G/TBT/N/KOR/993  
26 August 2021  
(21-6442) 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 Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)  
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:   
Energy Efficiency Division  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy  
 402, Hannuri -daero, Sejong -si, 30118, Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 203 5146  
Fax: (+82) 44 203 4759  
E-mail: ssongcle@korea.kr , hwsayu@korea.kr  
Website: www.motie.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):  Kimchi 
refrigerators (8418), Electric cooling -heating equipment (8415), Washing machine 
(8450); Air conditioning machines comprising a motor -driven f an and elements for 
changing the temperature and humidity, incl. those machines in which the humidity 
cannot be separately regulated; parts thereof (HS 8415); Refrigerators, freezers and 
other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pu mps; parts thereof 
(excl. air conditioning machines of heading 8415) (HS 8418); Household or laundry -type 
washing machines, incl. machines which both wash and dry; parts thereof (HS 8450)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
"Regulation on Energy Efficiency Management Equipment" (360 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Regulation on 
Energy Efficiency Management Equipment". The main changes proposed   are:  
1. Adjustment of standards for energy efficiency: Kimchi refrigerator, Washing 
machine, Electric cooling -heating equipment  
2. Indication of standards for midterm and long -term target energy efficiency: 
Kimchi refrigerator, Washing machine, Electric cooling -heating equipment   
3. Change of notation on energy efficiency labelling  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:  MOTIE Public Notice No. 2021 -597(6 Aug ust 2021)  G/TBT/N/KOR/993  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July, 2022 (Kimchi refrigerators, Washing 
machine) / 1 October, 2022 (Electric cooling -heating equipment)  
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@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_5399_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_5399_01_x.pdf