G/TBT/N/KOR/422  
 
25 February 2013  
(13-0981)  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 :   
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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Automatic 
socket-outlet to cut-off standby power. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft Korean 
Safety Standard for automatic socket-outlet to cut-off standby power (127 pages, in 
Korean).     
6. Description of content:  This draft Korean safety standard covers automatic socket-
outlet to cut-off standby power with which rated voltages are between AC 50V and 250V 
and rated currents are no greater than 16A. The object of this standard is to save energy consumption as the usage of automatic socket-outlet to cut-off standby power has been 
increasing. The draft prescribes safety requirements, functionality requirements, 
temperature limits and compatibility requirements.  
The safety requirements such as insulation resistance, insulation strength, creep age 
distance clearance distance and mechanical strength are based on the applicable IEC 
standards such as IEC 60884-1, IEC 60669-1 and IEC 60664-1. The Standard establishes 
additional requirements including cut-off standby power and measurement methods of power consumption.   
In accordance with the draft of the K10026, contactable part of secondary circuit of 
automatic socket-outlet to cut-off standby power shall be supplied by safety extra-low voltage, peak voltage no greater than 42.4V for AC and the voltage less than 42.4V for 
DC. G/TBT/N/KOR/422 
 
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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. 2013-038 (06 February 2013).   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 January 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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