. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TPKM/111 
21 October 2011  
 (11-5269) 
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 1781 Fax:  (+886 2) 3343 3991 E-mail:  Eric.Hsieh@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):  Circular sawing  machines 
for wood working, grinding machines an d similar equipment (HS: Chapter 84) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice under the 
Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages in Chin ese, English transl ation available)  
6. Description of content:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu intend to regulate Circul ar sawing machines for wood working, grinding machines and 
similar equipment as commodities subject to in spection. As of 1 July 2012, all such products 
must be inspected by the Bureau of Standard s, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), and must 
conform, where required, to the requirements of the "Safet y Standard of Prevention and 
Guarding Devices - Machinery and Tools" when marketed. The Standard for the aforementioned products where announced by the Council of Labour Affairs on July 27, 
1992, and amended on May 13, 2009. The confor mity assessment procedure for circular 
sawing machines for wood working, grinding ma chines and similar e quipment are under the 
Registration of Product Certif ication (RPC) Scheme. However,  portable circular sawing 
machines for wood working, and the portable grinding machines and similar equipment are 
alternatively subject to the RPC Scheme or Type-approved Batc h Inspection Scheme.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/111 
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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 July 2012 
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 
Tel.:  (+886 2) 2343 1801 
Fax:  (+886 2) 2343 1804 
E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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