1. Chinese Taipei’s Step Towards Harmonization on Safety Regulations Mr Simon Hsu Chinese Taipei

2. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Contents  Vehicle Safety Management System  Structure of Vehicle Safety Type Approval  Review of establishing Type Approval for various category of vehicle  Background for introducing ECE Regulations of Safety  Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety

3. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Vehicle Safety Management System Production Sales Use on Road Cancellation/ Salvage Inspection Registration/Periodical/ Modification/Temporary Defect Investigation Accident Assessment Type Design BackYardUse in Real WorldDevelopment/Production LifeCycle Local Inspection Authorities MOTC / Local Inspection Authorities / Professional Institute / Vehicle manufacturer or importer MOTC / Certification Institute / Technical Service Unit Vehicle Safety Management System

4. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Safety Type Approval Certification of Type Safety Certification of COP Document Review Representative /Sample Test of Type Low-Volume Used Vehicle Document Review Verification Annual Irregular check of factory Irregular test by Sampling Certifying Specification of Vehile Structure of Vehicle Safety Type Approval

5. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Review of establishing Type Approval for various category of vehicle Category of VehicleNew TypeExisting Type Bus/Truck1998.10.262000.1.1 Light-duty Trailer and its car1999.9.23NA Imported Used carNA2001.1.1 Tractor/Heavy-duty Trailer/ Child-carrying Vehile 2001.3.12003.1.1 Motorcycle(150c.c.below)2002.1.12003.1.1 Motorcycle(over 150c.c.)2002.7.1NA Other non-imported light-duty vehicle 2003.1.12004.1.1 Other imported light-duty vehicles NA2004.1.1

6. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Background for introducing ECE Regulations of Safety More for Safety(1/4) -- More for Safety(1/4)

7. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Background for introducing ECE Regulations of Safety World Trend and Apec ’ s Call(2/4) --World Trend and Apec ’ s Call(2/4)  International Trend  1958 Agreement  1998 Agreement  APEC 18 th meeting(year 2000) Finalized Action Plan for Chinese Taipei  Year 2005 : To adopt 30 items of ECE Regulations  Year 2010 : To adopt 50 items of ECE Regulations (accumulated)

8. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007  Facilitating Automotive Regulation Technical Committee (in 2002, Called ARTC)  To submit the Authorities Recommendations on policy and direction  Consisting of major parties:  ARTC (Automotive Research and Testing Center)  TTVMA (Domestic Industry)  TADA (USA/Japan/Europe) (Agent)  Body-Builder Association  Scholars/Professionals  Three phases by category, introducing ECE Regulations  Heavy-duty vehicle : 2006/2008/2011  Small-duty vehicle : 2006/2008/2011  Motorcycle ： 2006/2007/2009  Conclusion -> 66 candidates of ECE Regulations Background for introducing ECE Regulations of Safety Steps towards Harmonization (3/4) -- Steps towards Harmonization (3/4)

9. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Particulars of ECE Regulations to be introduced Phase Category 1st2nd3rd 20062007200820092011 Heavy-Duty Vehicle19---18---4 Light-Duty Vehicle17---20---5 Motorcycle75---5 Remarks: 66 candidates of ECE Regulations scheduled Currently, 9 of 66 candidates are postponed due to fewer adopting countries 45 Regulations are referenced and announced Background for introducing ECE Regulations of Safety Wsteps towards Harmonization (4/4) -- Wsteps towards Harmonization (4/4)

10. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007  Since APEC 23 rd meeting(2004), keep reporting progress on Harmonization  By the schedule,undergoing official WTO Notice for comments and then announcing the regulations (40 ECE Regulations in 2004, 5 ECE Regulations in 2007)  Leftovers are still being discussed  Safety Regulation evolved into “Developed” era  “First Crash Test in Chinese Taipei” was conducted at ARTC on 2005/01  Closer to International tempo  Twice per year, keeping track of ECE revisions  Coping with demands from industry and safety, newly-set ECE Regulations being planned (e.g. ECE R123, Adaptive front-lighting system(AFS) ) (1/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (1/7)

11. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007  Lead time of 2 years : official discussion Finished at MOTC  With all industry’s representatives  1 year before implementation: Examination/Testing Facilities well-prepared  Realizing Action Plan by year  Organizing Seminar for explaining how to apply for certification  Procedure  Documents/Drawings  Principles  Link between components and vehicle (2/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (2/7)

12. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 (3/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (3/7)

13. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 (4/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (4/7)

14. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 (5/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (5/7)

15. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 >> Compared to other countries, Safety Regulations are advanced (6/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (6/7) Safety

16. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Type Approval for Bus/Truck Type Approval for light-duty Trailer Type Approval for Tractor/Heavy Trailer Type Approval for Motorcycle Other non- imported light- duty vehicle Other imported light-duty vehicle Implementation of Type Approval Automotive Regulations Technical Committee Operation Conclusion on Introducing Schedule of ECE Regulations Announcing 40 ECE Regulations 1 st -phase Implementation (2006 on) 2 nd -phase Implementation (2007 on) 3 rd -phase Implementation (2011) “Vehicle Safety Defect Investigation & Information System” established “Vehicle Safety Investigation /Recall/Monitoring Management Regulations” announced Document Examination only, before Type Approval implemented Study on Type Approval Attending World Activities 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ( 年 ) Infra Structure Maturity of Type Approval Maturity of Technical Regulations (7/7) Outcomes of harmonization with ECE Regulations of Safety (7/7)

17. TPT-WG29, Chinese Taipei 29 th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting, Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007 Thank You For Your Attention The End