Proposal for  legal inspection of cir cular sawing machines for  wood work ing, 
Grinding machines and similar  equipment 
 
By the Bur eau of  Standards, Metrology and Inspect ion (BSMI) , Ministry of  Economic Affairs 
 
 
Backgr ound: 
At the request of industry and the objective of ensuring protection of workers in the working 
place, th e Bureau of S tandards, Metrology a nd Inspection (BSMI), having coordinated with  
the Council of Labour Af fairs, th e authority of  safety of worker s, would like to require that 
circular saw ing m achines for wood working, gr inding m achines and similar equipm ent pass 
legal inspection before they are m arketed. 
 
Proposed date of implementation:   
July 1, 2012  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) cover ed and th eir applicable inspection standards: 
 
Table 1 The products newly regulated in this promulgation. 
C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits being the same 
as HS Code ) Description of Goods Inspection Standards and 
Conform ity As sessm ent 
Modules 
8465.10.00.00.0 Machines which ca n carry out different types  of 
mach ining operatio ns withou t tool change between  such 
operations  
(inspectio n scop e: Cir cular sawing (single- or 
multi-blade) m achines , mortising machines, multi-axis 
mortisin g machines fo r woo d working, and 
1. the product with fixed sawing w heel(s) during sawing, 
having a fixed bed or support with manual loading 
and/or unloa ding of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng sawing, 
having the movabl e sawing wheel (s) guided manually.)Inspec tion Standar dsj 
The requirem ents of Chapter 
4, and Articles 116 and  120 in 
the “Sa fety S tanda rd of 
Prevention and Gu arding 
Devices  - Mac hinery and 
Tools” (announ ced b y the 
Council of  Labo r Affairs on 
July 27 , 199 2, and am ended 
on May 13 , 200 9) are 
specified as t he inspection 
standa rd. 
 
Conformity Assessment 
Modulesj 
Module II and III for RPC 
Schem e 
8465.91.00.00.2 Sawing m achines 
(inspectio n scop e: Cir cular sawing  (single- or 
multi-blade) m achines , mortising machines, multi-axis 
mortisin g machines fo r woo d working, and 
1. the product with fixed sawing w heel(s) during sawing, 
having a fixed bed or support with manual loading 
and/or unloa ding of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng sawing, 
having the movabl e sawing wheel (s) guided manually.)Same as above . 
8465.96.00.00.7 Splittin g, slicin g or paring machines (insp ection scope: 
Circu lar sawing  (sing le- or multi-blade) machines, 
mortisin g machines, m ulti-ax is mortisin g mach ines fo r 
wood working, and 
1. the product with fixed sawing w heel(s) during sawing, 
having a fixed bed or support with manual loading 
and/or unloa ding of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng sawing, 
having the movabl e sawing wheel (s) guided manually.)Same as above . 
8465.99.90.00.5 Other machine-tools of heading 84.65 (inspection sc ope: 
Circu lar sawing  (sing le- or multi-blade) machines, Same as above . 
 1mortisin g machines, m ulti-ax is mortisin g mach ines fo r 
wood working, and 
1. the product with fixed sawing w heel(s) during sawing, 
having a fixed bed or support with manual loading 
and/or unloa ding of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng sawing, 
having the movabl e sawing wheel (s) guided manually.)
8467.22.00.00.4C Portable circ ular sa ws, exce pt for drive n by electric 
power  
(inspection sc ope: portable el ectric circular saws for 
wood working) Same as above . 
8460.90.90.10.7 Electric gri nders  
(inspectio n scop e: 
1. the product with fixed grinding wheel (s) during 
grinding, havi ng a fixed bed or support with manual 
loading a nd/or unloading of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng gri nding, 
having the movabl e grinding wheel (s) guided 
manually.) Inspec tion Standar dsj 
The requirem ents of Chapter 
6, and Articles 118 and  120 in 
the “Sa fety S tanda rd of 
Prevention and Gu arding 
Devices  - Mac hinery and 
Tools” (announ ced b y the 
Council of  Labo r Affairs on 
July 27 , 199 2, and am ended 
on May 13 , 200 9) are 
specified as t he inspection 
standa rd. 
 
