G/TBT/N/KOR/964  
1 June 2021  
(21-4517) 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:   
Electrical & Telecommunications Product Safety Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
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  
Website: http://www.kats.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):  
Audio/video, Information and communication technology equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
• Technical Regul ations for Audio/video, Information and communication 
technology equipment (KC 62368 -1) (383 page(s), in Korean )   
• Proposed amendment to the Operation Bulletin of the Electrical Appliances and 
Consumer Products Safety Control  (25 page(s), in Korean ) 
•  Proposed amendment to the Criteria for Nonconformity  (7 page(s), in Korean)   
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes an amending rule (KC 62368 -1 Audio/video, 
Information and communication technology equipment Part 1: Safety requirements) to 
harmonize t he existing amending rules (KC 60065, K 60950 -1 and K 60950 -22) with 
IEC 62368 -1. 
In addition, KATS matches the test names cited in the "Operation Bulletin of the Electrical 
Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control" and "Criteria for Nonconformity" to 
"KC 62368 -1" - IEC integrated 'IEC 60065, IEC 60950 -1 and IEC 60950 -22' to 
'IEC 62368 -1'. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/KOR/964  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• KATS Public Notice No. 2021 -0133 (19 April 2021)  
• KATS Public Notice  No. 2021 -0134 (19 April 2021)  
• KATS Public Notice  No. 2021 -0135 (19 April 2021)  
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:   
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/2021/TBT/KOR/21_3774_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_3774_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_3774_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KO R/21_3774_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_3774_04_x.pdf