G/TBT/N/KOR/421  
 
22 February 2013  
(13-0969)  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 telephon e 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 from above :   
Consumer Product Safety Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards(KATS) 
98, Gyoyukwon-Ro, Gwacheon-Si Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 Korea 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 509 7247 
Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7302 E-mail:  consumer@kats.go.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):  Adhesives 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendment of safety criterion for a consumer product subject to self-regulatory safety confirmation (available in Korean).     
6. Description of content:  The safety standard of adhesives subject to self-regulatory 
safety confirmation has been revised as follows.  
- As adhesives are separately established, safety criteria are operated differentially. 
This amendment is to limit the use of PHMG(Polyhexamethylene Guanidine) and PGH(Oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl guanidinium chloride) in household chemical 
products whose consumers may inhale the smell of them by reflecting KATS Public 
Notice No.2012-359 on household chemical products. 
- Indication of "Toxicity" has been strengthened and indication of name of ingredients 
and hazards is added. 
※ Regarding consumer products subject to the safety self-assurance, manufacturers or 
importers are required to get different certificates to each product model from testing labs 
designated by us as an evidence of conformity to applicable safety standards, and to 
report it to a safety certification body prior to delivery of goods to the market or clearance through the customs. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of consumer safety . Article 19 of Quality Management and Safety 
Control of Industrial Products Act G/TBT/N/KOR/421 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2012-0545    
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    April 2013 or later December 2013 or later 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 98, Gyoyukwon-Ro, Gwacheon-Si 
Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 
Rep. of  Korea  Tel.:  (+82) 2509 7254/7255 Fax:  (+82) 2509 7307 
E-mail:  tbt@kats.go.kr  
Website:  http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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