G/TBT/N/KOR/556
19 February 2015 
(15-1000)  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): 17 children's products 
for safety confirmation like toys 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 17 children's 
products for safety confirma tion (6 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 confirmation (17 items): 
• Textile products for children: add chlorinated phenols and hexavalent chromium 
contest tests for leather and fur material; 
• Care articles for children: delete dyed fa bric and nickel emissions regulation. Add 
VOCs for floor mats; 
• Sports protection equipment (protector for roller sports users and impact 
protection helmets): transferred from the Quality Management and Enforcement Regulation of Safety Control of Industrial Products Act; 
• Skate board for children; 
• Toys; 
• Children's tricycles: add performance tests (overturn test, toehold strength); G/TBT/N/KOR/556 
 
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  • Children's chair: reflect ISO safety standards (ISO 9221) and delete measurement 
requirements (railing and back of a chair); 
• Bicycles for young children: Reflect ISO safety standards(ISO 8098); 
• Disposable diapers for children: divide formaldehyde standard level (less than 
36 months, more than 36 months); 
• School things: expansion of application scope such as craft tools and instruments. 
Add package requirements; 
• Baby walking frames: reflect EU safety standards (EN 1273) and add overturn test, 
stop motion test; 
• Baby carriage: change the application scope to weight; 
• Children's cots: add the cradle used also as child restraint systems; 
• Thermal pack for children; 
• Children's carrier; 
• Life-jackets for sports & leisure for children. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Article 22 of the Special Act on Safety of Children's Products 
8. Relevant documents:  KATS Notice No. 2015-0036 
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 
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