G/TBT/N/KOR/752  
 
22 February 2018  
(18-1148) 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:  Product Safety 
Policy Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) -43-870-5411 or 5412  
Fax: (+82) -43-870-5673 
E-mail: hjahn104@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): Consumer 
Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
amendments to the 'Enforcement ordinance of Fr amework Act on Product Safety ' 
(8 page(s), in Korean)    
6. Description of content:  
Under Article 13 -2 (1) of the Framework Act on Product Safety, when accidents involving 
products are reported, the head of a central administrative agency may order business 
owners to investigate the details and cause of the accidents, taking into consideration the 
frequency of accidents, risks and their own personal capabilities.  
* The term "business owner" in this document refers to any person who manufactures, 
assembles, processes or imports products according to subparagraph 1 of Article 3 
of the Framework Act on Product Safety.  
The methods, procedures and reports for an accident investigation  
- With respect to the methods, Article 16 (1) of the Enforcement ord inance of 
Framework Act on Product Safety shall apply mutatis mutandis.  
- Under Article 13 -3 (1) of the Framework Act on Product Safety, a business owner 
who receives an order to carry out an accident investigation shall organize an 
accident investigation team. They shall report to the head of a central administrative 
agency their plans for a product accident investigation within 7 days, and the results 
of the investigation within 3 months from the date they received the order.  
* A business owner who receiv es an order for supplementation regarding their reports 
from the head of a central administrative agency shall supplement and resubmit 
their plans for a product accident investigation within 3 days, and the results of the 
investigation within a month from the date they received the order.  G/TBT/N/KOR/752  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; Consumer Protection and Adoption of Domestic Law  
8. Relevant documents:  
MOTIE NOTIFICATION no 2018 -081(9 February , 2018)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 13 June 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 13 June 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
WTO 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 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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