. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/207 
9 March 2009  
 (09-1184) 
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:  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
 
Homepage: 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):   
Children’s Metal Jewelry (HS: 9503-00-3300) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Proposed amendment of Safety Criteria for cons umer products subject to the self-regulatory 
safety confirmation (26 pages, in Korean)  
6. Description of content:   
KATS will: 
 
-  Revise existing safety criteria for 'Chi ldren's Metal Jewelry' subject to the self-
regulatory safety confirmation. 
-  Clarify that all jewelry being used by children are subject to the 'Self-Regulatory 
Safety Confirmation' system after changing the name of items from 'Children's Metal Jewelry' to 'Children's Jewelry.' 
-  Publish a new regulation which lead-free so lder shall be used in the connecting parts 
of soldering of the jewelry. 
-  Strengthen criteria for the total le ad limit from 600 mg/kg to 300 mg/kg. G/TBT/N/KOR/207 
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  -  Publish a new regulation on the jewelr y which uses high molecular substance, 
including plastics, having a certain specific phthalates ― DEHP, DBP, BBP ― of 
less than 0.1 %. 
-  Prepare new test methods for measuring th e total amount of lead and phthalates by 
substances of the jewelry. 
-  Improve the method of indication in order to avoid overlapping the name of products 
and models of jewelry. 
-   Regarding consumer products subject to  the self-regulatory safety confirmation, 
manufacturers or importers are required to confirm safe ty by reporting to safety 
certification body with attachment of test report and safety certificates from testing 
laboratories and inspection bodies respectivel y by models prior to delivery of goods 
to the market or clearance through the cust oms to identify whether they conform to 
the safety criteria. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2009-41 (16 Feb 2009)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }   01 January 2010, or later 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
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:    
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 URLs: http://kats.go.kr/english/cm_02/ cm_02_06.asp?OlapCode=ATSU2106