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4 June 2019  
(19-3808) 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:   
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4, Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City 100  
Taiwan  
Tel.: (886 -2) 2343 -1541 
Fax: (886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail: jay.chiu@bsmi.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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Erasers; 
- Office or school supplies (HS 392610); - Other (HS 400690); -- Erasers (HS 401692)  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Amendment to Legal Inspection of Eraser (1 page(s), in English; 1 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  Erasers have been subject to mandatory inspection under the 
Commodity Inspectio n Act since 1 October 2011. As the inspection standard, CNS 6856, 
was revised and published in 2018, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
intends to adopt the updated version. The changes mainly involve the requirement for 
phthalates. Instead of specifying the limits in Section 3.3, the new version makes 
reference to CNS 15527 "General Safety Requirements for Stationery." Section 3.3 of 
CNS 15527 reduces the scope of restricted phthalates by deleting DMP and DEP. As a 
result, the sum of total m ixture of 6 phthalates (DEHP,DBP,BBP,DINP,DIDP and DNOP) 
shall not be over 0.1% (wt/wt).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 6856, CNS 15527 (Section 3.3), Labeling 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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  
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.wt o.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_3253_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TPKM/19_3253_00_e.pdf  
 