商品檢驗標識使用辦法（91.01.09訂定）

These Regulations have been established in accordance with Paragraph Two Article 12 of the Commodity Inspection Act (the Act).

An obligatory inspection applicant (applicant) shall employ the Commodity Inspection Mark (the Mark) in accordance with these Regulations, except for those approved by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) to be exempt from this requirement.

1The Mark is comprised of a graphic symbol with an identification number. Unless otherwise specified, the identification number shall be placed to the right of or below the graphic symbol.

2The graphic symbol for the Mark, named Product Safety Mark, is illustrated in Appendix 1.

3The identification number of the Mark shall, depending on the inspection method, consist of a Roman letter, a sequence of numbers and/or designated codes as specified below:

41. For batch-by-batch inspection and monitoring inspection: the Roman letter 'C' followed by a number sequence, except the following situations:

5(1) Type-approved products designated by the BSMI permitting the applicant to print the Mark: the Roman letter 'T' followed by a designated code;

6(2) Commodities manufactured by organizations with management systems certified by the BSMI permitting the applicant to print the Mark: the Roman letter 'Q' with a designated code; and

7(3) Commodities designated by the BSMI permitting the applicant to print the Mark: a Roman letter 'M' with a designated code.

82. Registration of product certification: the Roman letter 'R' followed by a designated code. For products designated by the BSMI, the identification number shall consist of the Roman letter “R”, a sequence of numbers and a designated code.

1The Mark shall be printed in accordance with the following rules:

21. Under batch-by-batch inspection and monitoring inspection: The BSMI shall print the Mark labels. However, for the situations specified in items (1) to (3) of subparagraph 1, paragraph 3, Article 3, as designated or approved by the BSMI, the applicant may print the Mark labels itself in accordance with the applicable requirements.

32. For registration of product certification, the Mark labels shall be printed by the applicant in accordance with the applicable requirements.

43. For declaration of conformity, the Mark labels shall be printed by the applicant in accordance with the applicable requirements.

The inspection mark printed by manufacturers shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content shall be in a clearly identifiable and indelible form affixed permanently to the commodity.

1The Roman letter "C" Mark labels printed by the BSMI shall be issued upon approval of the application for inspection by the applicant. The applicant shall apply the Mark labels onto commodities before they are sampled for inspection. However, commodities that have been granted prior release by the BSMI may be labeled after sampling.

2If the Mark labels have not been applied in accordance with requirements, the BSMI or its subsidiary branches (hereinafter referred to as the inspection authority) may send its personnel to supervise the method by which the Mark labels are applied.

The applicant shall record on the inspection application form the identification numbers of products undergone batch-by-batch inspection and monitoring inspection.

1The Mark should be applied in a prominent place on a commodity. Other marks applied to a commodity that are likely to be confused with the Mark shall be prohibited.

2The prominent place mentioned in the previous paragraph shall mean a position next to the plate, brand or trademark of a commodity and easily to be identified.

1An applicant shall apply the Mark on the body of a commodity; however, if the commodity is too small or for other specific causes to accommodate the Mark, it shall be affixed in accordance with the following methods:

21. If the commodity is packaged, the Mark shall be applied to its smallest package;

32. If the commodity is not packaged, or if it is not appropriate to apply the Mark to the packaging, the mark may be attached to the commodity by hang tags;

43. If applying the Mark to the packaging or by hang tags is not appropriate, the Mark shall be put inside the packaging;

54. The Mark may be applied to a commodity by other methods approved by the BSMI.

6For products announced by the BSMI to include a QR code in the designated code, the methods mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the above paragraph may apply to affixing the QR code.

1An applicant with commodities that have complied with inspection requirements for three consecutive applications may fill application forms and attach related proof documents to apply for pre-purchasing an appropriate amount of Roman letter "C" Mark labels. These pre-purchased Mark labels shall be fully used, cancelled by, or returned to the inspection authority within 6 months. The applicant may apply for a single extension of no more than six months if the Mark labels are not fully used within the specified period.

2Where the pre-chased Mark labels are not fully used, cancelled or returned in accordance with the preceding paragraph the right to pre-purchase the Mark labels will be suspended. The inspection authority shall check the status of those pre-purchased Mark labels and not approve any further pre-purchasing until they are fully used, cancelled or returned.

