. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/265 
3 February 2010  
 (10-0563) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) 
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 :   
Address : #1, Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Rep. of Korea. 
Tel :  +82 2 2110 8691    Fax : +82 2 504 9156 Website: http://www.mltm.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):  Motor Vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  The public notification 
of draft enactment of "Korea Motor Vehicle Safety Standard", available in Korean     
6. Description of content:  The following amendments will be made in KMVSS:  
1. New relaxed safety regulations for a low speed electric vehicle will be introduced: max 
speed(60 km/h), braking, headlamp, conspicuity plate, etc. (expected effective date: at the time of promulgation). 
 * Promulgation will be about March 2010. 
2. Inertial brake or electric brake for trailer wi th GVW 3.5 tons or less shall be automatically 
activated when disconnected. (e xpected effective date: at the time of promulgation) 
3. Trailer with 0.75 ton or less shall be au tomatically activated wh en disconnected  or 
equipped with additional connecting device (e xpected effective date : at the time of 
promulgation)  
4. Scope of head restraint will be harmoni zed with GTR 7. (expected effective date: 
12 months for new model and 36 months for existing model after   promulgation) 
5. 3-point seat belts shall be installed in a ll seats of passenger vehicl es (expected effective 
date: 6 months for new model and 18 months  for existing model after  promulgation) G/TBT/N/KOR/265 
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  6. Regulations of safety glazing will be harm onized with GTR 6. (expected effective date: 
6 months after promulgation)   
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
In order to enhance the vehicle safety and to harmonize with international safety standards  
8. Relevant documents:   MLTM Notification No. 2010-32 (21 January 2010)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }7 February 2010   
10. Final date for comments:  10 February 2010 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Motor Vehicles Policy Division 
Office of Transport Policy Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs(MLTM)  
#1, Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-city, Gyeonggi-do 
Republic of Korea 427-760 Tel: +82 2 2110 8697 Fax: +82 2 504 9156  
And can also be downloaded here: 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2010/tbt/kor/10_0405_00_x.pdf