G/TBT/N/KOR/697  
 
13 December 2016   
(16-6802) 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)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun  
Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5444  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5676  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr   
Website : http://www.kats.go.kr   
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 from above :  
3. Notif ied 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. 
Electrical machin es and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or inc luded 
elsewhere in this Chapter  (HS: 8543)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Proposed 
Amendment of Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act (18 pages, in Korean)  
6. Description of content : 
 Enactment of a safety standard (KC10029) for electrical mosquito swatters using 
primary or secondary cell batteries which shall be subject to Supplier's Confirmation 
of Conformity (as of 1 April 2017) according to the Ar ticle 3 of Enforcement rule for 
Electrical Appliances Sa fety Control Act (EASCA)  
 A simple and exclusive safety standard for electric mosquito swatters only using 
primary or secondary cell batteries is enacted. This is because some aspects of the 
existing s afety standard (KC60335 -2-59) for electric insects killer, regarding the 
exposure of live parts, etc., may be too rigorous if applied to electric mosquito 
swatters using primary or secondary cell batteries. Furthermore, the existing 
standard includes many irrelevant items, such as electric strength, moisture 
resistance etc.  
 If an electric mosquito swatter is equipped with dual -control device (e.g. pushing 
two switches at a time for operating), its metal part is not regarded as a live part.   
 Tennis -shaped sw atters are  not regarded as a toy figures.  
 Marking of a dangerous voltage etc.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer protection  G/TBT/N/KOR/697  
 
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  8. Relevant documents : KATS Public Notice No. 2016 -311 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 5 February 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 5 February 2017   
10. Final date for comments : 31 January 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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, 27737, Rep. of  Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43  870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr   
Website : http://www.knowtbt.kr   
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