1. Legal Metrology Affairs in Chinese Taipei
The 23rd Forum Meeting
Tokyo, Japan
November 23-25, 2016
Jin-Hai Yang
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
Chinese Taipei

2. Contents: Organization Structure Legislative Framework Legal Measures
Legislative Activities
Other Activities
Future Plan

3. Organization Structure
Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection(BSMI)
Branches
4th Division
7th Division
Commissioned Laboratories
Authorized Companies
Designated Laboratories

4. Organization Structure
Specialty
Scientific Metrology
Legal Metrology
Organization
Center for Measurement Standards
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
Field
Physical and chemistry metrology
Ionizing radiation metrology
Time and frequency metrology
legal metrology policy and legal metrology affairs
Director
Dr. Tzeng-Yow Lin
Dr. Yin-Peng Ma
Dr. Wen-Hau Yang
Dr. Ming-Jong Liou
Location
HsinChu
TaoYuan
Taipei

5. Legislative Framework
Weights and Measures Act
Enforcement Rules of Weights and Measures Act
Regulations
Technical Specifications
Directions

6. Regulations
The Business Operation Licensing and Administration Regulations of Measuring Instrument Enterprises
Regulations Governing Type Approval of Measuring Instruments
Regulations Governing Verification and Inspection of Measuring Instruments
Regulations Governing Commissioned Metrological Activities
Regulations Governing Self-Verification Conducted by Measuring Instrument Enterprises
Regulations Governing the Recognition of Designated Laboratory for Measuring Instrument
Regulations Governing Management of Prepackaged Products

7. Technical Specifications and Directions
Technical Specifications of Verification and Inspection for Measuring Instruments
Technical Specification of Type Approval for Measuring Instruments
Directions Governing Type Approval for Measuring Instruments 7

8. Legal Measures Licensing for Measuring Instrument Enterprises
Verification and Inspection on Measuring Instruments
Type Approval on Measuring Instruments
License:
Who shall apply for a License?
Manufacturers,
Repairers,
Importers.
Who issues the license?
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection. 8

9. Legal Measures Verification and Inspection Practice: Verification:
Initial Verification:
BSMI and its branches,
Commissioned Laboratories,
Authorized Private Companies:
Water Meters, Diaphragm Gas Meters,
Re-verification:
Authorized Private Companies: Water Meters,
Inspection: BSMI and its branches. 9 9

10. Legal Measures Type Approval Practice:
Type Evaluation: Designated Laboratories:
Taximeter: Electronics Testing Center,
Non-automatic Weighing Instruments with Pricing function: Electronics Testing Center,
Diaphragm Gas Meters: National Cheng Kung University,
Water Meters: BSMI, ITRI/CMS,
Type Approval: BSMI. 10 10 10

11. Legislative Activities
Weights and Measures Act: under reviewed by BSMI
Regulations revised:
Fee-charging Standards for Measuring Instruments,
Regulations Governing Management of Metrological Technical Personnel,
Regulations Governing Verification and Inspection of Measuring Instruments,
Regulations Governing Commissioned Metrological Activities.
Technical Specification revised:
Technical Specification of Verification and Inspection for Electricity Meters
Technical Specification of Type Approval for Diaphragm Gas Meters 11 11 11 11

12. Other Activities Legal Metrology：
New Type Taximeters: Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) initiated the new type taximeters with new functions and proposed to subside
Examinations for Metrological Technical Personnel: The BSMI organized six examinations in 2016, three for Class A metrological technical personnel and three for Class B metrological technical personnel. Up to day, 2,486 examinees have passed the examination since the program emerged in 2010.
Dissemination of SI Units: the BSMI has cooperated closely with domestic museums and schools to hold 33 activities in 2016 to dissemination the use of the SI units.
Training: The BSMI scheduled and held four sessions of training programs in These programs focused on verification skills and opened to BSMI’s technicians and technicians that passed the examinations for metrological technical personnel. 12 12 12 12 12 12

13. Other Activities Scientific Metrology：
NML has completed the expansion of Nano Particle Functional Property Measurement System. NML is also working on the project to establish the new Coordinate Measuring Machine Calibration System and Formaldehyde Gas Analyzer Calibration System and the expansion of Calibration in terms of Air Kerma for X-rays. 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

14. Future Plan Weights and Measures Act: under review by BSMI
Regulations review:
Regulations Governing Self-Verification Conducted by Measuring Instrument Enterprises
Technical Specification review:
Technical Specification of Type Approval for Non-Automatic Weighing Instrument 14 14 14 14 14 14

15. Comments?
Questions?

16. Thank you!