Conformity Assessment 
Modulesj 
Module II and III for RPC 
Schem e 
8464.20.00.00.9 Grinding or polishing machines for working stone, 
ceram ics, conc rete, as bestos -cement or like mineral 
materials or f or cold-working glass  
(inspectio n scop e: 
1. the product with fixed grinding wheel (s) during 
grinding, havi ng a fixed bed or support with manual 
loading a nd/or unloading of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng gri nding, 
having the movabl e grinding wheel (s) guided 
manually.) Same as above . 
8465.93.00.00.0 Grinding, sanding or polishing machines for wood, bone, 
hard rubber or hard plastic materials working (inspection 
scope: 
1. the product with fixed grinding wheel (s) during 
grinding, havi ng a fixed bed or support with manual 
loading a nd/or unloading of t he workpiece; or 
2. the product with fixe d workpiece duri ng gri nding, 
having the movabl e grinding wheel (s) guided 
manually.) Same as above . 
8467.11.90.00.8 Other pneumatic tools, rotary type, for working in the 
hand  
(inspectio n scop e: on ly for the portable pn eumatic 
grinding tools, rotary type) Same as above . 
8467.99.00.00.2 Other parts of tools for working in the hand of heading 
84.67 
(inspectio n scop e: on ly for the portable grindin g tools, 
rotary  type) Same as above . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2Table 2 The p ortable or han d-held power tools pro ducts covered in this pr omulgation whose ins pection 
measures prom ulgated previousl y need to be revised. 
C.C.C. Code (the first 6  
digits being the sam e as 
HS C ode) Superseded 
Description of 
Goods Superseded 
Inspection  
Standa rds Description of 
Goods Inspection Standards and 
Conformity Assessm ent Modules
8467.22.00.00.4A Portable electric 
circular saws  
(inspection 
scope: po rtable 
electric circular 
saws o f AC 
power) - CN S 9811 
(2001) 
- CNS 9812 
(1995) 
(perform ance 
testin g) 
- CNS 13783-1 
(2004) (EMI 
testin g) Portable electric 
circular saws  Inspec tion Standar dsj 
1. In case of the porta ble electric 
circular saws  of DC or AC 
power, and for wood 
working, they have  to comply 
with the requ irements of 
Chapter 4, an d Articles 116 
and 120 in the “Safety 
Standa rd of Pr event ion and 
Guarding Devi ces -  
Machinery a nd Tools” 
(announced by the Council of 
Labo r Affairs on July 27 , 
1992, and am ende d on May 
13, 2009). 
2. In case of the porta ble electric 
circular saws  of AC po wer, 
they also ha ve to comply 
with the requ irements of the 
following sta ndards: 
- CNS 9811 (2001) 
- CNS 9 812 (1995) (performance 
testin g) 
- CNS 13783-1 (2 004) 
 
Conformity Assessment 
Modulesj 
1. Module II and IV or Module I I 
and V or Module I I and VII 
for RPC Sche me; or 
2. Type-approved Batch 
Inspection  
8467.29.10.00.5A Hand-held 
electric grinde rs 
(inspection 
scope: 
Hand-held 
electric grinde rs 
of AC power) CNS 13783-1 
(2004) (EMI 
testin g) Hand-held 
grinders Inspec tion Standar dsj 
1. The requirements of Chapter 
6, and Articles 118 and  120 in 
the “Sa fety S tanda rd of 
Prevention and Gu arding 
Devices  - Mac hinery and 
Tools” (announ ced b y the 
Council of  Labo r Affairs on 
July 27 , 199 2, and am ended 
on May 13 , 200 9) are 
specified as t he inspection 
standa rd. 
2. In case of the ha nd-held 
electric grinde rs of AC 
power, they also have  to 
comply with  the req uirements 
of the following  standards: 
- CNS 3 265 (2001) 
- CNS 10609 (1995) 
(perform ance testing) 
 
