G/TBT/N/KOR/779  
 
28 June 2018  
(18-4107) 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 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:   
Aviation Security Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)  
#11, Doum -ro 6, Sejong Special Self -governing City, 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel +82 -44-201-4234 Fax +8 2-44-201-5626 
email: nayacji@korea.kr , sjluv@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): Aviation 
Security Equipment publicly announced by MOLIT (Korean government)  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document: Draft of the 
Enforcement Regulation of Aviation Security Act (41 page(s), in Korean)    
6. Description of content:  
Background of the amendment  
- As the Aviation Security Act introducing performance certification system of aviation 
security equipment was amended and proclaimed on October 24, 2017, aviation security 
equipment operators shall use aviation security equipment with the performance certificate 
issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).  
- According to the amendment, MOLIT also plans to secure professionalism and reliability 
of the system by designating separate institutions for certification and for testing 
procedure along with constant supervision of the entitled organizations.  
- In this context, MOLIT proposes to partly amend the enforcement regulation of Aviation 
Security Act in order to implement the performance certification system such as 
performance certification procedure, a performance certification test, performance 
verification a nd inspection, and criteria of commission imposition.  
Major amendments  
- MOLIT gives shape to an action plan of the performance certification for aviation security 
equipment as follows;  
- Standards for performance certification: standards for functions, pe rformance, and safety 
of aviation security equipment are set up and manufacturers shall have capacity to 
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  - Process for performance certification: the performance certification process including 
application for perfor mance certification, performance certification and request for a 
performance certification test is specified  
- Performance certification test: the testing institution is assigned to conduct a 
performance certification test to verify suitability of equipmen t performance for the above 
certification standards  
- Performance verification: service life of equipment can be extended if the equipment 
passes performance verification  
- Performance inspection: equipment with a performance certificate is regularly or 
irregularly inspected to check if it maintains its performance and quality at the initial 
certification  
- Composition and operation of committees: MOLIT can organize and operate committees 
for certification review and designation of the testing institution . In the case of the 
certification review committee, the certification institution is allowed to organize and 
operate it  
- Operation of the testing institution: details concerning the operation of the testing 
institution including the testing institution’s  roles, criteria of designation (or cancellation of 
designation) and suspension of service are specified  
- Criteria of commission: criteria of commission to the certification and testing institution 
are set up  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Reinforcement of aviation security  
8. Relevant documents:  MOLIT Notice (29 June 2018   / 2018 -820)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 4th week October 2018  
Proposed date of ent ry into force: 25 October 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification (expiration date of the legislation's 
pre-announcement period)  
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)  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy(MOTIE)  
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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