Proposal for  Legal Inspection of Bicy cles for  Young Childr en Commodities 
By the Bur eau of  Standards, Metrology and Inspect ion (BSMI) , Ministry of  Economic Affairs 
 
 
Backgr ound: 
According to statis tical data, there h ave been  5.6 million bicycles  imported in and  exported  
from  Taiwan and approxim ate 950 thousand population riding bicycles in T aiwan. 
Accom panying with the diverse functions for bicycl es, the safety issue has raised th e consum er’ 
concern. In recent years, there have b een lots of  incidents with injury rep orted world wide caused 
by bad design or m anufacture of bicycles for young children. In order to ensure the safety and 
quality  of bicycles for y oung child ren, m any coun tries have conducted mandatory ins pection for 
these products. The BSMI, after having consulted with  interested parties, intends to regulate the 
quality and s afety of these products.  
 
Proposed date of implementation: 1 Sep. 201 1 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) cover ed: 
HS/CCCN 8712.00.10.10.9 Folding bicycles. (Inspecti on scope confined to bicycles for 
young children, with those m aximum height of seat cushion 
between 435 mm  and 635 mm ) 
HS/CCCN 8712.00.10.90.2 Other bicycles . (Inspection scope conf ined to bicycles f or 
young children, with those m aximum height of seat cushion 
between 435 mm  and 635 mm ) 
 
Inspection standards:  
CNS 14976 Cycles - Safety requirem ents for bicycles for young children 
CNS 4797 Safety of toys (General requirem ents) 
CNS 15138 Method of test for determ ination of plasticizers f rom plastic toys 
 
Inspection items : 
• Chemical Materia ls Test: Plasticizers test will be perform ed. 
• Physical Performance Test : The te st will b e performed for all pa rts of  the bicycles f or 
young children, including dim ension test, st ability test, and strength test, etc. 
 
Conformity assessment pr ocedur es: 
Monitoring Inspection and Registration of Pr oduct Certification (RPC) Schem e (Module II + 
III) 
 
• Monitoring  Inspection   
Further inform ation on the two procedures is available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www .bsm i.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem =4460&c tNode=81 1&mp=2
• Registratio n of Pr oduct Certifica tion (RPC) Scheme  
Under this procedure, m anufacturers m ust have  their products type-tested by the BSMI or 
designated testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI (Module II) before applying for 
registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will al so be required to ensure by 
declaration (Module III) that all products m ade at their m anufactur ing facilities  are in 
 1confor mity with the pro totypes submitte d for typ e testing in Module II.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity  Inspection Mark, the letter “R” and the 
identif ication num ber given by the BSMI, af ter they are c ertified and  registe red with th e 
BSMI. These products can then pass throug h custom s directly without any further 
inspection.  The application fee an d annua l fee for RPC is NT$5,000 for each type of 
product,  and a RPC certificate is v alid for three y ears. 
 
Further inform ation on this procedure is al so available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www .bsm i.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem =4452&c tNode=81 1&mp=2
 
Locations to apply for  Monitoring  Inspection or Registration of Pr oduct Certification: 
‧The BSMI or its b ranches.  
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