. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/307/Rev.1 
4 May 2011  
 (11-2299) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 96, Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-Si 
Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 KOREA Tel.:  (+82) 2 509 7254/7255 Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7307 E-mail:  tbt@kats.go.kr
 
Homepage:  http://www.kats.go.kr  
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 :    
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):  Strollers (HS: 8715), 
Chemical Household Articles, Shoppi ng Carts, Wet tissue (HS: 3307) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A draft revision for 
Safety Criteria on Strollers, Ch emical Household Articles, S hopping Carts, and Wet Tissue 
subject to Self-Regulatory Safety Confirmation (5 pages, Korean / 6 pages, Korean / 5 pages, 
Korean) 
6. Description of content:   
- A draft revision for the Safety Criteria on Stroller  
• Indicate the textile composition or mix rati o in Stroller and the caution for handling. 
- A draft revision for the Safety Criteria on Chemical household articles 
• In case of aerosol perfume and deodorant, i ndicate the phrase that those products can 
be exploded when they are exposed in dire ct-ray or hear, and le tter size should be 
over 8 point. 
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  - A draft revision for the Safety Criteria on Shopping Cart 
• Install the safety belt in Shopping Ca rt that can give a child a ride 
• Regulate the indication's letter size to pr ovide users with sufficient information. 
- A draft revision for the Safety Criteria on Wet Tissue 
• Indicate the guide for the prevention of po llution during use, and warning phrase that 
consumer should refrain from using it on se nsitive parts such as eye, mouth, etc. 
* Self-Regulatory Safety  Confirmation System: 
Manufacturers (impor ters) should confirm whether their pr oducts meet the conformity of the 
safety by themselves and declar e the safety of the items before taking products out of factory 
or customs clearance 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection based on Article 19, Qu ality Management and Safety Control of 
Industrial Pr oducts Act  
8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/KOR/307  
(KATS Public Notice No. 2010 - 0338 KATS Public Notice No. 2011 - 0095 
KATS Public Notice No. 2011 - 0100 
KATS Public Notice No. 2011 - 0106) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      May 2011, or later 
  June 2011, or later 
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 addresses, if available of the other body:    
TBT Division 
KATS 96, Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-Si Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 
KOREA 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 509 7254/7255 Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7307 E-mail:  tbt@kats.go.kr
 
Website:  http://www.kats.go.kr  
Full texts are available on the Internet at URLs:   
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
and http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/KOR/11_1268_00_x.pdf
 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/KOR/11_1268_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/KOR/11_1268_02_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/KOR/11_1268_03_x.pdf