G/TBT/N/KOR/863  
30 September 2019  
(19-6272) 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:  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)  
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 d ifferent from above:   
Advanced Motor Vehicles Division  
Bureau of Motor Vehicles Management  
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport  
11, Doum -ro 6, Sejong city, 30103  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 -201-3852 
Fax: (+82) 44 -201-5585 
E-mail: jsjung1205@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.molit.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):  Motor 
Vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of 
Korean Safety and Performance Regulations for Motor V ehicles and Parts (21 page(s), in 
Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The following amendments will be made:  
A. Defined automated driving system (Article 2):  Clarified the subjects of new 
requirements and prepare for automated driving technologies by defining Level 3 or 
higher automated driving system.  
B. Added a new chapter on safety regulations of automated driving system 
(Chapter  3-3): In order to have clear and effective safety regulations of automated 
driving technologies, a new ch apter was added.  
C. Established a regulations for designating ODD  (Operation Design Domain) 
(Article  113):  Had manufacturers to define ODD by clearly distinguishing safety -
related situation such as road, driving condition and weather condition and situatio n 
when operation is limited.  
D. Added performance regulations and safety regulations against failure of Level 3 
automated driving system (Article 113 -2): Added performance regulations such as 
minimum safety distance, takeover request and emergency operatio n and safety 
measures against failure for Level 3 automated driving.  G/TBT/N/KOR/863  
 
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  E. Added the regulation for driver monitoring system (Article 113 -3): Added regulations 
for driver monitoring system that can detect in advance if a driver is ready to drive 
in response t o takeover request by Level 3 automated driving system.  
F. Arranged provisions for adopting standards for automated driving system 
(Article  117) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Adoption of Domestic Law , Protection of the Human Safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
•  MOLIT Notice No. 2019 -1200 (29 August 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019 or later  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 6 months from adoption  
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@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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