. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TPKM/14 
1 June 2004 
 (04-2325) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Ministry of Transportation and Communications 
2 Changsha Street, Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan Telephone:  (886-2) 2349-2151 Fax:  (886-2) 2389-9887 E-mail:  fs_lin@motc.gov.tw  Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Motor vehicles and their 
components including installation of lighting and light-signalling devices, retro-reflecting 
devices, headlamps, direction indicators, front  position lamps, rear position lamps, stop 
lamps, S3 stop lamps, end-outline marker lamps,  head restraints, front fog lamps, reversing 
lamps, audible warning devices, filament lamps, safety glazing materials, retro-reflective markings, rear-view mirrors, parking lamps, side marker lamps, gas-discharge headlamp 
unit, tires, speedometer, braking, anti-lock sy stem, door latches and retention components, 
safety-belt anchorages and restraint systems, s eat anchorages and head restraints, steering 
equipment, symbols on driver-operated controls  of motorcycles, the protection of occupants 
in the event of a frontal or lateral collision, steering control system, and the protection of 
driver against the steering mech anism in the event of impact. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Public Notice under 
the Directions for the Safety Type Approval and Conformity of Motor Vehicle Production, 
and the Directions for the Safety Type Approval and Conformity of Motor Vehicle 
Component Production (Five pages in Chinese, English translation available). 
6. Description of content:   Revisions are proposed to current technical regulations on 
vehicles and vehicle components in order to harmonize with UNECE safety regulations.  40 UNECE regulations will be intr oduced from 1 January 2006. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
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8. Relevant documents:   The ECE Regulations including R3, R5, R6, R7, R11, R12, R13, 
R13H, R14, R16, R17, R19, R23, R25, R28, R30, R31, R37, R39, R43, R46, R48, R50, 
R53, R54, R60, R74, R77, R78, R79, R80, R 81, R91, R94, R95, R98, R99, R104, R112 and 
R113. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   30 July 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, 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 
 Telephone: (886-2) 3343-5115 Fax:  (886-2) 2343-1804 E-mail:  tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
 
 