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Title: Fee-charging Standards for Measuring Instruments Ch
Date: 2018.06.22
Legislative: 1.Amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 20 January 1999.
2.Table 1 referred to in Article 13 amended and promulgated by Ministerial
Order on 1 September 1999.
3.Table 2 referred to in Article 5 amended and promulgated, and Articles 14-1,
14-2 and 14-3 added by Ministerial Order on 12 January 2000.
4.Articles 3-1 and 3-2 added and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 11
October 2000.
5.Table 2 referred to in Article 5 amended and promulgated, and Articles 14-4,
14-5 and 14-6 added by Ministerial Order on 26 December 2001.
6.33 Articles amended and promulgated in full by Ministerial Order on
8 October 2003.
7.Rename of the title, Articles 1, 2, 3, 19 and 33 amended; and Articles
29-1, 32-1, and Table 11 referred to in 32-2 added by Ministerial Order
on 28 January 2004.
8.Table 1 and Table 9 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on
2 May 2005.
9.Table 1,Table 6, Table 9 and Table 10 amended and promulgated by
Ministerial Order on 3 July 2006.
10.Articles 10, 24, 26 and Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and
promulgated , and Articles 22-1 added by Ministerial Order on 29 December
2006.
11.Articles 4, 7, 9, 21 , Table 9 and Table 10 amended and promulgated by
Ministerial Order on 29 June 2007.
12.Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial
Order on 14 February 2008.
13.Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial
Order on 22 January 2009.
14.Articles 22, 24 and Table 1 referred to in Article 6, Table 6 referred to in
Article 14, Table 8 referred to in Article 23, Table 9 referred to in Article
28 amended and promulgated , and Article 22-2 added by Ministerial Order
on 11 March 2010.
15.Articles 17 and Table 1 referred to in Article 6, Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 15 June 2010.
16.Articles30, 32-3 and Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 25 April 2011.
17.Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 3 February 2012.
18.Articles 3, 5,33 and Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated, and Article 32-4 and Table 12 referred to in 32-4 added by Ministerial Order on 25 April 2013.
19.Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 10 January 2014
20.Articles 17 and Table 9 referred to in Article 28, Table 12 referred to in Article 32-4 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 27 December 2014.
21.Articles 16, 19 and Table 6, 7 referred to in Article 14, Table 9 referred to in Article 28, Table 12 referred to in Article 32-4 amended and promulgated, and Articles 18-1, 26-1 added by Ministerial Order on 15 February 2016.
22.Articles 4 and Table 9 referred to in Article 28, Table 12 referred to in Article 32-4 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 28 April 2017.
23.Table 3 referred to in Article 9, Table 5 referred to in Article 11 and Table 9 referred to in Article 28 amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 22 June 2018.
Content:

Chapter I General Principles

Article 1
These Regulations are established in accordance with Article 59 of the Weights and
Measures Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and Article 7 of the Statutory Fees
Act.

Article 2
The verification body as referred to in these Regulations shall mean the dedicated weights
and measures authority, its braches, or any other government agencies (institutions) or
organizations commissioned by the dedicated weights and measures authority.

Article 3
The fees for weights and measuring instruments as referred to in these Regulations shall
mean the following:
1.Verification fee;
2.Appraisal fee;
3.Type approval fee;
4.Assessment fee;
5.Calibration fee;
6.Certificate and License fee;
7.Permit fee;
8.Registration fee; and
9.Calibration fee for weights.
10.Certification Fee
Fees shall be collected in New Taiwan Dollars. The total sum shall be rounded-up to the
closest dollar value.

Chapter II Verification Fee

Article 4
An NTD 500 on-site verification fee for each person each time shall be collected by the
verification agency (institution) for dispatching its personnel to conduct verification
at the site of storage place of measuring instruments in accordance with Article 8 of the
Regulations Governing Verification and Inspection of Measuring Instruments, except that
the verification agency (institution) dispatch its personnel to perform the official
business at the site of storage or installation place of measuring instruments where they
receive an application for verification then and complete the verification within the same
day.
If the personnel performing the official business as referred to in the preceding paragraph
cannot commute to the place of verification and back within the same day or has to commute
between different branches, the on-site fees shall be collected in accordance with the costs
and expenses set forth in the Directions Governing Domestic Business Travel Expenses.

