. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N//KOR/161 
24 October 2007 
 (07-4580) 
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) 
Address  : #1, Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 
Rep. of  Korea 
Tel:  (+82) 2 2110 8699     Fax: (+82) 2 504 9156    
E-mail: sgtkhr71@moct.go.kr 
Homepage: http://www.moct.go.kr 
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:         
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:  
- The control switch of a pusher axle shall be  installed outside the driver's cabin to 
prevent evading overload-checking (date of en try into force : 6 months after adoption); 
- Divide the form of children protection signs in detail and harmonize  them with those 
specified in accordance with the Road Transportation Act (date of entry into force : 6 
months after adoption); 
- New provisions for enhancing the driver's field of view of a bus with driver's 
protection wall; 
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- New provisions for ISOFIX and mandatory installation in passenger vehicles (date of 
entry into force : 2 years after adoption in newly developed, 4 years after adoption in older motor vehicles already on the road); 
- New provisions for AFLS (Adaptive Front Lightning System); - Brake lamp shall be activated  when the auxiliary brake system such as retarder comes 
into operation; 
- New provisions for installing puddle lamp; - Add a bulb type(W21W) currently used in Europe for reversing lamp; - For buses to transport children, a rear view mirror or other device shall be installed at 
the entrance to recognize children who get off the bus; 
- Mandatory installation of fire extinguishers in trucks with GVW over 3 tons (date of 
entry into force : 6 months after adoption); 
- Adjustment of the shape and size of the rear  reflective sheet for low-bed trailer due to 
limited space; 
- Permit 19 m length for full trailer and articulated bus; - Special provisions for module trailers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   In 
order to enhance the safety standard and to ha rmonize with international safety standards.  
8. Relevant documents:   MOCT Notification No. 2007 – 397 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 December 2007 
Right after adoption except relevant 
description in 6 
10. Final date for comments:   29 October 2007 (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