G/TBT/N/KOR/729  
 
10 October 2017  
(17-5444) 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:  
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:   
Railway Traffic Safety Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
(MOLIT)  
#11, Doum -ro 6, Sejong Special Self -governing City, 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel +82 -44-201-4608 Fax +82 -44-201-5671 
email: sonys3559@korea.kr , acelkj@korea.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): Railroad 
constituents notified by MOLIT (Korean government)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment 
(Addition) of the technical regulations for the railroad constituents. (132 page(s), in 
Korean)   
6. Description of content:  
Background on the technical regulations for railroad constituents  
Regarding railroad constituents notified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and 
Transport (MOLIT), manufacturer (or his representative) shall get type approval from 
MOLIT for the newly -designed railroad constituents or remarkably modified constituents. 
Also, manufacturer shall obtain manufacturer approval from  MOLIT to enter into mass 
production for the type approved constituents (Railroad Safety ACT, Article 27 and 27 -2). 
 Type approval is granted to the design for notified constituents that meets technical 
and safety requirements in the technical regulations.  
 Manufacturer approval is production approval for the type approved constituents that 
manufacturer can meet quality management requirements in the technical 
regulations.  
MOLIT plans to amend (to add) the technical regulations for type approval examination o f 
6 notified constituents so as to enhance the safety of railroad system including rolling 
stock and energy system.  
 MOLIT has enacted the technical regulations for the examination of type approval and 
manufacturer approval of 10 notified constituents in 20 16, which were wheel, axle, 
coupler, rail, glued insulated rail, pre -stressed concrete sleeper, electronic interlocking 
system, AF (audio frequency) track circuit, automatic block system, and contact wire.  G/TBT/N/KOR/729  
 
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  Amendment (Addition) of the technical regulations for railroad constituents  
The technical regulations added for 6 notified constituents in 2017 regulate scope, terms 
and definitions, conformity assessment, design requirements, and testing procedures. 
Design requirements include general requirements, mater ials, strength, interface with 
other constituents, maintainability, and etc.  
 Pneumatic WSP  (wheel slide protection): scope, terms and definitions, conformity 
assessment, design requirements (general requirements, materials, strength, 
functional characteristics, mechanical & electrical characteristics, environmental 
characteristics, interface wi th other constituents, maintainability), and testing 
procedures.  
 Pneumatic brake cylinder: scope, terms and definitions, conformity assessment, 
design requirements (general requirements, materials, strength, inner & surface 
characteristics, functional char acteristics, mechanical & electrical characteristics, 
environmental characteristics, interface with other constituents, maintainability), and 
testing procedures.  
 Brake disk: scope, terms and definitions, conformity assessment, design requirements 
(general requirements, materials, strength, inner & surface characteristics, mechanical 
& electrical characteristics, environmental characteristics, interface with other 
constituents, maintainability), and testing procedures.  
 Brake pad: scope, terms and definitions , conformity assessment, design requirements 
(general requirements, materials, strength, inner & surface characteristics, mechanical 
& electrical characteristics, interface with other constituents, maintainability), and 
testing procedures.  
 Tensioning devic e for overhead catenary system: scope, terms and definitions, 
conformity assessment, design requirements (general requirements, mechanical 
performance, field testing, interface with other constituents, maintainability).  
 Polymer type insulator: scope, terms  and definitions, conformity assessment, design 
requirements (general requirements, mechanical & electrical characteristics, field 
testing, interface with other constituents, maintainability), and testing procedures.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Enhancement of railroad safety  
8. Relevant documents:  MOLIT Notice (29 September 2017 / 2017 -1425)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd week of December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2nd week of December 2017  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from date of notification (expiration date of the 
legislation's pre -announcement period)  
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, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525/552 6 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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