G/TBT/N/KOR/1097  
19 September 2022  
(22-6866) 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  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy  
93 Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43- 870-5444 
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5676 
Email: psd0@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
Appliances and Consumer Products(EV charging system and etc.)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Operation Bulletin of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer 
Products Safety Control Act "; (371 page (s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes amendments to the Operation Bulletin of the 
Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act . The main modification is 
as below.  
- The scope of electric vehicle charging system for safety management will be expanded 
(200kVA →500kVA)(Annex 2, 10, 20)  
- Products which are currently subject to safety confirmation w ill be downgraded to being 
subject to the supplier's assurance of conformity: Electric heating pad and foot warmer 
for DC rated voltage (Annex 1, 2, 9, 10, 20)  
- To be integrated details of electrical appliances(Annex 1, 20)  
1) Electric rice cooker and Ele ctric insulated rice cooker (to be deleted Electric insulated 
rice cooker)  
2) Electric cooking range, Electric hob and Hot plate (to be deleted Electric hob and Hot 
plate)  G/TBT/N/KOR/1097  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
KATS Public Notification No.2022 -0256 (16 Sep 2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined To be determined (Operation 
Bulletin for EV charging system will be implemented on 01 July 2023)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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, Republic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5521 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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