Conformity Assessment 
Modulesj 
1. Module II and IV or Module I I 
and V or Module I I and VII 
 3for RPC Sche me; or 
2. Type-approved Batch 
Inspection  
8467.29.10.00.5B Hand-held 
electric disc 
grinders 
(inspection 
scope: 
Hand-held 
electric disc 
grinders of AC 
power) CNS 13783-1 
(2004) (EMI 
testin g) Hand-held disc 
grinders  Inspec tion Standar dsj 
1. The requirements of Chapter 
6, and Articles 118 and  120 in 
the “Sa fety S tanda rd of 
Prevention and Gu arding 
Devices  - Mac hinery and 
Tools” (announ ced b y the 
Council of  Labo r Affairs on 
July 27 , 199 2, and am ended 
on May 13 , 200 9) are 
specified as t he inspection 
standa rd. 
2. In case of the ha nd-held 
electric disc grinde rs of AC 
power, they also have  to 
comply with  the req uirements 
of the following  standards: 
-CNS 3266 (200 1) 
-CNS 10610 (1995) 
(perform ance testing) 
 
Conformity Assessment 
Modulesj 
1. Module II and IV or Module I I 
and V or Module I I and VII 
for RPC Sche me; or 
2. Type-approved Batch 
Inspection  
8467.29.90.00.8 Other 
electro-m echani
cal tools for 
work ing in th e 
hand (inspection 
scope: on ly for 
hand-held 
electric tools of 
AC po wer) CNS 13783-1 
(2004) (EMI 
testin g) Othe r 
mechanical 
tools fo r 
work ing in th e 
hand (inspection 
scope: on ly for 
portable electri c 
circular saws  for 
wood working, 
hand-held 
power tools for 
grinding works , 
and hand-held 
electric tools of 
AC po wer) Inspec tion Standar dsj 
1. In case of the porta ble electric 
circular saws  for wood 
working, they have  to comply 
with the requ irements of 
Chapter 4, an d Articles 116 
and 120 in the “Safety 
Standa rd of Pr event ion and 
Guarding Devi ces -  
Machinery a nd Tools” 
(announced by the Council of 
Labo r Affairs on July 27 , 
1992, and am ende d on May 
13, 2009). 
2. In case of the ha nd-held power 
tools for grinding works, they 
have to comply with  the 
requirements of Ch apter 6, 
and Articles 1 18 and 120  in 
the “Sa fety S tanda rd of 
Prevention and Gu arding 
Devices  - Mac hinery and 
Tools” (announ ced b y the 
Council of  Labo r Affairs on 
July 27 , 199 2, and am ended 
on May 13 , 200 9). 
 3. In case of hand-held electric 
tools of AC power , they also 
have to comply with  the 
 4requirem ents of CNS 
13783-1 (2004) 
 
Conformity Assessment 
Modulesj 
1. Module II and IV or Module I I 
and V or Module I I and VII 
for RPC Sche me; or 
2. Type-approved Batch 
Inspection  
 
Main Description of the Pr oposal: 
1. The products listed in T able 1 will be subject  to the Registration of Product Certif ication 
(PRC) Schem e from  July 1, 2012. A  dual-trac k approach to conform ity assessm ent 
procedures will be retained for the p roducts lis ted in Table 2.  
 
2. For products listed in the tables, the import re gulation code in the “C lassification of Import 
& Export C ommodities of the Republic of China” is as signed as C02. 
 
3. Pursuant to Article 4 of the “Regulations Governing Registration of  Product Certification”, 
the inf ormation or techn ical docum ents required by the BSMI f or RPC shall be sub mitted 
and include the following docum ents:  
(1)  A copy of the legal status identification docum ents of the a pplicant, except if identical 
docum ents have been previously regist ered with the  BSMI or the  Comm odity 
Certification Bodies comm issioned by the BSMI; 
(2)  A copy (Copies) of the specified technical certificate and/or report: 
- Where required, the C onfor mity Certificate of  Type Approve issued by the contracted 
inspection agency under the “Regulations  Governing Imple mentation of T ype 
Approve for Machinery or Tools” establis hed by the Council of Labor Affairs; and 
- The type test report of EMC and/or electrical safety test of AC-powered hand held tools 
issued by B SMI or the designated te sting laboratory recognized by BSMI; 
(3)  A general description of the product; 
a. A  copy of the instructions of the product type that includes product nam e, 
C.C.C.Code num ber, basic specificati on (m odel no., control device, etc.); 
b. A diagram showing the location of the safety device. 
(4)  A general description of the safety de vice that includes de signation, specification, 
safety perform ance, and a description of conform ity of the safety device that, if 
necessary , includes calculation data for product safety , and certificat es or test reports 
of the key com ponents  implemented to dem onstrate the confor mity to specified  
inspection standard. 
(5)  A technical report giving the results of the pe rform ance tests relating to product safety 
carried out either by m anufacturer or  by a body chosen by the m anufacturer; 
(6)  A copy of the instruction s necessary for the operation and m aintenance of the product;  
(7)  A declaratio n of confor mity-to-type. 
 
