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9 December 2019  
(19-8446) 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:   
Bureau of Energy  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
12F, 2 Fu -Hsing North Road, Taipei, 104, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2772 -1370  
Fax: (886 -2) 2711 -5891 
E-mail: energy@moeaboe.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): Electric 
storage tank boiling water heaters; (HS: 851610)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Requirements 
on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Indication, and Inspection 
for Electric Storage Tank Boiling Water Heaters (Draft) (1 page(s), in English; 1 page(s), 
in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The Bureau of Energy propo ses to set up the minimum energy 
efficiency requirement for electric storage tank boiling water heaters to improve energy 
efficiency.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy conservation  
8. Relevant do cuments:   
Energy Administration Act; CNS 12623 (Electric storage tank boiling water heaters)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TPKM/394  
 
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  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  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel.: (+886 2) 2343 1813  
Fax: (+886 2) 2343 1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_6980_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org /crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_6980_00_e.pdf  
 