Ministry of Economic Affairs R.O.C.(Taiwan)
Laws and Regulations Retrieving System

Article 1
This Act is set up for the purpose of the establishment and use of uniform standards in order to
promote standardization; to pursue quality improvement for products, processes, and services; to
increase productivity; and to ensure adequacy of production, transportation, marketing and
consumption so as to promote public safety.

Article 2
The competent authority to enforce this Act is the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
The MOEA will appoint a specific agency to carry out mandated matters of standardization.
Where provisions set forth in this Act involve other government agencies, the competent authority
shall consult and coordinate with the concerned government agencies.

Article 3
The following terms, when used in this Law, shall have the meaning ascribed to them hereafter:
1.Standard: a document approved by a recognized body and established by consensus, that provides,
for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes
or services.
2.Certification: a procedure by which an independent third party gives written assurance that a
product, process or service conforms to specified requirements.
3.Accreditation: a procedure by which the competent authority gives formal recognition that a person
or body is competent to carry out specific tasks.
4.Group Standard: a standard that is established or adopted by a professional association or body.
5.National Standard: a standard that is established or adopted by the government agency that regulates
standards (the standards body) pursuant to this Act, and is made available to the public.
6.International Standard: a standard that is adopted by an international standardizing/standards
organization and made available to the public.

Article 4
National Standards are implemented on a voluntary basis. Where all or part of a national standard has
been referenced in regulations by the competent authorities of jurisdiction over specific business,
such regulations shall apply.

Article 5
Items covered by national standards are as follows:
1.category, grade, performance, composition, structure, form, dimension, type, quality, durability or
safety, and marking of a product.
2.method of design, drawing, production, storage, transportation or use of a product, or safety and
hygienic conditions during the process of its production, storage or transportation.
3.category, grade, performance, structure, form, dimension or method of a product’s packaging.
4.method of inspection, analysis, appraisement, examination or testing of a product, engineering work
or environmental protection.
5.terms, abbreviations, symbols, codes, constant or unit relating to a product, engineering technology
or environmental protection.
6.design, drawing or construction methods or safety conditions of an engineering work.
7.all other items where standardization is appropriate.

Article 6
The standards body shall establish the National Standards Review Council (hereinafter referred to as
“Review Council”) and National Standards Technical Committees (hereinafter referred to as “Technical
Committees”) based on different categories of specialties. They will be responsible for reviewing and
making suggestions on matters relevant to national standards.
The Review Council and the Technical Committees may, when necessary, set up Sub-Committees or Working
Groups based on different categories of specialties.

Article 7
The procedure of establishing national standards is as follows:
1.submitting a proposal
2.drafting
3.soliciting comments
4.review
5.determination
6.approval and promulgation
The competent authority shall stipulate measures for the procedure of establishing national standards,
as well as procedures for amendment, reaffirmation and revocation of national standards.

Article 8
The standards body may adopt related international standards or domestic group standards that already
exist when the scope, grade, condition and level of application are appropriate to domestic circumstances.
National standards that are adopted in accordance with the preceding paragraph may bypass the procedures
required in subparagraphs 2 and 3, paragraph 1, Article 7.

Article 9
The standards body shall reaffirm national standards for which no proposal for amendment has been
submitted within five years after their adoption. The same applies to national standards that have been
so affirmed.

Article 10
The standards body shall, based on its mandate or upon application, designate national standards items
for implementing certification activities after review of the Review Council. Such designation may be
revoked after review of the Review Council, where necessary.
The national standards items designated or revoked as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be
announced to the public by the standards body by public notice.

Article 11
The standards body may, upon a manufacturer’s application, implement certification activities for
designated national standards items as mentioned in the preceding Article. Those that have met the
certification requirements and procedures will be permitted to use the Chinese National Standards Mark
(CNS Mark).
The competent authority shall consult and coordinate with related competent authorities to establish
regulations governing the certification requirements, procedures, the CNS Mark pattern and the use of
CNS Mark referred to in the preceding paragraph.
Use of the CNS Mark in ways other than those complying with the first paragraph of this Article shall
be prohibited.
Use of the CNS Mark in violation of the second paragraph of this Article may result in revocation of
the permission to use the CNS Mark. Once the permission is revoked, use of the CNS Mark shall be
discontinued.

Article 12
The applicant shall be responsible for payment of related fees for the CNS Mark.
Once permission for use of the CNS Mark has been granted, an applicant shall pay related fees for any
checks required during the period when the CNS Mark is in use.
The competent authority shall determine the items and fees referred to in the preceding two paragraphs.

Article 13
The competent authority may determine incentive measures for establishing and promoting standards.

Article 14
The competent authority may commission non-profit standardization accreditation bodies to conduct
accreditation activities.
The competent authority shall stipulate enforcement rules for implementing the accreditation and
standardization activities referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 15
The standards body shall set up or designate an enquiry point to provide services concerning the supply
of documentation and information related to standards or certification.

Article 16
Unauthorized use of the CNS Mark in violation of paragraphs 3 or 4 of Article 11 shall be imposed with
a fine in an amount of not less than NT$100,000, but not more than NT$500,000, if rectification of the
violation is not completed within a given time limit as required by the standards body. The fine may
be further imposed again for each successive violation of the same nature until rectified.
If the fine imposed in accordance with the preceding paragraph has not been paid within the given time
 limit as required, the case shall be referred to the legal system.

Article 17
The standards body shall publish the names, addresses and products of the violators, or undertake
necessary measures, in the event of illegal and unauthorized use of the CNS Mark that is deemed could
damage or have potential damage to the life, body, health or property of consumers.

Article 18
The enforcement rules of this Act shall be prescribed by the competent authority.

Article 19
This Act shall come into effect from the date of promulgation.