Article 5
The verification fee for taximeters shall be NTD 35 per set of stationed taximeters and
NTD 200 for simulated-road verification and road verification per set.
In item (1), the verification fee for simulated-road verification and road verification
shall come into force on 1 July 2013.

Article 6
The verification fees for weighing instrument are shown in Annex 1.
Annex 1:Verification Feesfor Weighing Instruments.pdf
Annex 1:Verification Feesfor Weighing Instruments.doc

Article 7
The verification fee for non invasive automated sphygmomanometers is NTD 15 per set.

Article 8
The verification fees for metal graduated measuring pails and tanks are shown in Annex 2.
Annex 2:Verification Fees for Metal Graduated Measuring Pails and Tanks.pdf
Annex 2:Verification Fees for Metal Graduated Measuring Pails and Tanks.doc

Article 9
The verification fees for diaphragm gas meters are shown in Annex 3. If the applicant
requests for verification conducted with its own verification equipment and the verification
is conducted one by one by the dedicated weights and measures authority or its branches, the
verification fee shall be charged in the amount of two-fifths of the total verification fee
payable for the declared quantity of measuring instruments under application.
Annex 3:Verification FeesforDiaphragm Gas Meters.pdf
Annex 3:Verification FeesforDiaphragm Gas Meters.doc

Article 10
The verification fees for water meters are shown in Annex 4. If the applicant requests for
verification conducted with its own verification equipment and the verification is conducted
one by one by the dedicated weights and measures authority or its branches, the verification
fee shall be charged in the amount of two-fifths of the total verification fee payable for
the declared quantity of measuring instruments under application.
Annex 4:Verification Feesfor Water Meters.pdf
Annex 4:Verification Feesfor Water Meters.doc

Article 11
The verification fees for oil meters are shown in Annex 5.
Annex 5:Verification FeesforOil Meters.pdf
Annex 5:Verification FeesforOil Meters.doc

Article 12
The verification fee for liquefied petroleum gas flow meters is NTD 2,000 per set.

Article 13
The verification fee for milk hydrometers is NTD 8 per set.

Article 14
The verification fees for electricity meters are shown in Annex 6, and the verification fees
for transformers matched with electricity meters are shown in Annex 7.
Annex 6:Verification FeesforElectricityMeters.pdf
Annex 6:Verification FeesforElectricityMeters.doc
Annex 7:Verification Feesfor Transformers Matched with Active Electrical Energy Meters.pdf
Annex 7:Verification Feesfor Transformers Matched with Active Electrical Energy Meters.doc

Article 15
The verification fee for radar speedometers is NTD 5,000 per set.

Article 16
The verification fee for sound level meters is NTD 7,900 per set and Octave-band filters is
NTD 3,200 per set which enter into force on January 1, 2017.
The verification fee for sound level meters passed verification prior to the December 31,
2016, is NTD 4,800 per set.

Article 17
The verification fee for breath alcohol testers is NTD 11,500 per set for new testers, or
NTD 8,200 per set for tester in-use; the verification fee for evidential breath alcohol
analyzers is NTD 12,700 per set for new analyzers, or NTD 11,200 per set for analyzers in-use.
The verification fee mentioned in the preceding Paragraph enters into force on January 1, 2015.
By December 31, 2017, the verification fee for breath analyzers passed for initial
verification prior to the December 31, 2014, is NTD 9,400 per set.

Article 18
The verification fee for rice grain moisture meters is NTD 2,400 per set.

Article 18-1
The verification fee for corn moisture meters is NTD 3,400 per set.

Article 19
The verification fee for vehicle exhaust emissions analyzers is NTD 7,000 per set for new
analyzers, or NTD 5,050 per set for analyzers in-use.

Article 20
The verification fee for illuminance meters is NTD 3,700 per set for new meters, or NTD 3,300
per set for in-use meters.

Article 21
The verification fee for thermometers is NTD 2 per set.

Article 22
For verification conducted by an organization on its own, the verification fee shall be
charged in the amount of one-fifth of the total verification fee payable for the quantity
of measuring instruments under application.

Article 22-1
The verification fee for Laser speedometers is NTD 4,500 per set.

Article 22-2
The verification fee for inductive loop speedometers is described as follows:
1.The verification fee for the controller cabinet of inductive loop speedometers is
NTD 4,200 per set for new speedometers, or NTD 3,200 per set for speedometers in-use.
2.The base verification fee for the inductive loop of inductive loop speedometers is
NTD 6,700; one lane at each site. For each additional lane at the same place of
verification, additional NTD 500 shall be charged.

