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31 March 2021  
(21-2650) 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  
13F, No. 2 Fu -Hsing North Road, Taipei City 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 applicable):  Microwave 
ovens (CCCN 8516.50.00.00.0); Microwave ovens (HS 851650)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of the 
Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Indication, 
and Inspec tion for Microwave Ovens (2 page(s), in English; 1 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The Bureau of Energy intends to draft the ''Requirements on 
Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Indication, and Inspection for 
Microwave Ovens'' to strengthen the energy efficiency supervision and the inspection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy conservation; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Energy Administration Act;  
• CNS 60705 (Household microwave ovens -Methods for measuring performance);  
• CNS 62301 (Household electrical appliances − Measurement of standby power)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TPKM/456  
 
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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 
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) 3343 -5140  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 -1804  
E-mail: tbtenq@b smi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_2265_00_x.  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TPKM/21_2265_00_e.pdf  
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