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12 February 2021  
(21-1224) 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:  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
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 fro m above:   
Electrical & Telecommunications Product Safety Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy  
93 Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 - 870-5444 
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5676 
Email: inseok0822@korea.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):   
Air-cleaning appliance  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
particular requirements for air -cleaning appliances (KC 60335 -2-65) (21 pa ge(s), in 
Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Particular requirements for air -cleaning appliances (KC 60335 -
2-65) will be harmonized with relevant international standards (IEC 60335 -2-65). The 
main modification is as below.  
• Marking and Instructions for UV radiation air -cleaning appliances (Clause 7)  
• To add the requirement for Ozone concentration (Clause 32.101)  
• To add the requirement for the measuring instrument and the emitting radiation 
(Clause 32.102)  
7. Objective and rationale, incl uding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  KATS Public NotificationNo.2021 -0003(2021.1.11.);  
IEC 60335 -2-65(Ed 2.2 2015 -01) : Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety 
– Part 2 – 65 : Particular requirements for air -cleaning appliances  G/TBT/N/KOR/941  
 
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  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  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengd ong-myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_1097_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_1097_01_x.pdf  
 