Occupational Safety and Health Act｜第 8 條｜職業安全衛生｜Act｜In Force
第 二 章｜勞動部｜v1.0
Effective Date: 9999-12-31｜Last Amended: 2025-12-19
(Ⅰ)Machinery, equipment, or tools announced by the Central Competent Authority as requiring type certification shall not be manufactured and shipped from the factory nor imported by manufactures or importers if their qualification label or type certification is not issued by a certification body authorized by the Central Competent Authority. (Ⅱ)If machinery, equipment or tools specified in the preceding paragraph satisfies any one of the following circumstances, certification may be waived and is not subject to the limits set in the preceding paragraph: 1.Those that have undergone inspections, examination, certification, or approval in accordance with Article 16 or other legal regulations. 2.Those that are provided for military or national defense use, with documentation to this effect issued by the Ministry of National Defense or a subordinate body thereof. 3.Those that are special model manufactured or imported in limited quantities for the sole purpose of technological research and development or testing, and have been authorized by the Central Competent Authority. 4.Those that are used for commercial sample or exhibition and not for actual use or operation purpose, and have been authorized by the Central Competent Authority. 5.Other special circumstances requiring that certification be waived, and approved by the Central Competent Authority. (Ⅲ)For the certification referred to in Paragraph 1, where unusual structural specifications of products leading to difficulties in certification, the obligatory applicants may attach the product safety assessment reports and request with the Central Competent Authority for the approval of a suitable means of examination. (Ⅳ)For the certification referred to in Paragraph 1, due to the requirements of certification, importers may apply to the Central Competent Authority for prior releases. With approval such certification is allowed to be conducted at location where the products are installed. (Ⅴ)The implementation processes, items, standards, obligatory applicants for type certifications, the qualifications, their approval and the revocation and cancellation thereof, qualification mark, labeling methods, the conditions for prior release, request for certification waiver, safety assessment reports, overseeing and supervision, and other binding matters specified in the preceding four paragraphs shall be stipulated by the Central Competent Authority.