G/TBT/N/KOR/597  
 
10 August 2015  
(15-4099)  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 : 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 
93, Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon, Eumseong-gun 
Chungcheongbuk-do, 369-811 Republic of Korea Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5445 
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5676 
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr Website: 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 language(s) of the notified document: Draft of partial 
Amendment of Enforcement Rule of Electrical Appliances Safety control Act (20 pages, in Korean)  
6. Description of content: Reclassification of items for electronic products according to 
safety risks, which are controlled by a safety management: some products will be transferred from the scope of Safety Certificat ion to Safety Confirmation and from Safety 
Confirmation to Supplier's Confirmation of Conformity.  
 Deregulated electronic products to be transferred from Safety Certification to Safety 
Confirmation: dish washers and dish driers, vending machine, electric disinfectants, 
copying machines, Un-interruptible power supply, dehumidifier, food waste process 
machine (7 items) 
 Deregulated electronic products to be transferred from Safety Confirmation to 
Supplier's Confirmation of Conformity: telephone, facsimile, multi-terminal 
equipment incorporating phone features, data-terminal equipment using public telephone line, credit authorization terminal, specific (particular) use of terminal equipment with a built-in modem, wireless machine for location based service, 
remote-control broadcasting equipment, editing machine, audio and video 
distributor, video transmitter, motorized roll screen (12 items) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection G/TBT/N/KOR/597 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: MOTIE Public Notice No. 2015-422 (31 July 2015) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 October 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 15 October 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] 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, 369-811 
Republic of Korea Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682 
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr   
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr   
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