G/TBT/N/KOR/433  
 
22 July 2013  
(13-3926)  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:   
Energy Efficiency Co operation Division 
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy(MOTIE) 
47, Gwanmoon-Ro, Gwacheon-Si Gyeonggi-Do, 427-700 
Republic of KOREA 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 2110 3936 Fax:  (+82) 2 502 7355 Email:  ojcc70@motie.go.kr  
Website: http://www.motie.go.kr  
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 :    
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):  Motor 
Vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A draft revision 
for Regulations on Fuel Economy and Rating Label of Motor Vehicles.(129 pages, available 
in Korean)     
6. Description of content:  A draft revision for Regulations on Fuel Economy and Rating 
Label of Motor Vehicles 
Clarification of definition of vehi cle model to measure fuel economy 
- The definition of vehicle model will be revised to reduce ambiguity. 
Introduction of definition and procedure for road-load coast-down testing  
- Provisions for road-load coast-down testing will be introduced to supplement 
inadequate testing procedures. 
◦Adjustment of tolerance and number of vehicles applied to in-service conformity checks 
- Tolerance applied to the in-service conformity checks for fuel economy will be 
reduced from -5% to -3%; 
The number of vehicles at the first test for in -service conformity checks will be decreased 
from three to two units; and 
- Selection criteria for in-service conformity checks will be specified. ◦Adjustment of frequency of regular validation on the in-house test facilities from two G/TBT/N/KOR/433 
 
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  years to three years 
- The frequency of the regular validation on  the in-house test facilities will be 
adjusted to relieve the burden on manufacturers; 
Introduction of provisions for manufacturers  to lower declared fuel-economy values 
- Manufacturers can report city and highway fuel economy values with lowering 
measured ones by up to 2% to take  into account measurement deviation; 
Correlation exercises between certified testing agencies' test facilities and 
manufacturers' in-house test facilities 
- Correlation exercises between certified testing agencies' test facilities and 
manufacturers' in-house test facilities will be performed every two years to ensure 
uniform fuel economy test results; 
Expanded public release of information on vehicle fuel economy - The pre-check results, in-service conformity check results, and vehicle fuel 
economy analysis will be released to provide consumers with more detailed information; 
Revision of fuel economy calculations to reflect test fuel properties - Fuel economy calculations will be revised so that it reflects test fuel properties 
such as carbon weight fraction, specific gravity and net heating value; 
Clarification of test fuel and tire pressure - Criteria for test fuel and tire pressure applied to the fuel economy test will be 
clearly provided; 
Introduction of fuel economy test methods, labels and declaration forms for plug-in 
hybrid vehicles and hydro fuel cell electric vehicles 
- Fuel economy test methods, labels and declaration forms will be added for newly 
developed vehicles. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Customer Information, Labeling  
8. Relevant documents:   MOTIE's Public  Announcement   No. 2013-169   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    September 2013 (Adjustment of Tolerance and Reflection of 
test fuel properties) Six months after 
adoption (Correlation exercise and Adjustment of measured fuel economy) Jan. 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 Republic 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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