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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) 2343-4510
Fax:(886-2) 3343-3991
E-mail: Jackson.chang@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): 5 types of secondary lithium cells and batteries products - Other accumulators (HS: 850780; ICS: 13.220, 29.220).
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for amendment to legal inspection requirements for 5 types of secondary lithium cells and batteries (2 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in Chinese)
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Description of content: The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes that 5 types of secondary lithium cells and batteries shall be subject to border control by amending their corresponding Commodity Classification Code (C.C.C. Code). This measure intends to respond to the high rates of non-compliance for secondary lithium cells and batteries in order to protect consumers from potential fire hazards.
The conformity assessment procedure for such products will be under the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme or Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety
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Relevant documents: The Commodity Inspection Act; CNS 14336-1 (2010); CNS 13438 (2006); CNS 15364 (2013); CNS 15424-1 (2015); CNS 15424-2 (2015); CNS 15387 (2015)
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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2019
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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:
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) 2343-1916
Fax: (886-2)2343-1804
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_1088_00_e.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TPKM/18_1088_00_x.pdf
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