G/TBT/N/KOR/639  
 
13 April 2016  
(16-2071)  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: National Radio Research Agency (RRA)  
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 :  
Conformity Policy Division  
Radio Research Agency  
767, bitgaram-ro, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea 520-350  Tel: (+82) 61 338 4711 Fax: (+82) 61 338 4719 
E-mail: rrlhkc@msip.go.kr  
Homepage: http://www.rra.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Telecommunications 
equipments and electrical appliances. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Public Notification 
of Conformity Assessment for Broadcasting Communications Equipment (142 pages, in Korean).  
6. Description of content:  
 Clarification of scope of exclusion items for conformity assessment.(Article 3.2 and 
Supplement  2  Note)  
 Battery scope expanded to include auxiliary battery, which exclude conformity 
assessment. 
 Electronic watch of simple watch function expanded to include table electronic 
clock etc, which exclude conformity assessment. 
 Even if applicant can't submit circuit diagram, applicant can applying for 
conformity assessment on the condition complying with specific matter for 
verifying the validation such as to be require retest report every 
year.(Article 5.6, 5.7 and 10.3) 
 Simplification of submission document to change on conformity evaluation. 
(Article 16.3) 
 In case of change in conformity evaluation, if applicant doesn't make changes of 
the information contained conformity certification or conformity registration certificate which applicant can omit the submission of conformity certification or 
conformity registration certificate. G/TBT/N/KOR/639 
 
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   Legislation maintenance of conformity evalua tion exemption regulation. (Article 18.1, 
18.2 and 19.4) 
 Conformity evaluation exemption item and scope from notification change to 
legalize enforcement decree of the radio waves act. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
This rule aims to specify the relevant matters regarding broadcasting and communication 
equipments and electrical appliances subject to conformity assessment and detail procedures of conformity assessment. 
8. Relevant documents:  RRA Public Notice No. 2015-26 (30 November 2015)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: 3 June 2016  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] 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 
Republic of Korea, 27737 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682 E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr ; http://www.rra.go.kr ;  
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