. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/34 
19 September 2006 
 (06-4459) 
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:    
Department of Commerce 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
No.15, Fujhou Street, Taipei, 100 
TAIWAN 
Telephone: (+886 2) 2321 2200 ext. 328 
Fax:  (+886 2) 2392 2944  E-mail:  jphsiung@moea.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 [   ], 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):   1.Tops (shirts, suits, 
blazers, jackets, sweaters, vests and blouses), Bo ttoms (slacks, skirts and culottes).  2. Long 
apparel (dresses, coats, robes and formal w ear).  3. Swimsuits, Underwear and Pyjamas.
4. Hosiery, handkerchiefs, ties, scarves, gloves and hats. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendments to the 
Labelling Criteria for Apparel and Garments 
6. Description of content:   The Labelling Criteria for Appare l and Garments was amended in 
August 2006 to add a requirement for the la belling of telephone numbers of manufacturers 
or importers so as to provide the consumer s with the necessary information about the 
products.  The labelling of this additional info rmation is required to be labelled on the body 
of products in the form of sewing tags or hang-on tags or labelled on the inner or outer 
wrappers.  
In addition, the labelling of country of origin  shall be made in the form of sewing tags, 
together with other information such as fiber c ontents and care instructions, in a manner that 
the tags are placed in conspicuous place and th e labelled information is not worn-out or 
becomes indelible after washing.  The country of  origin and other information shall also be 
labelled on the outside package for packaged apparel and garments. G/TBT/N/TPKM/34 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer information 
8. Relevant documents:   The Commodity Labelling Law 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    16 August 2006 
16 August 2007 
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  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  Ministry of Economic Affairs 4 Chinan Road, Section 1 
Taipei, 100, Taiwan 
 Tel.: (+886-2) 2343-1814 Fax: (+886-2) 2343-1804 E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw 
English translation available at: 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/upload/b05/TBT/membercon/LABELLINGCRITERIAFORAPPA
RELANDGARMENTS.pdf