3The inspection authority shall prepare individual record books to record the issued pre-purchased Mark labels.

4The applicant shall be responsible for custody of the pre-purchased Mark labels. If the Mark labels are lost or damaged, the applicant shall immediately report the identification numbers of the lost or damaged Mark labels to the inspection authority where they were pre-purchased.

1If the applicant fails to use the pre-purchased Mark labels in accordance with paragraph 4 of the preceding Article, lose the Mark labels for twice or more, or the commodities do not comply with requirements after inspection, the applicant’s right to pre-purchase Mark labels shall be immediately revoked.

2The applicant’s right to pre-purchase Mark labels may be restored if three consecutive batches of commodities submitted by the applicant for inspection pass inspection.

3If the applicant obtains permission from the BSMI to print the Mark labels on the commodities in accordance with item 3, subparagraph 1, paragraph 3, Article 3 and have any of the following situations, the BSMI may rescind the permission it granted to the applicant for printing the Mark labels on commodities:

41. Where the applicant’s business is closed, or the applicant is untraceable,or no application for inspection had been made for more than 2 years.

52. Where the Mark is found to be printed on products not approved by the BSMI; or

63. Where the products have been found to be not bearing the Mark for two times or more.

7The applicants of whom the permission for printing the Mark labels on commodities is rescinded, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, shall be able to make a new application for permission 3 months after the date of rescission and after compliance with the inspection requirements for a consecutive 3 batches of commodities.

1If the Mark labels issued by the BSMI during the application of inspection are not used, the applicant shall apply for cancellation or return these Mark labels in accordance with the following requirements:

21. If the inspection application is withdrawn by the applicant due to an insufficient quantity of commodities or incomplete packaging, the unused Mark labels must be returned;

32. If during on-site sampling or inspection it is found that the quantity of commodities does not reach the quantity specified in the inspection application, the quantity specified in the application should be corrected. The surplus Mark labels are allowed to be returned if there are more than one hundred well preserved Mark labels in sequence, or cancelled directly if there are less than one hundred ones or there are more than one hundred ones but not in sequence or not well preserved.

4Where the unused Mark labels referred to in the preceding paragraph cannot be written off or used up within the time limit specified in paragraph 1, Article 10 due to justifiable reasons, the unused Mark labels can still be returned if the amount is more than one hundred and the labels are intact with serial numbers in sequence. The inspection authority shall directly cancel such Mark labels if the amount is less than one hundred, or if the amount is more than one hundred but the labels are not well preserved or the serial numbers are not in sequence.

5An applicant who returns Mark labels in accordance with the preceding two paragraphs may,within one year from the date of return, apply for a refund of the certificate fees related to such Mark labels.

The quantity of commodities that the sampling personnel checks to verify the use of Mark labels shall be two to three times of the quantity of sampled commodities for inspection or boxes opened for inspection. Commodities sampled to check the Mark labels shall have the Mark label identification numbers recorded in the sampling report. If there are discrepancies between the results of the check and those specified in the application form, the case shall be dealt with in accordance with related regulations.

1If commodities do not comply with the requirements under batch-by-batch inspection or monitoring inspection, the inspection authority shall send its personnel to the storage place of the commodities and cancel the Mark labels with receipt issued to the applicant within 15 days after the next day of issuance of the non-conformity notice. If the application for re-inspection or a new application for inspection is filed and the applicant ensures the integrity of the Mark labels by signing written declaration, these Mark labels may not be cancelled after gaining approval from the inspection authority.

2The applicant shall file a new application for inspection within 6months for commodities of which the inspection Mark labels are not cancelled in accordance with the preceding paragraph. The inspection authority shall immediately send its personnel to cancel the Mark labels if the applicant is not able to file such application within the specified period.

1A new application for Mark labels shall be submitted if commodities have any of the following problems:

21. The packaging has been changed;

32. A new application for inspection has been made in accordance with Article 27 of the Act;

43. The Mark labels have been damaged;

54. The Mark labels have been lost.

These Regulations shall take effect from the date of promulgation.