. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/286 
6 August 2010  
 (10-4210) 
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:    
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 :   
Motor Vehicles Policy Division 
Office of Transport Policy Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM)  88, Gwanmun-Ro, Gwacheon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea 427-712 Tel.:  (+82) 2 2110 8693 
Fax:  (+82) 2 504 9156 
E-mail:  jyy@korea.kr Website:  http://www.mltm.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):  Motor Vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  The public notification 
of draft enactment of "Korea Motor Vehicle Safe ty Standard" (available in Korean).     
6. Description of content:  The following amendments will be made to the KMVSS:  
1. ESC (Electronic Stability Control System) shall be installed to passenger vehicles and 
vehicles of GVW 4.5 tons or less. The change is expected to take effect on 
1 January 2012 for new models and 30 June 2014 for existing models; 
2. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) shall be installed to passenger vehicles and 
vehicles of GVW 3.5 tons or less. The change is expected to take effect on 
1 January 2012 for new models and 30 June 2014 for existing models; 
3. AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) wi th various beam patterns and LED light 
sources for headlamps, reve rse lamp and daytime running lamp may be applied. The 
change is expected to take effect on the date of promulgation; 
4. DRL (Daytime Running Lamps) may be applied to motor vehicles a nd motor cycles. The 
change is expected to take ef fect on the date of promulgation;
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  5. Brake system will be harmonized with ECE Re gulation No. 13. The change is expected to 
take effect on the date of promulgation; 
6. Side direction indicator will be harmonized with ECE Regulation No. 6. The change is 
expected to take effect 24 months  after the date of promulgation; 
7. Electromagnetic compatibility and indirection vision (rear-view mirrors) will be 
harmonized with ECE Regulations  No. 10 and 46. The change is expected to take effect 
on 1 January 2012 for new models and 31  December 2013 for existing models. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
In order to enhance the vehicle safety and to harmonize with international safety standards  
8. Relevant documents:   MLTM Notification  2010-631   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined (about September 2010) 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of notification  
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Motor Vehicles Policy Division 
Office of Transport Policy Ministry of Land, Transport a nd Maritime Affairs (MLTM)  
88, Gwanmun-Ro, Gwacheon-Si, Gyeon ggi-Do, Republic of Korea 427-712 
Tel.:  (+82) 2 2110 8693 
Fax:  (+82) 2 504 9156 E-mail:  jyy@korea.kr Website:  http://www.mltm.go.kr