WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/116 
5 September 2006 
 (06-4257) 
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:   Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 
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:    
Address: 2 Jungang-dong,  
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do,  
Republic of Korea. 
Tel:  (+82) 2 509 7254/7257 
Fax:  ( +82) 2 509 7307 E-mail:  tbt@ats.go.kr 
Homepage: http://www.ats.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):   Industrial products 
affected by the proposed enforcement ordinan ce of quality management and safety control 
of industrial products act 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed sub 
regulation amendments on quality management a nd safety control of industrial products act 
(Korean,17 pages - enforcement ordinance, 31 pages - enforcement regulations). 
6. Description of content:   The following amendments will be made in quality management 
and safety control of industrial products.  There are amendments on enforcement ordinances and enforcement regulations.  Each amendment is as follows:  
Enforcement ordinance of amendments (proposed) on Quality management and 
safety control of industrial products act 
1. Rules to prohibit or limit hazardous chemicals and endocrine disruptors from child 
products 
 
2. Safety inspection on non-regulated products. 
 
Set report procedures of harmful products  to prevent consumers from danger of 
life or injury. 
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  Set report procedures of recall recommendations and public notice to 
reduce consumers’ damage by preven ting delivery of hazard products. 
Enforcement regulation amendments (proposed) on  quality management and 
safety control  of industrial products act 
 
1. Designation of regulated products as safety certification and their conformity 
assessment procedures. - Designate 18 items such as pressure  cookers, safety helmets for vehicles 
and  baby carriages which cause significant concern of consumers’ life and 
injury 
- Designate safety certification bodies and establish rules for procedures of 
safety certification and market surveillance. 
- Set the regulations of scope and procedures over mutual arrangement  
between safety certification bodies 
2. Designation of regulated products as ‘Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity’ and 
their conformity  assessment procedures 
 
- Designate 48 items as ‘Supplier’s Decl aration of Conformity’ such as toys 
and life-saving jackets, etc. 
- Implement the rules for procedures of ‘Supplier’s Declaration of 
Conformity’ and market surveillance. 
3. Designation of regulated products as la beling and their conformity assessment 
procedures 
 
- Designate 13 items such as tents and dehumidifiers, etc. 
- Set the  regulations of how and when  to define industrial products for 
safety & quality labeling 
4. Designation of regulated products for child-resistance packaging and their labeling 
procedures 
 
- Set the regulations of report pro cedures and quality label for industrial 
products for child-resistance packaging,  such as detergents and glue 
removers, etc. 
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety 
8. Relevant documents:   KATS  Public Notice No. 2006-238,239 (publicized by Ministry of 
commerce, industry and energy) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }December 2006  G/TBT/N/KOR/116 
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  10. Final date for comments:   60 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Consumer products safety division 
Department of Safety and Service Standards Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) 
#2, Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea 427-716  Tel: +82 2 509 7246 Fax: +82 2 509 7224 
 
Full Texts are Now Available on the Internet at URLs: 
http://ats.go.kr/english/cm_ 02/cm_02_06.asp?OlapCode=ATSU2106