G/TBT/N/KOR/932  
22 October 2020  
(20-7324) 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  (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:   
Metrology & Measurement Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 870 5511  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5681  
E-mail: tomcat76@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.kats.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, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electricity 
meter  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A Draft Revision 
of the "Technical regulation for electricity meter" (159 page(s), i n Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards of 
the Republic of Korea is partly revising the "Technical regulation for electricity meter". 
The main contents  are: 
• In accordance with Measures Act, the "Technical regulation for electricity meter" 
stipulates specifications, testing methods, requirements for type approval of 
electricity meters including electromechanical meters, AC -static electricity meters 
and DC -static meters  
• This revision additionally p rovides the technical regulations for power -measuring 
socket -outlets mainly used for EV charging  
• The maximum voltage range will be changed from 'under 500V' to 'under 1500V' 
for DC meters and from 'under 600V' to 'under 1000V' for AC meters which are 
presc ribed in IEC 60038 as low voltage range  
• Deleted test items(5 items in weather -proof tests) and reduce the number of 
samples submitted(13 samples → 8 samples) for AC -static meters  
• Deleted "transformer operated meter" classification for DC -static meters  G/TBT/N/KOR/932  
 
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  • Added a definition for "free -voltage meter"  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Fair commercial transaction; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Public Notice No. 2020 -605 (19 Oct 2020)  
• IEC 62052 -11:2020 Electricity metering equipment – General requirements, tests 
and test conditions – Part 11: Metering equipment  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  In 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  In 2020  
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:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@kore a.kr 
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_6343_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_6343_01_x.pdf