Vehicle Safety Type Approval Management Regulations Article 14
This English translation was last updated on 2025-12-31, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-06-26. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
When applying for examination report specified in Article 6 and 8, the applicants shall be the manufacturers, authorized importers and body constructers of complete vehicle, its devices and chassis. For domestic vehicle devices manufacturers applying for examination reports for the first time, the applicants shall additionally provide legal plant document, scale of plant document and the COP control plan, and their plants shall be assessed and approved by certification institution.The applicants specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 14 may provide the following documents toward certification institution for application for examination reports. The applying documents shall have the seals the applicant and the duty-person on them or be of other electronically certified method. After the examination of applicable types, scopes and the effectiveness of the documents according to all requirements of Vehicles Safety Testing Directions and Scope of vehicle category table(as attached)are met, certification institution shall issue the examination report.1. The copy of following applicant’s qualification documents:(1) For domestic manufacturers of completed vehicle, its devices and chassis, company registration or commercial registration documents and factory registration documents shall be provided.(2) For domestic body constructers, factory registration or commercial registration documents shall be provided.(3) For the foreign manufacturers and body constructers of completed vehicle, its devices and chassis, the registration documents of the applicants shall be provided.(4) For the authorized importers of completed vehicle, its devices and chassis, company registration or commercial registration documents and authorized documents shall provided.2. The specification and technical documents:(1) Basic Data Sheet.(2) Indication of Functions and Specifications/Drawings.(3) The safety test report, the certification document from BSMI (Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection) or others technical documents approved by certification institution. If the applicant is different from the owner of the documents, additional authorized documents from the document owner shall be provided.(4) The sample, the location and labeling methods of approval label according to Article 16.(5) For the coupling devices of small trailers, shall provide coupling rack and equipment of label instructions and the label instruction’s content shall include the manufacturer, type and declared load.3. The COP control plan for the test items. The content shall include the method of quality control, allocation of personnel, testing equipment maintenance and calibration, the sampling rate testing, method of recording and the correction method for non-conformity.If the volume of the vehicle devices of macrograph, the small trailer’s coupling devices, luggage racks for small vehicles, payload indicator and retro-reflective material imported by the same authorities, organizations、schools or individuals is no more than 3 pieces and for self use in that year, the applicants may provide following documents to apply for examination reports for self use toward certification institution.1. The documents stipulated in above-mentioned in Item 1 and 2 of Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2, Article 14.2. The authorities, organizations, schools or individuals registration documents or identification document and the Custom import and commodity tax payment (Exemption) certificate for the vehicle devices.3. The declaration document for self-use only, not to sell or transfer of the vehicle devices.Attached table of Article 14:Vehicle Safety Test Directions and Scope of vehicle category.PDFAttachment 02 The requirement of specification for motor vehicle.PDFAttachment 03-3 The installation of lighting and light-signaling devices.pdfAttachment 03-4 The installation of lighting and light-signalling devices.PDFAttachment 03-5 The installation of lighting and light-signalling devices .PDFAttachment 03-6 The installation of lighting and light-signalling devices.PDFAttachment 09-2 Installation of audible warning devices.pdfAttachment 14-1 The requirement regarding the passenger hand-holds and footrests of motorcycle.pdfAttachment 17 Static strength of coupling devices for trailer towed by small vehicles.pdfAttachment 23-2 Installation of devices for indirect vision.pdfAttachment 24-1 Driver operated controls.pdfAttachment 27 Devices for indirect vision.pdfAttachment 27-1 Devices for indirect vision.pdfAttachment 28-1 Tyre.pdfAttachment 42-3 Dynamic Braking.pdfAttachment 42-4 Dynamic braking.pdfAttachment 47-1 Steering equipment.pdfAttachment 47-2 Steering equipment.pdfAttachment 47-3 Steering equipment.pdfAttachment 48-2 Safety belt anchorage.pdfAttachment 49 Seats.pdfAttachment 49-1 Seats.pdfAttachment 49-2 Seats.pdfAttachment 50-1 Head restraint.pdfAttachment 50-2 Head restraint.pdfAttachment 51-2 Door latches and retention components.pdfAttachment 52-2 Headlamps(headlamps of gas-discharge type excluded):Effective date from 2017/1/1.pdfAttachment 54-3 Prevention of fire risks for the large passenger vehicle.PDFAttachment 56-3 Electromagnetic Compatibility.pdfAttachment 56-4 Electromagnetic Compatibility.pdfAttachment 61 The installation of the mechanical coupling device or component.pdfAttachment 63 Low floor vehicle.pdfAttachment 63-1 Low floor vehicle.pdfAttachment 64-1:Electric safety requirements for battery electric vehicles.pdfAttachment 67 Wheelchair accessible vehicle.pdfAttachment 70 Lane departure warning system.pdfAttachment 71 Driving vision assistant system.pdfAttachment 74 LED light sources.pdfAttachment 76 Speed limitation devices.pdfAttachment 80 Quiet road transport vehicles.pdfAttachment 80-1 Quiet road transport vehicles.pdfAttachment 81 Specifications of a vehicle fuel system incorporating the compressed hydrogen storage system.pdfAttachment 82 Specifications of the compressed hydrogen storage system.pdfAttachment 83 Specifications of specific components for the compressed hydrogen storage system.pdfAttachment 86 Rear-end collision for prevention of fuel tank fire risks.pdfAttachment 91 Light signalling devices (LSD).PDFAttachment 91-1 Light signalling devices (LSD) .PDFAttachment 92 Road illumination devices (RID) .PDFAttachment 92-1 Road illumination devices (RID) .PDFAttachment 93 Retro-reflective devices (RRD).PDFAttachment 93-1 Retro-reflective devices (RRD) .PDFAttachment 94 Blind spot information system.pdfAttachment 95 Pedestrian safety.pdfAttachment 96 Cyber security and cyber security management system.pdfAttachment 97 Software update and software update management system.pdfAttachment 98 Event data recorder.pdfAttachment 99 Twistlocks .PDFAttachment 100 Advanced emergency braking system for M1 and N1 vehicles.pdf