In case the products listed in T able 2 are not required to comply with  the requirements of 
the “Safety S tandard of Prevention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and T ools”, the  
items (4) to (6) m entioned above will be not necessary . 
 
4. Pursuant to Appendix of th e “Directions Governing T ype-approved Batch Inspection of 
Mechanic al Commoditie s” and item  3 of  this “Main Desc ription”, th e necessary  technical 
docum ents for T ype Approval shall be re quired by the BS MI under the T ype-approved 
Batch Inspection scheme. 
 
 55. The conform ity assessm ent modules for the pr oducts listed in the abov e two tables are as 
follows: 
(1) The conf ormity assessm ent module for th e products listed in T able 1 are Module II in 
combination with Module III, both are carried  out in accordan ce with Article 3 of the 
“Regulations Governing Registra tion of Product Ce rtification.” 
 
 (2) The confor mity assessm ent modules for the products listed  in T able 2 are adopted as 
follows: 
-Module II in com bination with Module VI or  Module V  or Module VI I, all are carried 
out in acco rdance with  Article 3 of the “Regulation s Governing R egistration of 
Product Certification.”; or 
- Type-approved Batch Inspecti on under the “R egulations G overning T ype Approval of  
Commoditie s.” 
 
6. The term  of validity of the RPC certificate and T ype-approved Batch Inspection  certificate  
are all th ree years. 
 
7. The obligatory insp ection applicants for the pr oducts listed in the tables are perm itted to  
print the Commodity Inspection M ark by them selves. 
 
8. The products listed in both tabl es must be labeled, legibly and indelibly with the f ollowing 
information: 
(1) For  domestic prod uct, th e lab el sha ll at least contain the m anufacturer ’s nam e and 
contact inform ation, such as telephone num ber and address; for the im ported product, 
the label shall at least contain im porter ’s name and contact inform ation, such as  
telephone num ber and address, and where a pplicable, the foreign m anufacturer of the 
product, 
 
(2) Designation of the machinery , and designation of series or type, 
 
(3) Serial number , if any , 
 
(4) The m onth and year in which the manufacturing process is com pleted. 
 
9. If the pro duct listed in the ta bles is equippe d with adjus table saf ety de vice, the  information 
and warnings should be provided in the fo rm of readily understa ndable sym bols or 
diagram s, or be placed on the plate sticked firm ly near to th e adjustable s afety device. The 
inform ation and warnings shall rem ind user th at the safety device can not be adjusted 
arbitrarily . 
 
10. The inspection standards shall be the latest ve rsion of standards as of the date the public 
notice. W hen the app licable s tandards are re vised or am ended, the date of applying these 
revised or am ended standards for inspection shall be decided and announced by the BSMI. 
 
11. The products hav ing com bined functions o r multi-functions sh all further com ply with  
other relevant standards and the requir ements of the conform ity assessm ent. 
 
12. The relevant statutory fees shall be char ged in accordance with the “Regulation s 
Governing F ees for Commodity Inspection”. Th e fees for type testing vary by product and 
depend on the testing laboratory . The fee for a Type Approval is NT$3500. The applicat ion 
fee and annual fee for RPC is NT$5,000 for each type of product 
 
13. The relevant fees for T ype T esting/T ype Appr ove shall be char ged in accordance w ith the 
 6requirem ents of the BSMI-recognized tes ting labor atories /the inspection  agency 
contracted with the Council of Labor Affairs. 
 
