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23 July 2020  
(20-5043) 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 -1779 
Fax:(886 -2) 3343 -3991  
E-mail: alan.wen@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 indica ted 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):  Hot-dip 
galvanized steel pipes  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for 
Legal Inspection Requirements for Hot -dip Galvanized Steel Pipes (2 page(s), in English; 
1 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of  content:  With a view to ensuring the safety of steels used in public 
construction, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) intends to 
regulate hot -dip galvanized steel pipes. The conformity assessment procedure for all such 
products will be Registration of Product Certification.  
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 2606(2016), CNS 4626(2012), and CNS 6445(2012)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TPKM/423  
 
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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:   
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection  
Ministry of Economic Affairs  
4 Chinan Road, Section 1  
Taipei City, 100 Taiwan  
+(886 -2) 33435140; +(886 2) 234 3 1813  
+(886 2) 2343 1804 (Fax)  
tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members .wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TPKM/20_4395_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TPKM/20_4395_00_x.pdf   
 