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Chinese TaipeiAdopted, according to its latest notice

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of…

Official title

Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements for Soother Holders

Chinese Taipei issued an addendum on 12 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/TPKM/583. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 27 November 2025. The comment period closed on 26 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Soother holders

HS codes
  • 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
    • 3926 Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.
Notifying member
Chinese Taipei
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/TPKM/583Latest notice: G/TBT/N/TPKM/583/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 26 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/TPKM/583/Add.1⁩, 12 March 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Legal Inspection Requirements for Soother Holders

The purpose of this notification is to provide the final texts of 'Legal Inspection Requirements for Soother Holders' and relevant dates of its implementation. The draft texts notified in 'G/TBT/N/TPKM/583' were adopted with a minor change, namely that the originally proposed implementation date of 1 July 2026 is extended to 1 July 2027.

BSMI’s market surveillance has shown that 67% of randomly purchased units failed the physical performance tests. In response to public concerns over the safety risks posed by soother holders, including the potential for choking and strangulation that may endanger infants and children, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) intends to include these products within the scope of mandatory inspection to ensure their safety and quality.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/TPKM/583/Add.1

    Legal Inspection Requirements for Soother Holders

    The purpose of this notification is to provide the final texts of 'Legal Inspection Requirements for Soother Holders' and relevant dates of its implementation. The draft texts notified in 'G/TBT/N/TPKM/583' were adopted with a minor change, namely that the originally proposed implementation date of 1 July 2026 is extended to 1 July 2027.

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/TPKM/583

    Comment deadline: Closed on 26 January 2026

    Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements for Soother Holders

    BSMI’s market surveillance has shown that 67% of randomly purchased units failed the physical performance tests. In response to public concerns over the safety risks posed by soother holders, including the potential for choking and strangulation that may endanger infants and children, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) intends to include these products within the scope of mandatory inspection to ensure their safety and quality.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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