. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/67 
22 January 2009  
 (09-0262) 
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 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 1907 Fax: (+8862) 3343 3991 E-mail: wen.le@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 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Radio navigational aid 
apparatus (inspection scope: th ose only vehicle Global Positioni ng System (GPS) receivers  
or handheld GPS receivers ) (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 Chinese).  
6. Description of content:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Kinmen and Matsu 
intends to regulate radio navigational aid appa ratus (inspection scope: only vehicle Global 
Positioning System (GPS ) receiver or handheld GPS receiv er) as commodities subject to 
inspection. As of 1 July 2009, all such produc ts must be inspected by the Bureau of 
Standards, Metrology and Inspection, and must  conform to the safety and EMC inspection 
requirements when imported or marketed. All the technical requirements for the aforementioned products are CNS standards that ha ve been harmonized wi th relevant IEC or 
CISPR standards.  This notice also provides the applicable conformity assessment procedures.  
Two alternative conformity as sessment procedures  are available to manufacturers and 
importers at their choice, namely the Registra tion of Product Certification (RPC) or the Type-
approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme.  G/TBT/N/TPKM/67 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 13438 (2006), CNS 14336 
(2005), CNS 13439 (2004), CNS 14408 (2004)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
1 July 2009 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ 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 1814 Fax: (+886 2) 2343 1804 E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw 
And: here