G/TBT/N/KOR/555
11 February 2015 
(15-0874)  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): Aquatic equipment for 
children, playground equipment for children, child restraint systems, BB guns for children 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Four children's 
products for safety certification (3 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 Safety Certification(4 items): • Aquatic equipment for children: expansion of the number of heavy metal leaching (4 
to 8) reflects EU safety standards (buoyant aids for swimming instruction 
EN 13138-1, EN 13138-2); 
• Playground equipment for children: transferred from the Quality Management and 
Enforcement Regulation of Safety Co ntrol of Industrial Products Act; 
• Child restraint systems: transferred from the Quality Management and Enforcement 
Regulation of Safety Control of Industrial Products Act; 
• BB guns for children: Separate BB guns for children (8 to 13 years of age) from BB 
Guns, Article 10 of the Quality Management and Enforcement Regulation of Safety Control of Industrial Products Act. G/TBT/N/KOR/555 
 
- 2 - 
 
  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Article 17 of the Special Act on Safety of Children's Products. Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  KATS Notice No. 2015-0035 
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 
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/KOR/15_0734_00_x.pdf