G/TBT/N/KOR/494  
 
2 June 2014  
(14-3207)  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 
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 : 
Motor Vehicles Management Division 
Tel.: +(82)-44-201-3850 
Fax: +(82)-44-201-5585 E-mail: guht@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.molit.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 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: Draft 
amendment of the "Enforcement Rule of the Mo tor Vehicle Management Act", available in 
Korean 
6. Description of content: The following amendments will be made in the Enforcement 
Rule of the MVMA:  
A. Inspection on any deceitful or fraudulent manner in which performance and quality 
certifying tests of auto replacement parts have been carried out: 
a. Deceitfully or fraudulently tested auto replacement parts erode credibility on 
the quality and performance of those parts and invite a host of consumer 
complaints. 
b. A governmental testing agency (Korea Automobile Testing and Research 
I n s t i t u t e )  w i l l  v e r i f y  i f  a n  a u t o  r e placement part's performance and quality 
certification was carried out in a deceitful or fraudulent manner. 
c. Credibility on auto replacement parts will increase, leading to more active use 
of those parts by consumers. 
B. Designation of performance and quality certifying institutions on auto replacement 
parts: 
a. Designation of the certifying institutions on the performance and quality of 
auto replacement parts will be made by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure 
and Transport within the pool of approved institutions so as to secure utmost professionalism and credibility. 
b. Designation criteria required of a certifying institution on the performance and 
quality of auto replacement parts will be  determined by the Minister of Land, G/TBT/N/KOR/494 
 
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  Infrastructure and Transport. 
C. Establishment of the criteria on certification and marking: 
a. Criteria on certification and marking will be set forth at the level of guiding 
principles only and more detailed standards and procedures will be regulated 
through relevant notifications issued. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To provide consumers with the benefit of reduced repair costs of auto parts  
8. Relevant documents:  It will be notified as a document MOLIT notification 2014-570. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 October 2014 (tentative) 7 January 2015 (tentative) 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
Motor Vehicles Management Division 
Office of Transport Policy & Logistics 
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) Government Complex Sejong, A-Dong, 11 
Doum6-Ro Sejong-city,  
Republic of Korea 339-012 Tel : +(82)-44-201-3850 Fax : +(82)-44-201-5585 
E-mail : guht@korea.kr  
Homepage : http://www.molit.go.kr  
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