G/TBT/N/KOR/704  
 
26 January 2017  
(17-0520) 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 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 : 
Consumer Pro duct Safety Division  
Bureau of Product Safety Policy  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon  
Eumseong -gun 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
27737, Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5458  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5677  
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 applicable, otherwise natio nal tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Windshield  washer fluid 
for automobiles  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : A draft revision for 
Self-Regulatory Safety Confirmation criteria f or Windshield  washer fluid for automobiles 
(54 pages, in Korean)   
6. Description of content : A draft revision for Safety Certification Criteria for Windshield  
Washer Fluid for Automobiles Notice has been revised as follows:  
 Safety requirements for windshi eld washer fluid for automobile has been revised as 
follows  
 Ethanol should be the major ingredient for windshield  washer fluid for automobile 
(No methanol)  
 Any in gredient with a minimum of 1 percent should be label led 
 The relevant  documents (ingredients an d the product formula)  has been filed at 
Certification body  
For consumer products subject to the self -regulatory safety confirmation, manufacturers or 
importers are required to confirm safety by reporting to safety certification body with 
attachment of tes t and inspection body certificates from testing laboratories and inspection 
bodies designated by models of the products before product release or clearance through 
the customs to identify whether they conform to the safety criteria.  G/TBT/N/KOR/704  
 
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  7. Objective and ratio nale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Article 19 of the Quality Management and Safety Control of Industrial Products 
Act 
8. Relevant documents : KATS  Public Notice No. 2016 -361 
9. Proposed date of adoption : March 2017 or later  
Proposed date of entry into force : March 2017 or later   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of othe r 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 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  
Website : http://www.knowtbt.kr   
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