G/TBT/N/KOR/997  
30 August 2021  
(21-6474) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  National Radio Research Agency (RRA)  
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 abov e:  
767 Bitgaram -ro, Naju -si, Jeollanam -do 
Republic of Korea 58323  
Tel: (+82) 61 338 4612  
Fax: (+82) 61 338 4619  
E-mail: optuss@korea.kr  
Homepage: http://www.rra.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):  Seismic 
isolator in the telecom munication facilities  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendment of the Technical Regulations for Safety and Reliability of Broadcasting and 
Communication Protocol (12 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content : This regulation is to specify technical specifications of seismic 
isolator in the telecommunication facilities.  
 
1. Added technical standards for seismic isolators for telecommunication facilities (4 of 
Schedule 2)  
 - Floor response spectrum standards (0 .5~33.3 Hz) reflecting the earthquake 
characteristics of domestic buildings by accepting the non -structural element vibration 
table test standards of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  
 - Provision of installation conditions for seismic isolators, pe rformance verification 
methods, judgment conditions, etc.  
 
2. Expansion of targets for analysis and verification of seismic performance of 
telecommunication facilities (2.b.5 -6  of Schedule 2)  
 - It has been relaxed to allow analysis and verification of po wer equipment and 
ancillary equipment except for rectifiers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Improving the and Safety and Reliability of broadcasting Telecommunication 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
RRA Public Notice No.2021 -67 (25 August 2021)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2022 or later  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengd ong-myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
 
https://www.rra.go.kr/ko/notice/atnList_view.do?nb_seq=4885&nb_type=9  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_5435_00_x.pdf  
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