Chapter III Appraisal Fee

Article 23
The appraisal fees for water meters are shown in Annex 8.
Annex 8:Appraisal Feesfor Water Meters.pdf
Annex 8:Appraisal Feesfor Water Meters.doc

Article 24
The appraisal fee for electricity meters is described as follows:
1.Watt-hour meters and static electricity meters exclusively functioning watt-hour
measurement: NTD 1,800 per set;
2.Var-hour meters and static electricity meters exclusively functioning var-hour
measurement: NTD 1,800 per set;
3.Watt-hour demand meters and static electricity meters exclusively functioning watt-hour
demand measurement: NTD 2,300 per set; and
4.Transformer matched with electricity meters: NTD 3,200 per set.

Article 25
The appraisal fee for diaphragm gas meters is NTD 1,300 per set.

Chapter IV Type Approval Fee and Assessment Fee

Article 26
The type approval fee for measuring instruments is NTD 5,000 per set. The series type
approval fee for measuring instruments is NTD 3,000 per set.

Article 26-1
The extension of the validity of type approval or series type approval fee for measuring
instruments is NTD 5,000 per set.

Article 27
For measuring instrument laboratories that apply for becoming designated laboratories, the
assessment fee shall be charged on the basis of NTD 8,000 per man-day; the same shall apply
for re-assessment.
An assessment fee of NTD 4,000 shall be charged for assessments conducted in less than
four (4) hours.
An assessment fee of NTD 2,000 shall be charged for assessments conducted to applications
made in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulations Governing the Recognition of the
Designated Testing Laboratory for Measuring Instruments.

Chapter V Calibration Fee

Article 28
The calibration fees for measuring instrument by national measurement laboratories are shown
in Annex 9. The calibration fee shall be doubled for cases that the applicant requests for
urgent processing.
Annex 9:Calibration FeesforNational Measurement Laboratories.pdf
Annex 9:Calibration FeesforNational Measurement Laboratories.doc

Article 29
The calibration fees for measuring instrument conducted by the dedicated weights and measures
authority and its branches are shown in Annex 10. An additional fee of NTD 450 shall be
charged for every application case, except for pressure gauges, vernier calipers and
micrometers.
Annex 10:Fees for Calibration Conducted by the Dedicated Weights and Measures authority
and Its Branches.pdf
Annex 10:Fees for Calibration Conducted by the Dedicated Weights and Measures authority
and Its Branches.doc

Article 29-1
An on-site calibration fee of NTD 500 per person-time shall be charged for calibration
conducted by personnel dispatched by the dedicated weights and measures authority or its
branches at the storage place of measuring instruments. If the person cannot commute to
the place of calibration and back within the same day, the calibration fees shall be
collected in accordance with the costs and expenses set forth in the Directions Governing
Domestic Business Travel Expenses.

Chapter VI Other Fees

Article 30
Except the certificate fee of NTD 500 for metrological technical personnel certificates,
certificate and license fees for certificates or licenses issued in accordance with
provisions of the Act shall be NTD 1,000. The same shall apply for issuing replacement
or renewed certificates or licenses.

Article 31
A permit fee of NTD 2,000 shall be charged to an organization that is allowed to carry out
self- verification.

Article 32
The permit fees for weights and measures organizations is described as follows:
1.NTD 2,200 for manufacturing or repairing industry. The same rate shall apply to alteration
of the scope specified in the licenses.
2.NTD 400 for importers.
3.NTD 400 for an extension of licenses.
The above rates shall apply to licenses issued to branches of the organization.

Article 32-1
The registration fee for metrological technical personnel is NTD 1,200 per person.

Article 32-2
The calibration fees for weights conducted by the dedicated weights and measures authority
are shown in Annex 11.
Annex 11:Calibration Fees for Weights.pdf
Annex 11:Calibration Fees for Weights.doc

Article 32-3
The re-test fee for prepackaged products is NTD 3,000 for each time.

Article 32-4
The certification fee for reference material by national measurement laboratories are shown
in Annex 12.
Annex 12:Certification Fees for Reference Material by National Measurement Laboratories.pdf
Annex 12:Certification Fees for Reference Material by National Measurement Laboratories.doc

Article 33
These Regulations shall come into force from the date of promulgation except for articles whose
enforcement date has been set separately.

 

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