. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/KOR/316 
22 July 2011  
 (11-3695) 
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 :   
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 
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):  Window blinds, portable 
alarms, adhesive tapes for double eyelids 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Publish a new safety 
standard for 3 items which will be designated as industrial products subject to Safety and 
Quality Mark (3 criteria, in Korean). 
6. Description of content:   
Publish a new safety standard for window bli nds which will be designa ted as the industrial 
product subject to Safety and Quality Mark; 
-  Applied to Roman Shade, vertical-horizon tal blinds, roll-up blinds, and other window 
blinds for shading the light and decorating rooms; 
-  Regulate protective equipments  blind cord not to widen, parts for using to fix (or attach) 
blind cord to the wall or linking pin (like a 'tas sel') should be separated over specific load. 
Publish a new safety standard for portable alarms  which will be designated as the industrial 
product subject to Safety and Quality Mark; 
-  Applied to portable alarms to be used for announcing danger situation by making a loud 
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  -  Indicate that portable alar ms must not lower sound pressure level and work unstably. The 
alarms should have function to make cons ecutive alarm sound over 90% of the sound 
pressure indicated in the instruction more than 20 minutes. Indicate  warning phrase that 
hearing could be weaken in case of usin g the alarms continuously for a long time. 
Publish a new safety standard for adhesive ta pes for double eyelids which will be designated 
as the industrial product subjec t to Safety and Quality Mark; 
-  Applied to type of adhesive  tapes to attach them to upper eyelids for making double eyelids 
temporarily; 
-  Prescribe safety requirement of heavy metal,  formaldehyde, toluene,  compound of triphenyl 
and tin, compound of tributyl and tin, and organomercury compound. 
According to the Safety and Quality Mark System, manufacturers or importers should 
indicate labelling of safety or quality if their products are subject to Safety and Quality Mark.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection based on Article 22, Qu ality Management and Safety Control of 
Industrial Pr oducts Act  
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2011 - 274, KATS Public Notice 
No. 2011 - 236   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    October 2011, or later 
October 2012, 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:    
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 UR L:  http://www.knowtbt.kr/eng/index.aspx  
and at: http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/KOR/11_2280_00_x.pdf