G/TBT/N/KOR/858  
24 September 2019  
(19-6139) 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:  National Radio Research Agency (RRA)  
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:   
Electromagnetic environment and safety Division  
Radio Research Agency  
767, bitgaram -ro, Naju-si, Jeollanam -do l 
Republic of Korea 58323  
Tel: (+82) 61 338 4513  
Fax: (+82) 61 338 4519  
E-mail: bsmyeong@korea.kr  
Homepage: http://www.rra.go.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):  EMC 
(Electromagnetic Compatibility) Regulation  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
amendment of Technical Regulation for Electromagnetic Compatibility  
6. Description of content:   
1. Adoption of international standards to alleviate EMI limits for electric railways in 
the frequency range 9 kHz to 150 kHz and establishment of EMS standards by 
supplementing the electromagnetic immunity (Article 10, Annex 7)  
- Removal of EMI limits between frequency r ange 9 kHz to 150 kHz  
- Extension of measurement frequency range of radiated disturbance for 
enclosure ports of in -vehicle devices in electric railways  
- Extension of measurement frequency range of electromagnetic immunity of 
in-vehicle devices in electric railways  
- Changes of performance criteria for electrical fast transient/burst test of fixed 
railway power equipment  
2. For successful avoidance of EMC problems due to the introduction of lighting 
equipment integrated with information and communic ation technology, adoption of 
international standards and establishment of EMI limits (Article 9, Annex 6)  G/TBT/N/KOR/858  
 
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  - Extension of measurement frequency range for radiated disturbance 
frequency range for enclosure port  
- Establishment of EMI limits of loop antenna for lighting equipment exceeding 
1.6 m, the limit of extra -low voltage(ELV) lamp and current probe 
measurement, respectively.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RRA Public Notice No. 2019 -97 (28 August 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun  
Chungcheongbuk -do  
Rep. of Korea 27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr   
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
Full texts  are available on the Internet at URLs:  
http://www.rra.go.kr  (available in Korean)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KOR/19_5248_00_x.pdf