Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - Passenger cars, motorcycles, light-duty trucks of a gross weight less than 3,500 kilograms and commercial vehicles

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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):

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Agency responsible:

Energy Administration

Ministry of Economic Affairs

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

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Passenger Cars, Motorcycles, Light-duty Trucks of a Gross Weight Less Than 3,500 Kilograms and Commercial Vehicles

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Draft of Amendment to the Fuel Economy Standards and Regulations on Vehicle Inspection and Administration; (34 page(s), in English), (22 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: Amendments are proposed to be made to the fuel economy standards and management scope for passenger cars, motorcycles, light-duty trucks of a gross weight less than 3,500 kilograms and commercial vehicles

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Energy conservation; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

Energy Management Act

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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

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