G/TBT/N/KOR/783  
 
2 August 2018  
(18-4913) 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 telephone 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:   
Electrical & Telecommunications Product Safety Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737,  
Republic of Ko rea 
Tel.: 82 -43-870-5444  
Fax: : 82 -43-870-5676 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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, Consumer products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Amendment 
of Safety Control for Electrical Appliances (347 page(s), in Korean)    
6. Description of content:  
The readjustment of safety control in the light of the risk levels for electrical appliances:  
- Products newly subject to safety certification : Secondary lithium cells with more than 
700 Wh/L volumetric energy density and 4.4V charging voltage that are used in smart 
phones, laptops and tablet PCs  
- Products which are currently subject to safety certification that will be downgraded to 
being subjec t to safety confirmation: electric heaters, electric warmers/heating 
cabinets, fluid pumps and electric bathtubs  
- Products which are currently subject to safety confirmation that will be downgraded to 
being subject to the supplier's assurance of conformit y: electronic musical instruments 
and binding machines  
The readjustment of detailed items for electrical appliances subject to safety control:  
- The scope of electric vehicle chargers which are subject to the safety confirmation will 
be expanded from 100k VA to 200kVA.  
- The LED illumination system will be newly added to the detailed items for lighting 
equipment subject to safety certification  
- PCB LED modules are included in the detailed items for lighting equipment subject to 
safety confirmation (PCB LE D modules directly sold to consumers shall be distributed to 
the market after first ensuring their safety)  G/TBT/N/KOR/783  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer Safety  
8. Relevant documents:  KATS Public Notice No. 2018 -243  
9. Proposed date of adoption: October 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: October 2019 (chargers for electric vehicles, LED 
illumination system, PCB LED  modules), October 2020 (cells)  
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, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 -870-5522~8  
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5682 
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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