The pr ocedur es for  the RPC Sche me and the Type-appr oved Batch Inspection ar e as 
follow s: 
1. Registration of Pr oduct Certification (RPC) (Modules II + III, IV , V or VII) 
Under this procedure, dom estic manufacturers or im porters mu st have products type-tested 
by the BSMI or BSMI-recognized designated testing laboratories (Module II) before 
applying for registration of their products. Do mestic m anufacturers or  importers will a lso 
be required to ensure by declaration that al l products m ass-produced at their m anufacturing 
facilities  are in conf ormity with th e proto types subm itted f or type  testing in Modu le II 
(Module III).  
 
For products applied with the Module IV  or V  procedures, the m anufactur ing facilities m ust 
have im plemented ISO 9000 quality m anage ment system  (full quality m anage ment system 
(Module IV ) or production quality m anage ment system  (Module V) respectively) certified 
by the BSMI or BSM I-recognized  certificatio n bodies. A s an altern ative, m anufacturers  
may establis h a quality  system  that c omplies with the requirem ents stipulated by the BSMI  
(Module V II) and ob tain a factory inspection report issued b y the BSMI or  
BSMI-recognized factory inspection bodies. 
 
Products will be allow ed to use a RPC certification m ark after they are certified and 
registered w ith the BSMI. These im ported products can then pass through custom s of e ntry 
directly without any further inspection. The RPC certificate is valid for three years. 
 
2. Type-appr oved Batch Inspection 
Under this procedure, the dom estic m anufacturer or importer shall have products 
type-tested by the BSMI or BSMI-designated testing laboratories, and then f ile an  
application f or Type Approval with the BSMI, or at BSMI’ s branch of fices.. 
 
After im porters ob tain ty pe-approva l certif icates, they are req uired to file an application for  
inspection with the BSMI before their products arrive at the custom s of entry . The BSM I 
will then re view the ap plica tion an d accom panying documents acco rding to the simplified  
procedures, and additional sam pling m ay be requi red, if nece ssary for further testing. The  
Type Approval certificate is  valid for three years. 
 
Products (r elated codes and RPC modul es) and inspection standards cover ed: 
Please see the tables as above. 
 
Locations to apply for  Type Testing: 
‧The BSMI or designated testing labo ratories reco gnized by th e BSMI  
 
Locations to apply for  Type Appr ove: 
‧The contracted inspection agency under the “Regulations Governing Im plementation of  
Type Approve for Machinery or Tools” es tablished by the Council of Labor Affairs. 
 
Locations to apply for  Type-appr oved Batch Inspection:  
‧The BSMI or its branches. 
 
 
 7Locations to apply for  Registration  of Pr oduct Certifica tion (RPC): 
‧When the products listed  in Table 1 and Table 2 will be required to com ply with the 
requirem ents of the “Safety S tandard of Pr evention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and 
Tools”, the Commodity Certification  Bodi es (CCB) commissioned by the BSMI will b e 
availab le. 
‧When the products listed  in Table 2 will not be  required to com ply with the requirements of 
the “Safety S tandard of Prev ention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and Tools”, the 
BSMI or its branch of fice, or the Commod ity Ce rtification Bodies (CCB) commissioned by 
the BSMI will be availa ble. 
 
Time r equired for  Type-appr oved Batch Inspection or  Registration of Pr oduct 
Certif ication:  
1. After the product passes the Type Testing and/or Type Approve, the tim efram e for 
completing the registration of pr oduct certification for th e product listed in the tables is 14 
working day s, includ ing the rev iew and evaluatio n processe s. The tim e period of  waitin g 
for sam ples and/or necessary docum ents for review and evaluation is excluded. Another 7 
working day s will be needed if the certific ation b ody finds it necessary to  take anoth er 
sample and test the key points for review and evaluation purpose. 
 
2. After the product passes the T ype T esting and/or T ype Approve, the tim efram e for 
completing the T ype-approval for the product li sted in the T able 2 is 14 working days, 
including th e review an d evalua tion processes. The tim e period of waiting for sa mples and 
/or neces sary docum ents for review and evaluation is exclu ded. Another 14 working days  
will be ne eded if  the BSMI or its b ranch of fice finds it nec essary to  take another  sample 
and test the key points f or review and evaluation purpose. 
 
Rate for  Type-appr oved Batch Inspection:  
For the p rocedure of T ype-approved  Batch Insp ection, 2.5‰ of CIF will be char ged per batch  
according to the “Measures Governing Fees  for Comm odity Insp ection”. The minimu m 
inspection fee will b e NT$ 500 per batch. If th e inspection fee per batch  is over NT$  100,000,  
the part of the inspection fee which is over NT$ 100,000 will be half char ged. 
 
