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4 September 2019  
(19-5672) 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:   
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 23431773  
Fax: (886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail: Endi.tsai@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 indi cated 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 applicabl e): Personal 
eye-protection for pedal cyclists and for users of skates, skateboards and roller skates; 
Other (HS 900490)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
legal inspection of eye -protection for protective helmets used in cycling, skating, 
skateboarding and roller skating (2 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  Along with the popularity of cycling, skating, ska teboarding and 
roller skating as recreational activities, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
(BSMI) proposes to require that eye -protection attached to protective helmets used in 
cycling, skating, skateboarding and roller skating shall compl y with safety standards to 
protect consumers eyes from impact hazards. The conformity assessment procedure will 
be RPC Scheme (Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII) or Batch -by-Batch Inspection Scheme.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 13371  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2020  G/TBT/N/TPKM/387  
 
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  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  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100,Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1813 
Fax : (886 -2) 2392 -1804 
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_4835_00_e.pdf  
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