Proposal for  Legal Inspection of S caffold ing plyw ood, The plyw ood f or concr ete-form  
By the Bur eau of S tandards, Metr ology and Inspe ction (BSMI), Ministry of Econom ic Affairs 
 
 
Backgr ound: 
Scaffolding plywood, the plywood for concrete-for m have been widely used as a kind of  
building materials these days. The public is concerned about  pollution of indoor air by 
formaldehyde em itted from  adhesive bonded wood products  and dem ands res triction  on the use 
of for maldehyde glue in scaf folding plywood, the plywood for concrete-form  products. The 
BSMI, after having consulted with interested parties, intends to regulate label of these products. 
 
Proposed date of implementation:   
‧1 Nove mber 2012 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) cover ed: 
HS/CCCN 4412.10.1 1.00.9 Plywood, veneered panels  and sim ilar lam inated wood, with 
both outer plies of coniferous wood,containing at least one ply 
of ba mboo a nd not containing any layer of particle board 
(inspection scope: Scaf folding plywood, the plyw ood for 
concrete-form ) 
HS/CCCN 4412.10.12.00.8 Plywood, veneered panels  and sim ilar lam inated wood, with 
both outer plies of coniferous wood,containing at least one ply 
of ba mboo a nd at least one layer of particle board (inspection 
scope: Scaf folding plyw ood, the plywood for concrete-form ) 
HS/CCCN 4412.10.91.00.2 Other unfinished plyw ood, veneered panels and sim ilar 
laminated wood,with at least one ply of ba mboo ( inspection 
scope: Scaf folding plyw ood, the plywood for concrete-form ) 
HS/CCCN 4412.10.92.00.1  Other processed plyw ood, veneered panels and sim ilar 
laminated wood,with at least one ply of ba mboo ( inspection 
scope: Scaf folding plyw ood, the plywood for concrete-form ) 
HS/CCCN 4412.31.10.00.5 Other unfinishe d plywood(other than bam boo veneer ), with at 
least one outer ply of tropical wood specified in S ubheading 
Note 1 to this Chapter , each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness  
(inspection scope: Scaf folding plywood, the plyw ood for 
concrete-form )  
HS/CCCN 4412.31.20.00.3  Other proce ssed plywood(other than ba mboo veneer ), with at 
least one outer ply of tropical wood specified in S ubheading 
Note 1 to this Chapter , each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness  
(inspection scope: Scaf folding plywood, the plyw ood for 
concrete-form ) 
HS/CCCN 4412.32.10.00.4  Other unfinished plywood(ot her than bam boo veneer ), with at 
least on e outer ply of non-coniferous wood, each ply not 
exceeding 6 mm thickness (insp ectio n scope: Scaf folding 
 1plywood, the plywood for concrete-for m) 
HS/CCCN 4412.32.20.00.2 Other finished  plywood(other than bam boo vene er ), with at 
least on e outer ply of non-coniferous wood, each ply not 
exceeding 6 mm thickness (insp ectio n scope: Scaf folding 
plywood, the plywood for concrete-for m) 
HS/CCCN 4412.39.10.00.7  Other unfinished plywood( other than bam boo veneer ), with 
both outer p lies of coniferous wood, each ply not exceeding 6  
mm thickness (inspection scope: Scaf folding plywood, the 
plywood for concrete-form ) 
HS/CCCN 4412.39.20.00.5 Other proce ssed plywood(other than bamboo veneer ), with 
both outer p lies of coniferous wood, each ply not exceeding 6  
mm thickness (inspection scope: Scaf folding plywood, the 
plywood for concrete-form ) 
 
Inspection standards:  
CNS 8057, CNS 11670 
 
Inspection items : 
Labeling.  
 
Conformity assessment pr ocedur es: 
Monitoring I nspection. 
Further inform ation is also avai lable on the BSMI web site at 
http://www .bsm i.gov .tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4460&ctNode=81 1&mp=2
 
Rate for  Monitoring Inspection :  
‧2.5‰ of CIF . 
 
Commodity Inspection Mark: 
‧The Roman letter ‘M’  with a designated code, which was au thorized by  the BSMI, printed by the applicant.  
 
 
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