. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/193 
31 October 2008 
 (08-5301) 
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 (KATS) 
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:    
96 Gyoyukwongil  
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Rep. of  Korea 427-716 Tel: (+82) 2509 7254 Fax: (+82) 2509 7307 
Email:  tbt@kats.go.kr
 
Website: http://www.kats.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):   Batteries, Digital door 
lock, Bicycles subject to the Self-R egulatory Safety Confirmation system 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed 
amendments of Safety Criteria(technical regul ations) on Batteries, Digital door locks and 
Bicycles (available in Korean). 
6. Description of content:    
The safety criterion on lithium-ion batteries is introduced in the safety criterion on batteries 
which are previously subject to the Self-Regulatory Product Safety Confirmation system. 
-  The safety criterion on lithium-ion batteries is adopted by referring the relevant parts of 
IEC 62133 and the testing conditions of extern al short circuit, thermal abuse, and 
crushing of cells are strengthened; 
-  The batteries expected to be exposed to a high temperature, such as the batteries of 
navigation devices built in vehicles shall be t ested for 7 hours at the temperature of 
90°C.  
The environmental tests are introduced in th e safety criterion on the digital door lock. 
The hinge strength test for a folding bike and the mechanical impact test for a body of semi-
mountain bike are introduced in the safety criterion on bicycles. G/TBT/N/KOR/193 
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  ※ Items subject to the Self-Regulatory Safety  Confirmation system are required to confirm 
their safety prior to delivery of goods to th e market or customs clearance by reporting to 
certification body with test and inspection result conducted by designated testing and 
inspection laboratories. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   KATS Notice No. 2008-289 (16 October 2008) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }December 2008 or later 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts 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 
96 Gyoyukwongil  
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 
Rep. of  Korea 427-716  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