. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/58
8 October 2003
(03-5327)
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:   Air Quality Policy Division, Ministry of Environment
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:
1 Joongang-dong
Kwachon-city
Kyunggi-do
Republic of Korea
Tel: +82 2 2110 6716
Fax: +82 2 504 9208
Email: scahn@me.go.kr
Homepage: http://www.me.go.kr
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Automobiles, Emission
control devices (DOC, DPF)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Special Act
on Capital Region Air Quality Improvement (available in Korean)
6. Description of content:
The following regulations will be introduced in the Special Act on Capital Region Air
Quality Improvement:
/g108 Vehicle merchandiser’s requirements
/g216 The merchandisers who introduce vehicles into commercial market in Capital
region are required to establish and implement the low-emission vehicle-promoting
plan.
/g216 Presidential Decree will later define the scope of merchandisers that will be subject
to the act. The Ministry of Environment will publicly notice later the target number
of low-emission vehicles to be introduced and the guideline of the required plan, in
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/g108 Installation of the emission control devices
/g216 Strengthened in-use vehicle emission standards will be applied to the diesel-
powered vehicle for which warranty was expired.
/g216 Vehicles, which fail to meet the in-use vehicle emission standard, are forced to
install the emission control devices, which shall be certificated by the Ministry of
Environment.
/g216 The Minister of Environment or provincial/municipal governor could provide
support for the costs of installation of the devices.
• Low-emission vehicles or vehicles equipped with emission control devices are
required to display the label issued by the Ministry of Environment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Air quality improvement in the Capital region
8. Relevant documents:   Official Gazette published by the Korean Government No.15237
                                     Homepage  http://www.me.go.kr/user/bener/9_index.html
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2003
Proposed date of entry into force: January 2005, or after          
10. Final date for comments:   25 November 2003
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:
Air Quality Policy Division
Air Quality management Bureau
Minstry of Environment
#1, Joongang-dong,Kwachon-city Kyunggi-do
Republic of Korea 427-716
Tel: +82 2 2110 6716
Fax: +82 2 504 9208