G/TBT/N/KOR/1134  
13 April 2023  
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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 (KATS)  
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 differ ent from above:   
Electrical & Telecommunications Product Safety Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy  
93 Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43- 870-5445 
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5676 
Email: psd0@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
Appliances and Consumer Products (Repurposed Battery)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendment to the ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY CONTROL ACT; (21 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes amendments to the Enforcement Rule of the 
Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Con trol Act. The main modification is 
as below.  
- (Designation Criteria) Defines the designation requirements of the inspection agency 
necessary for conducting safety inspections, such as organization/work system, 
personnel/facility requirements, etc. (Artice l 14-2) 
- (Penalty surcharge) Establish grounds for imposing a surcharge in cases where there is 
a concern about user inconvenience due to inspection agency business suspension (Article 
14-3) 
- (Fine) Establish grounds for levying fines for violations of t he law by safety inspection 
institutions and manufacturers (table 3)  G/TBT/N/KOR/1134  
 
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  - (Reorganization of fee standards) Simplification of the fee system, such as product 
inspection fee calculation based on actual cost calculation details such as test labor cost, 
material  cost, depreciation cost, etc. (table 2)  
- (Compensation Liability) Establish detailed standards for insurance subscription amount 
to compensate for damages caused by poor inspections such as intention or negligence 
of inspection agencies (Article 14 -4) 
- (Order to suspend sales) Recall of illegal/defective products (Article 15)  
- (Other system maintenance) Reorganization of existing systems such as delegation and 
consignment in accordance with the expansion of products subject to safety management 
(electri cal appliances subject to safety inspection) (Articel 18, 20)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
MOTIE Public Notification No.2023 -348(17 April 2023)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 October 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 October 2023  
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, Republic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5315 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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