G/TBT/N/KOR/528
23 September 2014 
(14-5330)  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 : 
93, Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon 
Eumseong-gun 
Chungcheongbuk-Do, 369-811 Korea Tel: (+82) 43 5442/5444 
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5676 
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr   
Homepage: 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): Electrical appliances 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft of 
amendment of Operation Bulletin of Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act (147 pages, in Korean) 
6. Description of content: 
• In order to reduce the burden on indust ry / businesses, rules and regulations for 
factory inspection and certification will be established in order to allow only one 
certification for one model product manufactured in different factories. 
• Procedures and guidelines for laboratories completing the application for designation 
as a testing body for products subject to safety confirmation, calculation of fees, 
changes in and renewal of testing labora tories, and requirements for assessment 
team member(s) will be provided. 
• In order to raise awareness among Korean citizens and avoid confusion about safety 
system terminology, the term "self-regulatory confirmation category" for electric 
appliances will be changed to "safety confirmation category". 
• Any changes made in products certified with the safety certification without notifying 
a certification body of the changes will  be penalized by cancelation of the 
certification, which is the same penalty for Non-Conforming Electrical Appliances.  
• As the amendment of enforcement rule aimed at extending product scope subject to 
the safety management system included DC products, the scope/range of affected 
products / a table of affected products will be provided by KATS. 
• Labels are currently required to be affixed or shown on products and packaging; 
amendment of the labeling regulation will allow no labeling on packages. G/TBT/N/KOR/528 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:  KATS Public Notice No. 2014-0252 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   24 November 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force:   24 November 2014   
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 
Rep. of  Korea 369-811 Tel: (+82) 43  870 55 25 
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