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 Proposal  for Legal Inspection Requirements  for Folding Tables  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspe ction is proposing to regulate the safety of folding 
tables, which were involved in a number of incidents in recent years and resulted in injuries or 
deaths of children. The requirements will be applied to folding tables with height above 60 cm, 
which shal l comply with CNS 15185: 2019. The conformity assessment procedure will be 
Registration of Product Certification (Module II -type test and Module III -declaration of conformity).  
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
1 February  2020 
 
Products (HS/CCC codes) covered and the applicable inspection st andard s: 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  Conformity Assessment 
Procedures  C.C.C. Code (the first 6 
digits being the same as 
HS Code)  (for Reference)  
Folding tables 
( inspection scope:  
operating height above 
60 cm  ) CNS 15185 : 2019 Registration o f Product 
Certification (Module II and 
Module III)  9403.10.00.00  
9403.20.00.00  
9403.30.10.00  
9403.30.90.00  
9403.40.10.00  
9403.40.90.00  
9403.50.10.00  
9403.50.90.00  
9403.60.10.00  
9403.60.90.00  
9403.70.00.00A  
9403.82.10.00  
9403.82.90.00  
9403.83.10.00  
9403.83. 90.00  
9403.89.10.00  
9403.89.20.00  
9403.89.90.00  
The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
 
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme  (Module II+ III)  
Under this procedure, manufacturers must have their products type-tested by the BSMI or designated 
testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI (Module II) before applying for registration of their 
products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ensure by declaration (Module III) that all 
products made at their manufacturing facilities are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type 
testing in Module II.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark, the letter “R” and the identification 
number given by the BSMI, after they are c ertified and registered with the BSMI. These products can 
then pass through customs directly without any further inspection. The application fee and annual fee for 
RPC are both NT$5,000 for each type of product, and a RPC certificate is valid for 3 years.  
 
 2 
 Locatio ns to apply for Type Testing:  
BSMI -designated testing laboratories.  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification : 
The BSMI or his branch offices.  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification : 
Fourteen working days. (Th is period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficiencies in the documents or samples .) 
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. Either imported or domestic manufactured commodities subject to this proposal shall conform to 
inspection requirements when this proposal enters into force on  1 February  2020. The applicable 
conformity assessment schemes are the Registration of Product Certification (RPC).  
2. Upon the data of publication of this proposal, the BSMI will  accept applications for registration of 
product. After the BSMI completes the review procedure and approves the application, the product 
registration certificate(s) will be issued and valid for 3 years starting from the issue date.  
3. “C02” is the import reg ulation code of the commodities subjected to this proposal.  
4. Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark, the letter “ R” and the identification 
number given by the BSMI . 
5. The inspection standards shall be the latest version of standards as of the date this public notice to be 
adopted. When the applicable standard is revised or amended, the date of applying the revised or amended 
standard shall be decided and announced by the BSMI.  
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference o nly. The commodities whose  product  name 
listed in the table but not belong to the C.C.C. Codes for reference after being recognized by the Customs 
Administration, Ministry of Finance, or Bureau of Foreign  Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs shall still 
complete the inspection procedure s before entering  into the market . 