G/TBT/N/KOR/1135  
13 April 2023  
(23-2661) 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- 870-5445 
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 (Repurposed Battery)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products 
Safety Control Act; (60 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes amendments to the Enforcement Rule of the 
Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Contr ol Act. The main modification is 
as below.  
- (products) Electrical appliances manufactured for the purpose of reusing used batteries 
are designated as repurposed batteries (Articel 3, Table 7 -2) 
- (Safety Standards) Establish a basis for applying new safet y standards to products for 
which it is difficult to apply the notified safety standards (Article 55 -6) 
- (Inspection procedure) Application for safety inspection, total inspection of repurposed 
batteries, manufacturer's duty to keep inspection documents, safety inspection certificate 
issuance regulations (Article 55 -4, 55-5, 55-7, form 25, 26)  
- (labeling) Regulations on labeling and labeling items before shipment of products that 
have been inspected (Article 55 -8, table 9)  G/TBT/N/KOR/1135  
 
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  - (Designation application) Insp ection agency designation procedure and safety inspection 
document storage obligation regulations (Article 55 -2, 55-3, form 22~24)  
- (Cancellation of designation) Establish criteria for cancellation of designation and 
suspension of business due to illegal acts of inspection agencies (Article 55 -9, table12 -2) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
MOTIE Public Notification No.2023 -349 (17 April 2023)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 October 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 October 2023  
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, R epublic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5315 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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