. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/83 
4 January 2005 
 
 (05-0019) 
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 Joongang-dong, Kwachon-City , Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 
Tel:  +82 2 509 7399/7400  Fax: +82 2 503 7977 
E-mail:  standard@ats.go.kr
 
Homepage:  http://www.ats.go.kr  
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):   8 items including 
windshield washer fluids for automobiles;  engine antifreeze coolants;  motor vehicle brake fluids;  safety glasses for road-vehicles;  inline roller skates;  children's scooters;  BB guns;  
and gas lighters. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed 
amendments in the safety inspection criteria of industrial products subject to safety inspection (available in Korean). 
6. Description of content:  The following amendments will be made to the safety inspection 
criteria of the following products: windshield washer fluids for automobiles;  engine 
antifreeze coolants;  motor vehicle brake flui ds;  safety glasses for road-vehicles;  inline 
roller skates;  children's scooters;  BB guns;  and gas lighters:  
- In the case of safety glasses fo r road-vehicles, the thic kness categories have been 
revised according to the thickness of the glass, as defined in ISO 3536;  
 
- in the case of gas lighters, the temperatur e testing condition has been changed, from 
55℃ to  65℃, based on ISO 9994; 
 
- in the case of BB guns, the provisions for testing on safety devices have been 
revised and the labelling requirements for warnings have been added; 
 
- in the case of windshield washer fluids fo r automobiles, engine antifreeze coolants 
and motor vehicle brake fluids, the labelling provisions for caution or warnings for 
harmful chemical substanc es have been revised; G/TBT/N/KOR/83 
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- for inline roller skates and children's sc ooters, the labelling requirements for 
warnings have been added; 
 
- for windshield washer fluids for automobiles, the freezing points conditions have 
been unified, regardless of their categories.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Article 11 of Quality Management Prom otion and Consumer Product Safety Act 
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2004-200 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }4 January 2005 or after 
10. Final date for comments:   4 January 2005 
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:   
Living and Welfare Standards Division 
Department of Safety and Service Department  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  #2, Joongang-dong, Kwachon-City, Kyunggi-do 427-716 Republic of Korea   
Tel: +82-2-509-7247 
Fax: +82-2-509-7236