. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/298 
19 October 2010 
 (10-5422) 
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, e -mail and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards 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):  Flexible polyvinyl 
chloride hose (HS:  3917) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed revision of 
safety criteria for industrial  products subject to safety and quality mark (in Korean). 
6. Description of content:  This proposal is for revising the sa fety criteria for flexible polyvinyl 
chloride hose, an industrial product subject to safety and quality mark;  
Safety criteria for flexible polyvinyl chloride hose 
– Adding polyvinyl chloride pipe to the scope of application of the safety criteria by 
changing the item into vinyl chloride hose (pipe); 
– In regards of vinyl chloride hose, creating safety requirements for harmful chemical 
substance such as lead, cadmium, vinyl chloride monomer, dibutyltin compound, cresol phosphate ester an d phthalate plasticizer; 
– In regards of polyvinyl chloride pipe, cr eating safety and quality requirements for 
lead, plasticizer, tensile st rength, yield strength and VI CAT softening temperature. 
For industrial products subject to  safety and quality mark, manuf acturers and importers shall 
indicate safety a nd quality mark on their products, according to criteria of safety and quality 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection, based on Article 22 of Quality Management and Safety Control of 
Industrial Pr oducts Act  
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2010-0339 (5October 2010) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   December 2010, or later 
December 2011, 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 website addresses, 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://www.knowtbt.kr/eng/index.aspx  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/KOR/10_3881_00_x.pdf