G/TBT/N/KOR/887  
7 April 2020  
(20-2759) 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 different fro m above:   
Consumer and Children's Product Safety Division Bureau of Product Safety Policy  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun,  
Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5452  
Fax: (+82) 4 3 870 5677  
E-mail: consumer1@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):  
HS 871160  (Electric personal mobility device among the HS 871160 products)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of th e notified document:  A draft revision 
of safety verification criteria for Electric personal mobility device (42 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:   
• Adding marking requirements on precautions when replacing battery  
• Removing safety requirements of battery from the current technical regulation 
and managing it according to "KC 62133 -2 technical regulation" (Secondary cells 
and batteries containing alkaline or other non -acid electrolyte -Safety 
requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from 
them, for use in portable application -Part2: Lithium systems)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Article 15 of Electrical appliances and consumer products safety control  act; 
Protection of human health or safety; Other  G/TBT/N/KOR/887  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• KATS Public Notice No. 2020 -113 (31 March 2020)  
http://kats.go.kr/content.do?cmsid=239&mode=view&page=&cid=21433  
• G/TBT/N/KOR/886 (31 March 2020)  
http://tbtims.wto.org/en/RegularNotifications/View/164154?FromAllNotifications
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2020 or later  
Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2021 or later  
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, 369 -811 
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_2472_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_2472_01_x.pdf