. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/20
18 September 2001
(01-4426)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
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):   Base materials for
printed circuits, electroheat installations, lamp control gears, electromagnetic compatibility,
information technology equipments, fire hazard testing.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   15 safety criteria
(available in Korean)
K 60249-2-2 Base materials for printed circuits Part 2:  Specifications No.2:  Phenolic
cellulose paper copper-clad laminated sheet, economic quality;
K 60249-2-3 Epoxide cellulose paper copper-clad laminated sheet of defined flammability
(vertical burning test);
K 60249-2-4 Epoxide woven glass fabric copper-clad laminated sheet, general purpose
grade;
K 60249-2-5 Epoxide woven glass fabric copper-clad laminated sheet of defined
flammability (vertical burning test);
K 60249-2-6 Phenolic cellulose paper copper-clad laminated sheet of defined flammability
(horizontal burning test);
K 60249-2-7 Phenolic cellulose paper copper-clad laminated sheet of defined flammability
(vertical burning test);
K 60519-6 Safety in electroheat installations Part 6:  Specifications for safety in industrial
microwave heating equipment;
K 61347-1 Lamp controlgear – Part 1:  General and safety requirements;G/TBT/N/KOR/20
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K 61347-2-3 Lamp controlgear – Part 2-3:  Particular requirements for a.c. supplied
electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps;
K 61347-2-4 Lamp controlgear – Part 2-4: Particular requirements for d.c. supplied
electronic ballasts for general lighting;
K 61347-2-5 Lamp controlgear – Part 2-5:  Particular requirements for d.c. supplied
electronic ballasts for public transport lighting.;
K 61347-2-6 Lamp controlgear – Part 2-6:  Particular requirements for d.c. supplied
electronic ballasts for aircraft lighting;
K 00014-1 Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements for household appliances, electric
tools and similar apparatus – Part 1:  Emission;
K 00022 Information technology equipment – Radio disturbance characteristics – Limits
and methods of measurement;
K 60695-2-1/0 Fire hazard testing – Part 2:  Test methods – Section 1/sheet O:  Glow-wire
test methods – General.
6. Description of content:   Please refer to the pre-notice for the regulations' establishment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 5 of Electric Appliances Safety Control Act.
8. Relevant documents:   Official Gazette published by the Korean Government.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }25 November 2001, or after
10. Final date for comments:   25 October 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: