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1 November 2023  
(23-7374) 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)  
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:   
Please submit comments to: WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
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):  Water 
Meters ( For cold potable water meters only)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendment to Technical Specification for the Verification and Inspection o f Water Meters; 
(9 page(s), in English), (15 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) 
proposes to amend the "Technical Specification for the Verification and Inspection of 
Water Meters." The proposed changes are in accordance with the provisions of OIML 
R49:2013. The major changes involve:  
1. Scope of water meters subject to this Technical Specification;  
2. Definition of terms; and  
3. Technical requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
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:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/TPKM/532  
 
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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) 23431804  
Email: tbtenq@bsmi.gov.tw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TPKM/23_13260_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TPKM/23 _13260_00_x.pdf  
 