The transitional pr ocedur e for  the pr oducts cover ed in Table 2 
1. When the application is raised by dom estic manufacturer or im porter before June 30, 2012, 
and the type test of the product has been co mpleted acco rding to the original inspection  
standards (only includes EMC a nd electrical safety testing): 
If the dom estic m anufacture r or importer subm its the RPC applica tion and the relevant 
docum ent to the BSMI or CCB, or sub mits th e Type-approval application and the relevant  
docum ent to the BSMI, the CCB/the BSMI sha ll carry ou t the certificatio n procedure and 
issue the RPC certificate o r Type-approval certificate after conf ormity has been 
demonstrated. However , the version of the insp ection stand ard sha ll be identif ied on the 
RPC certificate or T ype-approval certificate. The valid p eriod for the RPC certif icate or 
Type-approved Batch Inspection certificat e is three years from the issu e date. 
 
In the condition, if the product shown in th e RPC certificate or T ype-approval certificate 
can not pas s the T ype Approve procedure in  accordance with the “S afety S tandard of 
Prevention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and T ools”  (announced by the Council of  
Labor Af fairs) when  its certificate expired,  the certificate holder will not be  allo wed to 
apply for extension of the term  of validit y for RPC certificate o r Type-approved Batch 
Inspection certificate. 
 
 82. W hen the application is rais ed by dom estic m anufacturer or  importer before June 30, 2012, 
and the type test of the product has been co mpleted acco rding to the original inspection  
standards (only includes EMC and el ectrical safe ty testing), and a RPC 
certificate/T ype-approval certificate is  granted by CCB or the BSMI:  
 
(1) If the certificate holder wants to further a pply f or updating the conformity inform ation of 
the “Safety  Standard of Prev ention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and T ools” on the 
granted RPC certificate or T ype-approval certif icate, th e applicati on and the relevant 
docum ent s hall be sub mitted to th e CCB (for  RPC schem e), or the BSMI (for  RPC 
schem e or T ype-approv ed Batch In spection  scheme) issuin g the or iginal ce rtificate. In 
this cond ition, the f urther raised application will be a new applica tion ca se. 
 
The certif icate hold er shall subm it the applica tion with the  origin al ce rtificate and  the 
Confor mity Certificate of T ype Approve  which proves the product can m eet the 
requirem ents of “Safety S tandard of Preven tion and Guarding Devices - Machinery and 
Tools” to the CCB ( for RPC sche me), or the BSMI (for  Type-approved Batch Inspection 
schem e). The rev iew fee  will  be char ged. Then a new RP C certificate or T ype-approval  
certif icate will b e gran ted. The valid period f or the new RPC certif icate o r Type-app roval 
certificate is  three years from  the iss ue date. 
 
(2) After the enforcem ent date July 1, 2012, if the cer tificate holder wants to add the series 
types of the product to the m ain type of the product listed in the original RPC certificate 
or Type-approval certificate, th en the m ain type and its seri es types of products shall pass 
the T ype Approve in accordan ce with th e “Safety S tandard  of Prevention and G uarding 
Devices - M achinery an d Tools”. The certificat e holder sha ll subm it the applica tion with 
the or igina l certificate and Conf ormity Cer tificate of T ype Appr ove which proves the 
main type and its series types of  the pr oduct can m eet the requirem ents of “ Safety 
Standard of Prevention and Guarding Devices  - Machinery and T ools” to the CCB (for  
RPC sche me), or the BSMI (for  Type-approved Batch Inspection schem e). In this 
condition,  it will be a n ew application case. If the CCB (for RPC sche me), or the B SMI 
(for Type-approved Batch Inspection schem e) completed the review procedure, a new  
RPC certif icate or T ype-approval ce rtificate f or the m ain type and series  types will be 
issued by the CCB (for RPC sche me), or the BSMI (for  Type-approved Batch Inspection 
schem e). The review f ee will be char ged. The valid period f or the new RPC certif icate or 
type-app roval certificate is thr ee yea rs from the issue date. 
 
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