WTO notification · TBT
Chinese TaipeiProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
Draft Amendment to the 'Restrictions on the Importing of Mercury-Added Products'
Chinese Taipei notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 March 2026. The comment period closed on 19 May 2026.
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Published here:
(I) Switches and relays. (II) High-pressure mercury lamps for general lighting. (III) Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps of 30 watts or lower for general lighting. (IV) Cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps for electronic displays. (V) Strain gauges used in plethysmog
The comment period closed on 19 May 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/TPKM/588; it can take them up with Chinese Taipei.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The 'Restrictions on the Importing of Mercury-Added Products' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Announcement') have not been amended since they took effect on August 25, 2020. In addition to the mercury-added products that are already prohibited, this amendment to the Announcement prohibits the import of mercury-added products and electronic measuring instruments so as to strengthen domestic mercury management, and align with the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury.
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