./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.237
10 May 1999
(99-1903)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 National Institute of Technology and Quality (KNITQ)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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-operated electric tools
and lamps
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical Specifications
of Electrical Appliances (34 pages, Korean)
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this notice is to revise the technical specifications of
the following products in harmonization with IEC standards:
Products of which the test procedures will be added:
- Motor-operated electric tools including electric drills – test of endurance and
moisture resistance will be added;
- electric pumps and electric well pumps – test of inundation will be added;
- electric ice makers – test of the condenser will be added;- electric fountains and electric mist sprayers – regulations on indication will be
added.
Products of which the scope will be extended:
- Fluorescent lamps – FL5W will be additionally included;
Products of which some phrase of the test field will be deleted or amended:
- Self ballasted lamps, electric juice blenders, metalhalide lamps
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
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8. Relevant documents:  This criteria will be made public in Official Gazette published by 
Korean Government.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 1999 or later
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:  1 June 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           