. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/KOR/323 
22 August 2011  
 (11-4163) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA)   
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 :   
National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) 
#57, 209 Sejong-daero Jongno-Gu, Seoul., 110-760, Republic of Korea Tel.:  (+82) 2 2100 5424 Fax:  (+82) 2 2100 5419 E-mail:  yanni4257@korea.kr  
Website:  http://www.nema.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):  Cellular phone (Smart 
phone, etc.) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A draft revision for 
Article 38 of Disaster and Safety Mana gement Basic Law(1 page in Korean). 
6. Description of content:  A draft revision for Article 38 of Disaster and Safety Management 
Basic Law:  
The Wireless Internet Service Operators (SKT, KT, LG U+) and Cable Broadcasting Service 
Providers shall provide warning notification i mmediately according to disaster severity 
degrees (warning types: typhoon, flood, downpour , earthquake, etc.), and global mobile 
device manufacturers shall install PWS UE (P ublic Warning System-User Equipment)  in 
their devices which are manufactured in or im ported to Korea in order to provide warning 
notification. 
A draft revision for: 
- As soon as natural disasters,  man-made disasters or othe r severely urgent disasters 
 happen, PWS-UE which is installed in devices shall provide warning notification in 
 Korean. 
- Reception and presentation of warning notifications to the users shall not interrupt  any voice calling and warning notifications  shall be popped-up on the monitor under 
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  - The size of warning notification is up  to maximum 180 byte (90 characters in 
 Korean) 
- PWS-UE shall provide aler ting indication (audio attentio n signal or vibration). The 
 ways of indication may be freely chosen by the Wireless Internet Service  Operators  (SKT, KT, LG U+) and Cable Broadcasting Serv ice Providers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention and Preparation for Disaster Emergency Management  
8. Relevant documents:   A draft  revision bill for Disaster and Safety Management Basic Law   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 January 2013 
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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Disaster Countermeasure Division 
National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) 
#57, 209 Sejong-daero Jongno-Gu, Se oul., 110-760, Republic of Korea 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 2100 5424 Fax:  (+82) 2 2100 5419 E-mail:  yanni4257@korea.kr  
Website:  http://www.nema.go.kr  
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