G/TBT/N/KOR/950  
17 March 2021  
(21-2217) 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  
Bureau of Product Safety Policy  
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 5443  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5676  
E-mail: psd0@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.kats.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X ], 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):  Electrical 
Appliances and Consumer Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  1. Proposed 
amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products 
Safety Control Act 2. Proposed amendment to the Operation Bulletin of the Electrical 
Appliances and Consumer Products Saf ety Control Act (23 page(s), in Korean; 43 page(s), 
in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes amendments to the Enforcement Rule and 
Operation Bulletin of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act 
for the following matte rs: 
 
 1. Electrical supply track systems for luminaires must obtain KC certification as the 
electrical appliances subject to safety verification. (Annex 1 of Enforcement Rule, Annex 
2, Annex 10, Annex 20, Annex 25 of Operation Bulletin)  
 
 2. Introduction o f non-face-to-face screening method of KC certification. (Article 
30,40,41,70,76,77 of Operation Bulletin)  
 
 3. Audio processors and video processors products which are currently subject to safety 
verification that will be downgraded to being subject to th e supplier's declaration of 
conformity. (Annex 4, Annex 5 of Enforcement Rule, Annex 2, Annex 3 of Operation G/TBT/N/KOR/950  
 
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  Bulletin)  
 
 4. Added details of electrical appliances to safety certification. (Annex 1 of Operation 
bulletin)  
7. Objective and rationale, includi ng the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control 
Act : MOTIE Public NOTIFICATION No. 2021-0064(1 February 2021), MOTIE Public 
NOTIFICATION No. 2021 -0078(5 February 2021)  
 
2. Operation Bulletin of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control 
Act : KATS Public NOTIFICATION No. 2021 -0025(1 February 2021), KATS Public 
NOTIFIC ATION No. 2021 -0028(5 February 2021)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined (The Regulation of Electrical 
supply track systems for luminaires will be implemented on 1 January 2022)  
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