Labelling Law 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    8 September 2006 
6 months after adoption 
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 
Telephone: (+886 2) 334 35115     Fax:  (+886-2) 234 31804 E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
English translation available at: 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/upload/b05/TBT/me mbercon/LabelingCriteriaforShoes.pdf