  
./.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/10.7/N/47 
30 November 2004 
 (04-5199) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
            
  
AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES 
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS 
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 
 
Notification
 
   Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any other country or countries on issues related to  technical regulations, standards or conformity 
assessment procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to the 
agreement shall notify other Members through the Secr etariat of the products to be covered by the 
agreement and include a brief description of th e agreement."  The following notification under 
Article  10.7 has been received.   
1. Member notifying:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
 PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
 
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement:  Exchange of Letters between the Taipei 
Economic and Cultural Office in Australia and the Australian Commerce and Industry 
Office concerning Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Equipment subject to Electro-
Magnetic Compatibility Regulations  
3. Parties to the Agreement:  The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen 
 and Matsu, Australia 
 
4. Date of entry into force of the Agreement:  15 July 2004 
 
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading): 
This Arrangement applies to electrical and el ectronic products that have been announced by 
both Parties as subject to import inspection.  
6. Subject matter covered by the Agreemen t (technical regulations, standards or 
 conformity assessment procedures):  Conformity Assessment Procedures (test reports)  
7. Brief description of the Agreement:  This Arrangement covers electrical and electronic 
products from the Parties to the Arrangement.  The Parties will mutually accept test reports 
for the specified electrical and electronic products issued by designated Conformity 
Assessment Bodies of each Party as demonstration of compliance with technical regulations, specifications and standards lis ted in Attachments of the Arrangement. G/TBT/10.7/N/47 
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8. Further information available from:   
 
WTO TBT Enquiry Point The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection Ministry of Economic Affairs 
4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan 
 Telephone: +(886-2) 3343-5115 Fax:  +(886-2) 2343-1804 E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw 
 
 