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26 May 2020  
(20-3815) 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)  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
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:   
No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.  
Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan  
Tel: (886 -2) 2343 -4541 
Fax: (886 -2) 2392 -2402 
E-mail: jay.chiu@bsmi.gov.tw  
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):  
Bedside  sleepers CCCN: 9403.20.00.00 -1B, 9403.50.10.00 -2B, 9403.50.90.00 -5B; 
Other  metal  furniture (HS 940320); Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom 
(HS 940350)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Legal Inspection Requirements for Bedside Sleepers (2 page(s), in English; 1 page(s), in 
Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  In response to the concerns raised by the public  about the safety 
of bedside sleepers due to incidents in recent years that resulted in severe injuries to 
infants, the Bureau of standards, Metrology and Inspection intends to regulate the safety 
and quality of bedside sleepers. The conformity assessment procedure is either Type 
Approved Batch -by-Batch Inspection or Registration of Product Certification (Module 
2+Module 3).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality r equirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Commodity Inspection Act, CNS 16044  G/TBT/N/TPKM/415  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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  
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@bsmi.g ov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TPKM/20_3408_00_e.pdf  
https:// members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TPKM/20_3408_00_x.pdf  
 