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9 July 2020  
(20-4729) 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:  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
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:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, Chungcheongbuk -
do, 363 -700 - Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+85) 43 719 -1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.kr  
Website: www.mfds.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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):  Medical 
Devices  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft amendment 
of the "Public Notice on Standard Specifications of Medical Devices" (17 page(s ), in 
Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Safety requirements for medical devices in the form of LED 
masks such as setting the measurement distances of light output in consideration of the 
actual use environment and providing eye protection for products th at use wavelengths 
below the blue light range, etc.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Promotion of the health and safety of patients and medical professionals; 
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• MFDS Public Notice No. 2020 -250 (24 Jun 2020)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/KOR/902  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdo ng-myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
Email: tbt@korea.kr   
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_4132_00_x.pdf  
 