G/TBT/N/KOR/424  
 
5 April 2013  
(13-1749)  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 :   
96, Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-Si 
Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 
KOREA Tel: (+82) 2 509 7254/7255 Fax: (+82) 2 509 7307 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Electrical 
Appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Enforcement Rule of Electrical Appliances Safety control Act (14 pages, in Korean) 
6. Description of content: With the intension of creating a new paradigm in safety system, 
we plan to move from the administrative regulation oriented safety management system to a self-regulatory safety management system by requiring manufacturers or suppliers to 
have self-regulate and maintain responsibility and by conducting post market surveillances 
to monitor the markets.  
The 11 items including laminators and air purifiers subject to the Safety Certification are 
going to fall within the scope of the Self-Regulation Safety Confirmation. The 21 items 
including video game consoles, and studying devices using audio and/or video currently subject to the Self-Regulation Safety Confirmation will be subject to the Supplier's 
Declaration of Conformity.  
With an aim to improve the subordinate statutes by eliminating unnecessary burdens to 
citizens, certification grounds for multi-functioning machines have been established and the mandatory period for storing the self-inspection results has been reduced from for 
more than 3 years to for a period of 3 years. 
The products requiring safety maintenance such as solvent recovering dryers and bedside 
lamps are newly added to the scope of the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Regulatory reform for business and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/KOR/424 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2013-098 (21 March 2013).   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 July 2013   1 July 2014   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
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) 2509 7254/7255 Fax: (+82) 2509 7307 
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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