. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/KOR/354 
8 February 2012  
 (12-0774) 
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:  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 
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 :   
Consumer Product Safety Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards 96, Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-Si Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 Korea 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 509 7247 
Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7302 Website:  http://www.kats.go.kr  
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):  Synthetic resin children 
products (including child care articles) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  One product subject to 
Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation  (1 standard, in Korean)     
6. Description of content:   
- Revise safety criteria for synthetic resin children products including  child care articles 
 subject to self-regulato ry safety confirmation.  
- Change the name of the products from child care articles to synthetic resin children 
 products and expand the scope  of applicable ages (from children under 48 months to 
 children under the age of 14). - Establish 2 chapters in the safety criteria , so strengthen special safety requirements 
 for soothers and soother holders. Regarding consumer products subject to th e self-regulatory safety confirmation, 
manufacturers or importers are re quired to confirm safety by re porting to safety certification 
body with attachment of test and inspection body  certificates from te sting laboratories and 
inspection bodies designated by models of the products prior to delivery of goods to the 
market or clearance through the customs to identify whether they conform to the safety criteria. G/TBT/N/KOR/354 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer safety based on Article 19, Quality Management and Safety Control of Industrial 
Products Act  
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2012-28   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    April 2012, or later 
February 2013, 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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Consumer Product Sa fety Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards 96, Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon-Si Gyonggi-Do, 427-716 Korea 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 509 7247 
Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7302 Website:  http://www.kats.go.kr  
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