G/TBT/N/KOR/762  
 
2 May 2018  
(18-2718) 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: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)  
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:   
Advanced Motor Vehicles Division  
Bureau of Motor Vehicles Management  
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport  
11, Doum -ro 6, Sejong city, 30103  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 -201-3853 
Fax: (+82) 44 -201-5585 
E-mail: kop511@korea.kr   
Website: http://www.molit.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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): Motor 
Vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision of 
Korean Safety and Performance Regulations for Motor Vehicles and Parts (50 page(s), in 
Korean)   
6. Description of content:  
The following amendments will be made:  
A. Mitigation of the minimum ground clearance and the opening direction for exhaust 
pipe, the mate rial diversification of luggage compartment and glazing (Article 4, Article 5, 
Article 32, Article 34, Table 33): The mitigation of the minimum ground clearance reducing 
from 12cm to 10cm and the outlet direction of exhaust pipe increasing from 30 degree t o 
45 degree for vehicle longitudinal axis, the diversification of materials for luggage 
compartment, and the permission of plastic glazing for automotive - glazing materials.  
B. Improvement of installation regulation for additional axle and conspicuity mark ing 
(Article 13, Article 49, Table 32 -2): The improvement of operation method from manual to 
automatic on the up and down device for the additional axle fitted a truck or special 
vehicle, and the mandatory installation of conspicuity marking on a truck and  special 
vehicle exceeding GVW of 7.5 tons.  
C. Adjustment on the power tolerance of motorcycle engine and harmonization of brake 
system for a motorcycle (Article 63 -2, Article 67, Table 5 -13): The arrangement on the 
power tolerance of internal combustion e ngine and driving motor for a motorcycle, and the G/TBT/N/KOR/762  
 
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  mandatory installation of Anti -lock Brake System (ABS) for a motorcycle with engine 
capacity of 125 cc over or maximum power of 11 kW over.  
D. Harmonization with UN Regulations (Article 89, Article 91, Article 92, Article 102, 
Table 11 -3, Table 11 -5, Table 14, Table 14 -2): The introduction of prevention of fire risk 
for HEV, EV and FCEV  (UN Regulation No. 34, 94, 95, 134, 135, 137), and the 
impro vement of collision regulations, such as frontal impact, partial frontal impact and pole 
side impact  (UN Regulation No. 94, 95, 134, 135, 137).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; Improving and upda ting current systems by improving the installation 
regulations for additional axles to prevent large -scale traffic accidents caused by overload 
for cargo truck etc., the introduction of partial frontal impact and pole side impact 
regulations to reduce casu alties during vehicle crashes, the mandatory installation of 
conspicuity marking for cargo trucks to prevent night crash accidents, and the introduction 
of installation of anti -lock brake system for motorcycles.  
8. Relevant documents:  MOLIT Notice No. 201 8-520  
9. Proposed date of adoption: November 2018 or later  
Proposed date of entry into force: November 2018 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, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 -870-5522~8  
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5682 
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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