Problems relating to Trade and Investment on Taiwan
19. Industrial standards, approval of safety standards |
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| (1) Undeveloped Standards and Regulations Relative to Electric Vehicles | - Overhaul is insufficient for the infrastructure (such as, standards, regulations, and safety standard) of the electric vehicles (EV). | - In as much as Taiwan is gifted with a fertile soil suited for development of the EV industry, big business opportunities are close at hand. It is requested that GOT overhauls the rules and regulations as soon as possible. | |
| (2) Complex CNS Mark Certification System for LED Lighting Products | - A member firm of JBCTIF must obtain individually the Taiwan original CNS mark certification for sales and distribution of its LED lighting products in Taiwan. It is concerned about the increased cost and time to meet the CNS mark certification requirement, because of the LED's short product cycle that requires fast parts changes. | - It is requested that GOJ and GOT will streamline the testing, inspection, and certification system (TICS) by overhaul of mutual recognition system with the Japan domestic TICS, adoption of common specifications, etc. | - CNS Mark Certification System |
| (3) Conformity Assessment Procedures | - On 8 August 2013, Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) notified WTO TBT on its introduction of conformity assessment procedures (CAP) on hot dip galvanized steel sheet/coil (HDGSS_C). On 25 December 2013, BSMI announced its introduction from 1 March 2013 of conformity assessment procedures on HDGSS_C in draft form Taiwan Gazette (in Chinese only), excluding, however, HDGSS_C destined to (1) re-export and (2) cars/motorcycles manufacture. |
- It is requested that GOT: -- withdraws the notification to WTO TBT, and. -- sets forth appropriate exemption provisions. |
- Products Inspection Law - Products Inspection Registration Law |
| (4) CNS Inspection | - CNS inspection is both costly and time consuming. | - It is requested that GOT allows import into ROC of JIS certified products without inspection in Taiwan. | |
| (5) Inadequate Food Sanitation Control | - Food Sanitation Administration requires improvement, such as problems over impure food oil. | - It is requested that GOT ensures thorough administration of foods in detail. | |
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