. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/293 
18 October 2010  
 (10-5354) 
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 :   
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
 
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):  Toilet paper, Sunglasses 
and Glasses frame (HS:  480300, 9003, 900410) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Revision of 
Industrial Products subj ect to Safety and Quality Mark (Korean). 
6. Description of content:  This proposal is for revising the sa fety criteria for toilet paper, 
sunglasses and glasses frame subject to Safe ty and Quality Mark. 
Safety Criteria for Toilet paper: 
- Creating safety requirements for two ty pes of hazardous chemicals such as 
formaldehyde and colon bacterium in regard s of facial tissue and toilet paper and not 
using chlorine gas as bleaching agent; 
- Fluorescent whitening agent shall not be detect ed in facial tissue and not be used in the 
process of fabrication of toilet paper. 
Safety Criteria for Sungl asses and Glas ses frame: 
- Creating safety requirements for hazardous chemicals, which regulate the releasing 
amount of nickel in metallic s unglasses and glasses frame under 0.5 μg/cm2/week. G/TBT/N/KOR/293 
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  For industrial products su bject to safety and quality mark, manufacturers and importers shall 
indicate safety and quality mark on their products,  according to criteria of safety and quality 
mark. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection based on Article22, Qu ality Management and Safety Control of 
Industrial Pr oducts Act  
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Public Notice No. 2010 - 0301( 9 September 2010)  and  KATS 
Public Notice No. 2010 – 0308 (13 September 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 web-site 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
 
 Full texts are available on the Internet at URLs:  http://www.knowtbt.kr
  
 
and can be downloaded from:  
 http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2010/tbt/KOR/10_3756_00_x.pdf
 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2010/tbt/KOR/10_3756_01_x.pdf