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1 June 2022  
(22-4140) 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:   
Water Resource Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs  
12F,No.41 -3, Hsin -Yi Road, Sec 3, Taipei 106, Taiwan  
Telephone: (886 -2) 8941 -5082 
Fax: (886 -2) 8941 -5028 
E-mail:a64p510@wra.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 indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Auto-
Closing Faucet - Other appliances (HS code(s): 848180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Mandatory 
Requirements of Water Efficiency Labeling Products for Water Use Equipment, Sanitary 
Ware or Other Equipment; (2 page(s), in Chinese), (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  To promote the use of water -saving equipment in daily life, the 
Water Resource Agency proposes to designate auto -closing faucet as one of the products 
which s hall have Water Efficiency Labels. It is to be in line with Article 95 -1 of the Water 
Supply Act.  
Auto-closing faucets sold in domestic market shall obtain a license for the use of Water 
Efficiency Label in accordance with the Regulations for the Managemen t of the Water 
Efficiency Label.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Water Conservation and Water Resource Protection ; Consumer information, 
labelling; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  Regulations for the Management of the Water Efficiency Label; 
Water Supply Act  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 July 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  G/TBT/N/TPKM/492  
 
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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  
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) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 2) 2343 1804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_3814_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_3814_00_e.pdf  
 