WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/284
13 June 2000
(00-2357)
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 Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
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 [ 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):   Electric appliances
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Electric Appliances
Safety Control Act (14 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:   In accordance with the amendment of Electric Appliances Safety
Control Act, certification duties will be transferred from government authorities to privatecertification bodies, which conform to the requirements of international criteria such as
ISO/IEC Guide 65 and ISO 17025.  The safety criteria of electric appliances, shall also be
harmonized with relevant standards.
The electric appliances that are used over 50V and below 1,000V should be certified under
this Act.
Private certification bodies shall carry out periodic inspection at least once a year as well as
initial safety testing.  The manufacturers of the electric appliances shall perform a self-
inspection and keep the report.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety of the Electric appliances
8. Relevant documents:   Official Gazette published by the Korean Government.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }20 August 2000 or after
10. Final date for comments:   20 July 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
Industrial Standard & Safety Division
Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy
Tel: +82 2 500 2584
Fax: +82 2 507 2155