. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TPKM/1
21 May 2002
(02-2790)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (TPKM)
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, Ministry of
Economic Affairs (BSMI, MOEA)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated 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):   Gas cylinders which
have the full load of liquefied petroleum gases and of a kind used for portable gas cookers,
torches or refilling lighters.  (CCCN  2711.13.00.00-1B for liquefied butane fuel,
CCCN 271.19.10.00-3B for petroleum gases fuel in the liquefied state [mixed liquefiedpropane and butane], CCCN 2901.10.20.00-0B for butane fuel)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   T h e  G o v e r n m e n t
Proposal for the mandatory inspection of the gas cylinders which have the full load of
liquefied petroleum gases and of a kind used for portable gas cookers, torches or refilling
lighters.  (1 page, in Chinese).
The TPKM Chinese National Standard CNS 14530 'Gas Cylinders for Portable Gas Cooker'
(Chinese, 6 pages), and Sections 4, 5.6 and 9 of CNS 12951 'Liquefied petroleum gases'
(6 pages, in Chinese)
6. Description of content:
(1) Inspection Scope:  gas cylinders which have the full load of liquefied petroleum
gases and of a kind used for portable gas cookers, torches or refilling lighters.
(2) Inspection standard:  The TPKM Chinese National Standard CNS 14530 'Gas
Cylinders for Portable Gas Cooker' (published date:  6 March 2001), and Sections 4,
5.6 and 9 of CNS 12951 'Liquefied petroleum gases' (published date:  17 January1992).
(3) The above-mentioned products shall not be imported into or marketed within the
TPKM's territory unless they have passed type-test and have been certified by the
BSMI.  The importers or domestic manufacturers must submit applications to the
BSMI for certifications of their products.G/TBT/N/TPKM/1
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Please see section 5
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }January 2003
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           