Download G/TBT/N/TPKM/258 - 1 - NOTIFICATION The following notification is

G/TBT/N/TPKM/258
9 December 2016
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6
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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):
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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) 2343-4539
Fax: (886-2) 3343-3991
E-mail: Chip.Chen@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:
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 40 items of electrical
products
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Public Notice
under the Commodity Inspection Act (10 pages, in English; 13 pages, in Chinese)
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Description of content: In order to encourage industries to reduce the use of restricted
chemical substances in electrical products and to control the restricted chemical
substances at each stage of the supply chain and life cycle of electrical products, also to
promote the awareness of consumers on effective utilization of resources and reduction of
environmental burden, the BSMI proposes that manufacturers or importers shall follow the
requirements stipulated in Section 5 "Marking of presence" of CNS 15663(2013) and
clearly mark "the presence condition of restricted substances" (i.e. Marking of presence)
on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of 40 items of electrical products.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where
applicable: To enhance consumer protection and reduce the use of restricted chemical
hazardous substances of electrical products. Protection of the environment
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Relevant documents:
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The Commodity Inspection Act
CNS 546(2004)
CNS 675(2004)
CNS 679(1998)
CNS 695(1987)
CNS 696(1984)
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CNS 1056(2011)
CNS 1057(2001)
CNS 1488(1993)
CNS 3199(1994)
CNS 3264(2001)
CNS 3301(1989)
CNS 3615(2013)
CNS 3618(1992)
CNS 3765(2005)
CNS 5422(2006)
CNS 5747(2004)
CNS 6070(1986)
CNS 6556(1984)
CNS 6797(1991)
CNS 7781( 1987)
CNS 8379(1995)
CNS 8559(1987)
CNS 8799(1990)
CNS 9811(2001)
CNS 9812(1995)
CNS 10314(1983)
CNS 10599(2004)
CNS 10609(1995)
CNS 10610(1095)
CNS 10741(2004)
CNS 11010(2013) Sections 8.11 & 8.14, and the value of Est,24 must meet the
requirements of Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) of Electric Storage
Water Heaters
CNS 13438(2006)
CNS 13783-1(2004)
CNS 14115(2004)
CNS 14115(2009)
CNS 14335(1999)
CNS 14400(2012)
CNS 14576(2007)
CNS 14816-2(2004)
CNS 15436(2012)
CNS 15630(2012)
IEC 61008-1(2002)
IEC 61009-1(2003)
IEC 60227-1(1998)
IEC 60227-3(1997)
IEC 60227-4(1997)
IEC 60227-5(2003)
IEC 60227-6(2001)
IEC 60227-7(2003)
IEC 60245-1(2003)
IEC 60245-4(2004)
IEC 60320-1(2001)
IEC 60335-2-21(2004)
IEC 60335-2-40(2005)
IEC 60598-2-1(1979)
IEC 60598-2-2(1979)
IEC 60598-2-4(1994)
IEC 60598-2-6(1994)
IEC 60598-2-11(2005)
IEC 60598-2-20(1998)
IEC 60598-2-23(1996)
IEC 60669-1(2003)
IEC 60745-1(2002)
IEC 60745-2-1(2003)
IEC 60745-2-3(1995)
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IEC 60898-1(2003)
Section 5 "Marking of presence" of CNS 15663(2013)
Proposed date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: 01 January 2018
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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification
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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
TPKM 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) 3343-5191
Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw
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