G/TBT/N/TPKM/504  
13 September 2022  
(22-6771) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 3343 -2264 
Fax: (886 -2) 3343 -3991 
E-mail: shogi.chu@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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Other 
switches (HS code(s): 853650); - - Other (HS code(s): 853669); - - Fitted with connectors 
(HS code(s): 854442)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Plugs and Socket -Outlets for Fixed 
Wiring and 7 Other Power Distribution Products; (6 page(s), in Chi nese), (7 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Plugs and socket outlets for fixed wiring are having more and 
more diversified functions, e.g., wireless control, timing control, and induction control. 
Household switches for fixed wiring are grad ually being replaced by electronic switches. 
As a result of risk assessment, BSMI proposes to add 8 products for fixed wiring with 
wireless control, wired network control, timing control, voice control, motion sensing, light 
sensing, and electricity calcul ation functions into the scope of legal inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TPKM/504  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The Commodity Inspection Act;  
CNS 690 (2016);  
CNS 15767 -1(2014);  
CNS 15767 -2-5(2014);  
CNS 15767 -2-7(2016);  
CNS 15872(2016);  
CNS 6797(1991);  
CNS 60799(2016);  
IEC 60320 -1(2001);  
CNS 61242(2016);  
CNS 695(1987);  
CNS 60669 -1(2020);  
IEC 60669 -2-1(2021);  
CNS 15663(2013) Section 5 "Marking of presence"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
No. 4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist.  
Taipei City 100 , Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 -2) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 2) 23431804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_6107_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_6107_00_x.pdf