. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/KOR/315 
22 July 2011  
 (11-3694) 
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):  Nursing pads, Thermal 
packs 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Publish a new safety 
standard for 2 items which will be designated as industrial produc ts subject to Self-regulatory 
Safety Confirmation (2 criteria, in Korean). 
6. Description of content:   
Publish a new safety standard for nursing pads which will be designat ed as the industrial 
product subject to the Self-re gulatory Safety Confirmation 
-  Prescribe safety requirements of formaldehy de, fluorescent brightening agent, etc., which 
are included in nursing pad used for nursing mo thers to prevent mother's milk from flowing 
down during lactation 
Publish a new safety standard for thermal pa ck which will be designated as the industrial 
product subject to the Self-re gulatory Safety Confirmation 
-  Prescribe safety requirements of maximum te mperature and hazardous substances such as 
lead and cadmium which users can touch and in dicate precautions in use by conforming to 
KS standard G/TBT/N/KOR/315 
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  Self-Regulatory Safety Confirmation System: 
-  Manufacturers (importers) should confirm whet her their products meet the conformity of  
the safety by themselves and declare the safety of the items before taking products out of factory or customs clearance. 
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 - 275   
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_2279_00_x.pdf