G/TBT/N/KOR/827  
 
2 May 2019  
(19-3022) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)  
website ( http://www.molit.go.kr ). Also available from:  
Advanced Motor Vehicles Division  
Bureau of Motor Vehicles Management  
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport  
11, Doum 6 -ro, Sejong -si, 30103, Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 -201-3850 
Fax: (+82) 44 -201-5585 
E-mail: kop511@korea.kr   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Motor 
Vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of 
Korean Safety and Performance Regulations for Motor Vehicles and Parts (69 page(s), in 
Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The following amendments will be made:  
A. Improvement of the operation method of the cover for the goods loading device and 
the operating regulation of the work light for trucks (Article 32 and Article 47): The 
improvement of material, structure and operation of the cover of the goods loading device 
of cargo trucks and special motor vehicles, and the clarification of the operation method 
of the work light.  
B. Mitigation of the installation of rea r lights in recovery vehicles and improvement of 
installation regulation of rear reflector plates of fire -fighting motor vehicles (Article 42, 
Article 43, Article 44 and Article 49): The permission for additional installation of rear -
position lamp, stop la mps and direction -indicator lamps in  recovery vehicles, and the 
adjustment from the current regulation of retro -reflective plates, the rear retro -reflectors 
and reflective bands of fire -fighting motor vehicles to the regulation in accordance with 
the "Fire Protection Equipment Control Act ". 
C. Improvement of driver -assisted advanced steering system and driver -front sight range 
regulation (Article 89 and Article 94): The improvement of the driver -assisted advanced 
steering systems to apply autonomous driving  functions such as lane keeping, driving in G/TBT/N/KOR/827  
 
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  congested areas and highway auto -pilot, and helping smooth application of advanced 
driver -assisted system such as front panel to provide driving information.  
D. Preparation of the regulation for excluding install ation of vehicle electronic stability 
control system and for anti -lock braking system of ultra -small vehicles (Article 15 -2 and 
Article 90): The preparation of the regulation for excluding installation of electronic 
stability control system (ESC) in certai n vehicles such as bending buses, and the 
performance regulation for ultra -small vehicles equipped with anti -lock braking 
system.           
E. Harmonization with UN Regulations (Article 69 -2, Article 102, Article 103 and Article 
112-3): The introduction of UN Regulations for motorcycle electromagnetic  compatibility, 
and the alignment of the airbag warning indicators such as pictograms and the 
performance of seat belts (UN Regulations No. 94, 16).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pr oblems where 
applicable:  Safety  
Improving and updating the current system by improving the operation of the cover of 
the cargo truck 's goods loading device for preventing drop accidents, providing the ground 
for installing additional rear lights for recove ry vehicles, improving the regulation of the 
driver 's assisted advanced steering system and driver 's front sight range, excluding the 
installation of electronic stability control system in vehicles such as bending bus, 
preparing the regulation of the insta llation of anti -lock brake system for ultra -small 
vehicles, introducing the regulation of the motorcycle electromagnetic compatibility, the 
airbag warning indicator and the performance of seat belts  
8. Relevant documents:   
• MOLIT NOTICE No. 2019 -550 (26 April 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2019 or later  
Proposed date of entry into force:  November 2019 or later  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737 Republic of 
Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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