Hi! All, Thanks for the info. on EMC regulations in Taiwan.
What about Product Safety Regulations in Taiwan? Is there any mandatory requirement especially on mains (AC) operated ITE equipments? Any special labelling needed? If yes, does Taiwan recognise equipments that are already UL, CSA and TUV certified? Thanks in advance. Regards. Loh Weng Wah Creative Technology Ltd List-Post: [email protected] Date: Wed, 11 Jun 97 13:33:42 From: "Mike Kuo" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], "Jim Hulbert" <[email protected]> Subject: Re[2]: EMC REGULATIONS IN TAIWAN Reply-to: "Mike Kuo" <[email protected]> Hi Jim: To answer your questions: Q1:EMC control schedule on the products you mentioned is correct. Q2:There is no grace period. However, there is grace period on labeling requirement. Before Jan.1,1998, BCIQ ID label can be affixed on the packaging box. After Jan.1,1998, BCIQ ID label has to be affixed on the product. Q3:For ITE equipment, if your product already passed CISPR 22 limits, there should be no problem to pass CISPR22/CNS13438. However, the application procedure for BCIQ is very difficult. For Class A device, your user manual can be in English; but for Class B device, your user manual has to be in Chinese. Otherwise, the application will be rejected. In addition, BCIQ does not require schematic diagram but you need to provide functional block diagram w/indication of EMI Emission source and Suppression component. Currently, BCIQ takes 3 - 4 weeks to review the application, there will be a lots of question asked if your manual or paper work is not clear. Regards Mike Kuo / Compliance Consulting Service 1366 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 TEL:(408)752-8166, FAX:(408)752-8168 NVLAP/BCIQ/TUV/AUSTEL/NZ/VCCI accredited laboratory ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: EMC REGULATIONS IN TAIWAN Author: "Jim Hulbert" <[email protected]> X-Resent-To: Multiple Recipients <[email protected]> at internet-mail List-Post: [email protected] Date: 6/5/97 4:17 PM Greetings everyone! I have read in the Compliance Engineering 1997 Reference Guide (and I'm sure that most of you have, too) that Taiwan is implementing EMC regulations which require a type-approval certificate from the Bureau of Commodity Inspection and Quarantine (BCIQ) for just about any electronic product. According to the article, only emissions are covered at this time and, like other countries entering the EMC regulation arena, the IEC/CISPR standards are being copied. However, the article also states that the BCIQ presently only accepts test data from BCIQ accredited laboratories and that these laboratories only exist in Taiwan. (Does this sound like protectionism?) They are apparently phasing in mandatory compliance for different product categories: January 1, 1997 for copiers, July 1, 1997 for ITE, fax machines, TV's/radios, January 1, 1998 for appliances, phones and audio equipment, and July 1, 1998 for everything else. Question #1: Can anyone confirm that the above information is still accurate (i.e. that the situation hasn't changed since the article was written)? Question #2: Does anyone know if there is a "grace period" for products already being marketed in Taiwan? Question #3: Can anyone give us an idea how difficult it may be to obtain the BCIQ type-approval certificate? Thank you. ______________________________________________________________________ Jim Hulbert Tel: 203-924-3621 Senior Engineer - EMC Fax: 203-924-3352 Pitney Bowes email: [email protected] P.O. Box 3000 35 Waterview Drive Shelton, CT 06484-8000 U.S.A.
