. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/114 
12 July 2006 
 (06-3364) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Construction and Transportation (MOCT) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
#1, Jungang-dong,  
Gwacheon-si,  Gyeonggi-do,  
Republic of Korea. 
Tel: +82 2 2110 8699 
Fax: +82 2 504 9156    
E-mail: sgtkhr71@moct.go.kr 
Homepage:  http://www.moct.go.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):   Motor Vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The public 
notification of draft enactment of "Korea Moto r Vehicle Safety Standard", available in 
Korean. 
6. Description of content:   The following amendments will be made in KMVSS:  
• Introduction of the requirements for a double-deck bus, such as, interior height, overall 
width, fire extinguisher, maximum inclination angle, emergency exits. (expected effective date: manufactured or imported for from on or after the time of promulgation). 
• For buses with designated seating capacity of more  than 15 persons, effective with of a 
aisle shall be at least 30 cm. (expected effective date: manufactured or imported from on or after the time of promulgation). 
• Relaxation of vehicles subject to tachograp h installation; commercial trucks with 
maximum payload of 1 ton or less will be ex cluded from the requirement of tachograph 
installation. (expected effective date: at the time of promulgation). 
• Introduction of requirements of illumination devices for a new registration 
plate.(expected effective date : 1 November 2006) G/TBT/N/KOR/114 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   : 
In order to enhance the safety standard and to  harmonize with international safety standards 
8. Relevant documents:   MOCT Notification No. 2006 – 206 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 October 2006 
1 November 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   5 July 2006 (Further comments are possible after this date) 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Construction and Transportation website 
(www.moct.go.kr). Also available from :  
Motor Vehicles Team 
Headquarters for Urban Transportation Ministry of Construction and Transportation (MOCT) #1, Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea 427-760 Tel:    +82 2 2110 8699 
Fax:   +82 2 504 9156 
E-mail : sgtkhr71@moct.go.kr