G/TBT/N/KOR/833  
 
6 June 2019  
(19-3912) 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:  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
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 Korean Agency for Technology and Standards website 
(www.kats.go.kr ). Also available from:  
Electrical & Telecommunications Product Safety Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93 Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Ko rea  
Tel: (+82) 43 - 870-5447 
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5676 
Email: psd0@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):  
High capacity batteries used in energy storage systems (Secondary lithium battery cells 
and systems)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
• Proposed amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and 
Consumer Products Safety Control Act (10 pages, available in Korean)  
• Proposed amendment to the KATS Notice of the Electrical Appliances and 
Consumer Products Safety Control (44 pag es, available in Korean)  
• Proposed amendment to the Criteria for Nonconformity (5 pages, available in 
Korean)  
• Proposal for a Safety Standard (43 pages, available in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes amending rules to prevent energy storage 
system fires. In these amendments, batteries used in energy storage systems shall be 
certified with KC certification. Specifically, secondary lithium battery cells are specified a 
product subject to the KC Safety Certification and secondary lithium battery  systems are 
specified a product subject to the KC Safety Verification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/KOR/833  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• MOTIE NOTICE No. 2019 -342 (31.05.2019)  
• KATS NOTICE No. 2019 -0159 (31.05.2019)  
• KATS NOTICE No. 2019 -0160 (31.05.2019)  
• KATS NOTICE No. 2019 -0161 (31.05.2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 August 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 August 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from 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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KOR/19_3307_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KOR/19_3307_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KOR/19_3307_0 2_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KOR/19_3307_03_x.pdf