. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/KOR/363 
1 May 2012  
 (12-2299) 
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 Radio Research Agency (RRA) 
29, Wonhyoro41gil, Yongsangu, Seoul 
Republic of Korea 140-848  
Tel.:  (+82) 2 710 6616 Fax:  (+82) 2 710 6629 E-mail: mailto:skcgl@kcc.go.kr ,   
Homepage: http://www. rra.go.kr   
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 :    
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):  Electrical equipment 
(HS: 9405, 8501, 8502, 8468, 8535, 8536, 8537) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
- Proposed Revision to the Public Notific ation of Technical Requirements for 
Electromagnetic Interference (10 pages, available in Korean); 
- Proposed Revision to the Announce of C onformity Assessment Procedure for 
Electromagnetic Interference (5 pages, available in Korean); 
- Proposed Revision to the Public Notific ation of Technical Requirements for 
Electromagnetic Susceptibility (20 pages, available in Korean); 
- - Proposed Revision to the Announce of Conformity Assessment Procedure for 
Electromagnetic Susceptibility (6 pages, available in Korean).     
6. Description of content:  Technical Requirements for Elec tromagnetic Interference(RRA 
Public Notification 2011-24, 23 December   2011), Technical Requirements for 
Electromagnetic Susceptibility (RRA Public  Notification 2011-25, 23 December 2011), 
Conformity Assessment Procedure for Elec tromagnetic Interference (RRA Announce 2011-
30, 23 December 2011) and Conformity Asse ssment Procedure for Electromagnetic G/TBT/N/KOR/363 
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  Susceptibility (RRA  Announce 2011-31, 23 December 2011) wi ll be revised partially about 
the object including electrical appliances acc ording to separation of regulations on EMC & 
Safety between KCC and MKE.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
main purpose of this revision is to spec ify the Technical Standard and Conformity 
Assessment Procedure of EMC wh ich are not prescribed in the current Technical Standard 
and Conformity Assessment Procedure for some el ectrical products such as lighting products, 
uninterruptible  power  supply (UPS) and arc welding machine.  
8. Relevant documents:   Will appear in the Official Gazette when adopted     
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    June 2012 
1 January 2014   
10. Final date for comments:  3 June 2012 
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:    
National Radio Research Agency (RRA) 
29, Wonhyoro41gil, Yongsangu, Seoul 
Republic of Korea 140-848  Tel: (+82) 2 710 6616 Fax: (+82) 2 710 6629 E-mail:  mailto:skcgl@kcc.go.kr ,   
Homepage: http://www. rra.go.kr   
 
Full texts are available on the Internet at URLs:  http://www.rra.go.kr  (available in Korean)