G/TBT/N/KOR/557
19 February 2015 
(15-1001)  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 
Bureau of Product Safety Policy 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards 93, Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon Eumseong-gun 
Chungcheongbuk-do, 369-811 
Republic of Korea Tel.: (+82) 438705453 
Fax: (+82) 438705677 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): 15 children's products 
for supplier confirmation like children's jewellery 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 15 children's 
products for supplier confirmation (7 pages, in Korean) 
6. Description of content: According to legislation of the Special Act on Safety of Children's 
Products (6 March 2014), children's product in the Quality Management and Enforcement Regulation of Safety Control of Industrial Products Act will be controlled in the Special Act 
on Safety of Children's Products. Enact en forcement decree and enforcement rules of the 
Special Act on Safety of Children's Products. Most newly established safety criteria are similar with the old regulation. Notable changes are as below:  
Children's product for supplier confirmation (15 items): 
• Leather products for children; 
• Swab for children; 
• Sunglass / glasses frame; 
• Swimming goggles for children: change th e classification of swimming goggles' 
kinds. Includes snorkel; 
• Umbrella & parasol for children: separate umbrella & parasol for children from the 
one in the Quality Management and Enforcement Regulation of Safety Control of 
Industrial Products Act; G/TBT/N/KOR/557 
 
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  • Roller shoes for children: separate roller shoes for children from the one in the 
Quality Management and Enforcement Regulation of Safety Control of Industrial 
Products Act; 
• Roller skates for children: reflect EU safety standards (EN 13899) and add 
performance tests; 
• Children's snow-skis and other snow-ski equipment: refinement of the ski boots' 
contact surface requirement and add ski binding structural requirements; 
• Snow board for children: delete flow-in binding classification and add step-in binding 
requirements; 
• Shopping trolleys: establish the safety standard for the accessories of the shopping 
cart that children and infants can take; 
• Children's jewellery: add the exemption requirement, hazardous sharp edges and 
points; 
• Kick board for children; 
• In-line roller skates for children; 
• Furniture for children; 
• Other textile products for children: apply to textile not included textile products for 
children. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Article 25 of the Special Act on Safety of Children's Products 
8. Relevant documents:  KATS Notice No. 2015-0037 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   April 2015 or later 
Proposed date of entry into force:   April 2015 or later   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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 
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