. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TPKM/121 
21 May 2012  
 (12-2660) 
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 Tel.:  (+8862) 2343 4510 Fax:  (+8862) 3343 3991 
E-mail:  jack.cheng@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 [   ], 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):  Power Supply products, 
static converters, and chargers for el ectrical motorcycle. (HS:  Chapter 85). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice under the 
Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages, in Chines e, English translation available).      
6. Description of content:  The power supply products and static  converters have been subject 
to mandatory inspection under Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) since D ecember 11, 1996. The original testing 
requirements for power supply pr oducts and static converters co ntain electrical safety and 
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) with st andards of CNS 13438 (harmonized with CISPR 
22 F2005), CNS 14336-1 (harmonized with IEC 60950-1  F2005), CNS 14408 (harmonized 
with IEC 60065  F2001) and IEC 61558-1. TPKM will intend to regulate chargers for 
electrical motorcycles as commodities subject to mandatory inspection. As of 1 January 2013, 
all such chargers for electrical motorcycles will be subject to mandatory inspection by the 
BSMI must conform to the ap plicable electrical safety standard CNS 15425-1 "Electric 
motorcycles conductive charging system-Part 1:  General requirements " and the applicable 
EMC standard CNS 13438 "Information tec hnology equipment - Radio disturbance 
characteristics - Limits and methods of meas urement". Because chargers for electrical G/TBT/N/TPKM/121 
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  motorcycle, power supply products and static c onverters belong to the same C.C.C. Codes. 
TPKM intends to amend the original legal insp ection requirements of power supply products 
and static converters to merge those of chargers for electrical motorcycles. The conformity assessment plan for power supply products, static  converters, and char gers for electrical 
motorcycles is the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 15425-1(2011), CNS 
13438(2006), CNS 14336-1(2010), CNS 14408(2004), IEC 61558-1(2009)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
1 January 2013 
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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