. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/20 
20 May 2005 
 (05-2059) 
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: (+886-2) 2343-1783 
Fax:  (+886-2) 3343-3991 
E-mail:  cj.wang@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):   Electrical blankets, pads, 
mattresses, mats, body warmer and similar electrical warming appliances for personal use  
(HS Chapters 63, 85 and 94) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Public Notice under 
the Commodity Inspection Ac t (4 pages, in Chinese) 
6. Description of content:   The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu intends to regulate electrical blanke ts, pads, mattresses, mats, body warmer and 
similar electrical warming appliances for pers onal use as commodities subject to inspection. 
As of November 1, 2005, all such products must  be inspected by the Bureau of Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection, and must c onform to the safety and EMC inspection 
requirements when imported or marketed.  All the technical requirements for the 
aforementioned products are CNS standards that  have been harmonized with relevant IEC 
or CISPR standards, and IEC standards.  This notice also provides the applicable conformity 
assessment procedures.  Two alternative conformity assessment procedures are available to 
manufacturers and importers at their choice, namely the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or the Type-approv ed Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme. G/TBT/N/TPKM/20 
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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, CNS 3765, CNS 3765-81, CNS 
13783-1, IEC 60335-2-17, IEC 60335-2-23. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 August 2005 
1 November 2005 
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) 3343-5115 
Fax:  (+886-2) 2343-1804 
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw 
Chinese description available at:  http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/upload/b05/ TB T/notificati/ROC/Chinesedocument.pdf