. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/22
26 September 2001
(01-4575)
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):   Safety of power
transformers, power supply units and similar, base materials for printed circuits
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   11 safety criteria
(available in Korean)
K 61558-2-1 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar – Part 2:
Particular requirements for separating transformers for general use;
K 61558-2-4 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar – Part 2:
Particular requirements for isolating transformers for general use;
K 61558-2-6 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar – Part 2:
Particular requirements for safety transformers for general use;
K 61558-2-13 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar – Part 2-13:
Particular requirements for auto-transformers for general use;
K 61558-2-15 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar – Part 2-15:
Particular requirements for isolating transformers for the supply of medical locations;
K 60249-2-13 Base materials for printed circuits.  Part 2 Specifications No. 13 Flexible
copper-clad polymide film, general purpose grade;
K 60249-2-14 Base materials for printed circuits.  Part 2 Specifications No. 14:  Phenolic
cellulose paper copper-clad laminated sheet of defined flammability (vertical burning test),economic quality;
K 60249-2-15 Base materials for printed circuits.  Part 2 Specifications No. 15: Flexible
copper-clad polymide film, of defined flammability;G/TBT/N/KOR/22
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K 60249-2-16 Base materials for printed circuits.  Part 2 Specifications No. 16 Polymide
woven glass fabric copper-clad laminated sheet of defined flammability (vertical burning
test);
K 60249-2-18 Base materials for printed circuits.  Part 2 Specifications No. 18:
bismaleimide/triazine modified epoxide woven glass fabric copper-clad laminated sheet ofdefined flammability (vertical burning test).
K 60249-2-19 Base materials for printed circuits.  Part 2 Specifications No. 19:  Thin
bismaleimide/triazine modified epoxide woven glass fabric copper-clad laminated sheet of
defined flammability for use in the fabrication of multiplayer printed boards.
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 Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }12 December 2001 or after
10. Final date for comments:   12 November 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: