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15 November 2022  
(22-8501) 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 Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd. Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2)23963360  
Fax: (886 -2)23970715  
Email: allen.kuo@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 indi cated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  - Gas 
meters (HS code(s): 902810)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendments to Technical Specification for Type Approval of Diaphragm Gas Meters; (70 
page(s), in Chinese), (57 page(s) , in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Technical Specification for Type Approval of Diaphragm Gas 
Meters was promulgated and implemented on November 19, 2003, and the latest revision 
date was October 27, 2017. As gas meters with electronic indicatin g devices were recently 
introduced in the domestic market, the BSMI proposes to amend The Technical 
Specification for Type Approval of Diaphragm Gas Meters in accordance with OIML R 
137:2012 to ensure the accuracy of diaphragm gas meters.  
7. Objective and  rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Weights and Measures Act; Enforcement Rules of the Weights and Measures Act.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TPKM/510  
 
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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) 23431916  
Fax: +(886 2) 23431804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_7785_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TPKM/22_7785_00_x.pdf  
 