WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/122 
30 October 2006 
 (06-5210) 
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 
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:    
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards 
2 Jungang-dong, Gwacheon 
Kyunggi-do, 427-716 
Tel:  (+82) 2 509 7254 
Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7307 
E-mail:  tbt@kats.go.kr 
Website: 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):   False eyelashes; 
Retreaded tyres;  Domestic pressure pans and pressure pots;  Metal blades for portable grass 
cutters;  Child restraint systems;  Aquatic articles;  Gas lighters;  Protective helmets for vehicles;  Protective helmets for sports users;  In-line roller skates;  Playground equipment;  
Children's cots;  BB Guns;  Baby carriages;  Baby walking frames;  Moist tissue;  
Motorized skateboard. 
- The manufacturers should obtain the product and factory inspections of the items 
mentioned above, in accordance with the provi sion of Article 14 of Quality Management 
and Safety Control of Industrial Products Act. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety criteria 
(technical regulations) on 18 items  above (available in Korean). 
6. Description of content:   Safety criteria replacing curre nt criteria should be applied on 
12 industrial products as follows:  false eyelash es, retreaded tyres, domestic pressure pans 
and pressure pots, metal blades for portable grass cutters, aquatic articles, gas lighters, 
protective helmets for vehicles, protective helm ets for sports users, in-line roller skates, 
playground equipments, baby carriages, baby walking frames etc.  
- False eyelashes: The criteria for harmful chemical substances including azo dye, 
organotin compound, formaldehyde, heavy metals (lead, arsenic) may be modified equivalent to the criteria of Eko-tex standard s; for adhesive for fa lse eyelashes, toluene G/TBT/N/KOR/122 
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  is added to the list of control of harmful chemical substances.  The test method on each 
harmful chemical substance is modified to  comply with the KS standards KS K 0147. 
- Retreaded tyres: This standard is modified to be identified with the KS M 6610. 
- Domestic pressure pans and pressure pots: The requirements for safety equipment are 
strengthened equivalent to those of European  standards. The functional requirement of 
rice cooking which has few safety concerns is deleted. 
- Baby carriages: The safety requirement fo r endurance is newly drafted to prevent 
baby’s neck from sudden braking. 
- Protective helmets for sports users: The ite ms subject to standards for skiers are 
extended for snowboarders. 
- Playground equipment: This standard includes the revisions of EN1176-1 that 
antiseptic treatment for woods on the fl oor is mandatory; the safety on wooden 
products is strengthened specifying the minimum amount of absorption of antiseptic-treated woods, and the requirement for pr otecting the side of slide is added. 
- Child restraint systems, kick board, BB guns: The revisions of safety inspections 
criteria notified on 4 April 2006 are applied, however, 
▪ kick board: the criteria for hardness in acco rdance with the material of the wheels is 
defined respectively; 
▪ BB guns are classified under ‘for child’ and ‘fo r juvenile/adults’.  As for guns for 
adults, some metals are allowed to be used in some parts where they do not influence the performance of kinetic energy of bullets. 
- Children’s cots: This standard is classified by 5 parts; it includes the safety 
requirements and test methods for children’s cots, folding cots, safety criteria for 
cradles and security enclosure for childre n, applying European safety criteria. 
- Moist tissue: This standard applies the current safety verification criteria, applying the 
European safety guide to the industrial produc ts for children; the safety criteria for 
organotin compound are added, the criteri a for harmful chemical substances are 
modified and the test method for each harmful chemical substance is modified to 
comply with the KS standards. 
Motorized skateboard: The safety requirements for falling weight impact test, brake 
performance test, load/unload test on board(deck) and wheel hardness test are newly drafted, the test method for these is specified  and the safety criteria is newly established. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Article 14 of Quality Management and Sa fety Control of Industrial Products Act 
8. Relevant documents:   No. 2006-232, Notification of Korean Agency for Technology and 
Standards, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea  G/TBT/N/KOR/122 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    December 2006 
March 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   December 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Consumer Product Safety Division 
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
Tel:  +(82) 2 509 7246 
Fax:  +(82) 2 509 7302 E-mail:  safety@kats.go.kr  Full Texts are now available on the Internet at URLs: 
http://ats.go.kr/english/cm_ 02/cm_02_06.asp?OlapCode=ATSU2106