G/TBT/N/KOR/469  
 
28 January 2014  
(14-0476)  Page: 1/4  
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:  Railway Technology and Safety Division at the Ministry of Land, 
Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) 
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 :  Documents 
are available from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) website 
(http://www.molit.go.kr ). Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office 
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) 
#11, Doum-ro 6, Sejong Special Self-governing City, 339-012 
Republic of Korea   Tel: (+82) 44-201-4608 
Fax: (+82) 44-201-5671 
Email:  heeyeub@korea.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):  Railway 
vehicles and constituents (including a list of applicable constituents) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
1. Enactment of the enforcement policy on the type approval-manufacturer approval-
product verification for railway vehicles introduced in the railway safety act, (69 pages, available in Korean); 
2. Enactment of the enforcement policy on the type approval-manufacturer approval 
for railway constituents outlined in the railway safety act, (49 pages, available in Korean); 
3. Enactment of the technical specifications of the railway vehicles, (1,091 pages, 
available in Korean); 
4. Enactment of the technical specifications of the railway constituents, (276 pages, 
 available in Korean). 
6. Description of content:   
Enactment of the enforcement policy on the type approval-manufacturer 
approval-product verification for railway vehicles : 
1. The enforcement policy defines the responsi bilities of the applicant (car builder), 
railway operator (car purchaser), certification bodies approved by MOLIT, and 
MOLIT. It also stipulates the supervision, confidentiality, and data management of 
the verification materials used in the certification process. It includes a special G/TBT/N/KOR/469 
 
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  feature to prevent from a duplicate appr oval processes by the railway operator, 
while a package application is also possible for the applicant to obtain certifications dhoof the type approval-manufacturer approval-product verification in succession.  
2. The enforcement policy defines the detaile d procedures of the type approval to 
verify the safety of railway vehicles, which include preliminary technical meeting, certification plan, certification and verification methods of the design conformity 
(type examination), issue of certificates, and surveillance. 
The preliminary technical meeting is designed to provide the technical issue design 
characteristics, and scope of the type approval of the railway vehicles. 
The certification plan is designed to prescribe the technical specifications, detailed 
procedures, and schedule for type approval.  
The type examination is composed of the design review, conformity inspection, and 
type test. 
3. The enforcement policy defines the detailed procedures and methods for the 
manufacturer approval in order to verify the conformity of the quality management system (QMS), which includes preliminary technical meeting, certifications plan, 
certification and verification methods (QMS examination), issue of certificates, and 
surveillance. 
The preliminary technical meeting is designed to provide the technical issue, 
manufacturing characteristics, and scope of manufacturer approval. 
The certification plan is designed to prescribe the certification basis, the detailed 
procedures, and schedule for manufacturer approval.  
The QMS examination is composed of the QM S review and the conformity inspection 
to the car building factory. 
4. The enforcement policy defines the detailed procedures and methods for product 
verification to validate ra ilway vehicles (series approval) which have to be in 
conformity with the approved type (design). It includes preliminary technical 
meeting, certification plan, certification and verification for the type equivalence (type equivalence examination), issue of certificates. 
The preliminary technical meeting is designed to provide the review of submitted 
data used in the type approval, and the technical issue in the  product verification. 
The certification plan is designed to prescribe the certification basis, the  detailed 
examination items, and schedule for product verification.  
The product verification is composed of the car assembly inspection (safety 
component inspection, commissioning in the factory) and running test including trial run in operation track. 
Enactment of the enforcement policy on the type approval-manufacturer 
approval for railway constituents:  
1. The enforcement policy defines the responsibilities of the applicant (constituent 
maker), railway operator (constituent purchaser), certification bodies approved by 
MOLIT, and MOLIT. It also stipulates the supervision, confidentiality, and data management of the verification materials used in the certification process. It includes a special feature to prevent from a duplicate approval process by the 
railway operator, while a package application is also possible for the applicant to 
obtain certifications of the type approval-manufacturer approval in succession.  
2. The enforcement policy defines the detaile d procedures of the type approval to 
verify the safety of railway constituents, which include preliminary technical 
meeting, certification plan, certification and verification methods of the design conformity (type examination), issue of certificates, and surveillance. 
The preliminary technical meeting is designed to provide the technical issues, 
design characteristics, and scope of the type approval of the railway constituents. 
The certification plan is designed to prescribe the technical specifications, detailed G/TBT/N/KOR/469 
 
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  procedures, and schedule for type approval.  
The type examination is composed of the design review, conformity inspection, and 
type test. 
3. The enforcement policy defines the detailed procedures and methods for the 
manufacturer approval in order to verify the conformity of the quality management system (QMS), which includes preliminary technical meeting, certification plan, 
certification and verification methods (QMS examination), issue of certificates, and 
surveillance. 
The preliminary technical meeting is designed to provide the technical issue, 
manufacturing characteristics, and scope of manufacturer approval. 
The certification plan is designed to prescribe the certification basis, the detailed 
procedures, and schedule for manufacturer approval.  
The QMS examination is composed of the QM S review and the conformity inspection 
to the constituent manufacturing factory. 
Enactment of the technical specifications of railway vehicles: 1. The technical specifications define the detailed requirements of the design and QMS 
relating to the rolling stock of high speed rail, conventional rail, and urban rail 
system, which will be used for type approval, manufacturer approval, and product verification. 
It includes classification of railway vehicles, and definition of the terms used in the 
specifications.  
In addition to the enforcement policy on  type approval-manufacturer approval-
product verification of the railway vehicles, the technical specifications include 
special conditions such as application of the technical specifications, report on 
failure as well as defect in railway vehicles, and manufacturing vehicle during the certification process.  
The essential requirements include safety requirements (rolling stock gauge, driving 
safety, collision safety, fire safety, electrical safety, risk analysis, and railway software), performance requirements, interface requirements, operation and 
maintenance requirements, and operational limits (running safety, reliability and 
availability, health, acoustic noise, rescue operation, and aerodynamic characteristics) in the technical specifications. 
The device requirements stipulate on the de sign and structural requirements for car 
body and interior facilities, bogie, brake,  propulsion, auxiliary power unit, on-board 
signaling, train control as well as monitoring device, and coupling device. These also provide standardized test procedures for components, parts, assembled vehicles, 
and running test. 
The QMS requirements for vehicle manufactu rer including the quality maintenance, 
management of manufacturing, complaint control, and operating of QMS. 
The assembly inspection criteria define the requirements on safety component and 
commissioning in the factory. 
Enactment of the technical specifications of railway constituents: 1. Definition of the detailed design and QMS required for the type approval and 
manufacturer approval of railway constituents. 
Selection of the applicable standard and definition of the terms used for the type 
approval, manufacturer approval, and surveillance of railway constituents. 
Definition of the design and test requirements for railway constituents in rolling 
stock, track, command control and signaling, energy sub-systems, which are related to safety, reliability and availability, interface and maintenance.  
The QMS requirements for vehicle manufactu rer including the quality maintenance, 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Enhancement of railway safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   MOLIT  Notice (21 January 2014 / 2014-46, 47, 50, 51)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    19 March 2014 19 March 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  19 March  2014 (expiration date of the legislation's pre-
announcement period) 
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:    
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 96 Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Rep. of  Korea 427-716 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 509 7254/7255  Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7307 
E-mail:  tbt@kats.go.kr    Website:  http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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