. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/165 
21 November 2007 
 (07-5106) 
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:   THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 
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:    
TBT Division 
96 Gyoyukwongil 
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 427-716 
The Republic of  Korea  
Tel:  (+82) 2509 7254/7257 Fax:  (+82) 2509 7307 Email:  tbt@kats.go.kr 
Website: http://www.kats.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):   Electrodeless lamps  
(HS:  853939) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed 
amendments of Safety Criteria for Electri c Appliances (43  pages, in Korean). 
6. Description of content:    
K00011(Industrial, scientific and medical  (ISM) radio-frequency equipment – 
Electromagnetic disturbance characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement) will be amended as follows:  
- The following contents will be added to Tabl e 7 (Electromagnetic radiation disturbance 
peak limits for group 2 of class B ISM equipment producing CW type disturbances and 
operating at frequencies above 400 MHz): 
The allowable criterion for the high-frequency luminary, which uses 2.4 ~ 2.5 GHz as 
operation frequency and come under group 2 of class B, shall be 92dB μV/m at a 
bandwidth of 2.3 ~ 2.4 GHz. G/TBT/N/KOR/165 
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  - The following contents will be added to Table 8 (Electromagnetic radiation 
disturbance weights for group 2 of class B ISM equipment operating at frequencies above 400 MHz): 
The allowable criterion for the high-frequency luminary, which uses 2.4 ~ 2.5 GHz as 
operation frequency and come under group 2 of class B, shall be less than 60dB μV/m at a 
bandwidth of 1 ~2.4 GHz and 2.5 ~ 3 GHz. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2007-266(2 November 2007) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }12 January 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
TBT Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) 96 Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 
427-716 The Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 2 509 7254/7257 Fax: (+82) 2 509 7307 Email: tbt@kats.go.kr 
Full texts are available on the Internet at URLs: 
http://kats.go.kr/english/cm _02/cm_02_06.asp?OlapCode=ATSU2106