Taiwan - Proposal for Legal Requirements for Headphones

​TaiwanBureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) announced Proposal for Legal Requirements for Headphones.

Nowadays, headphones are widely used. The excessive use of smartphones and audio devices with headphones may cause hearing loss of consumers. In order to enhance consumer protection, the BSMI intends to regulate the inspection requirements for headphones. Two alternative conformity assessment procedures, are made available for the choice of applicants, i.e. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI).

Proposed date of entry into force: January 1, 2024 
Final date for comments: January 2, 2022