WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.230
5May1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1792)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Korean National Institute ofTechnology andQuality (KNITQ)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Household electrical
appliances andwiring devices
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft ofRevision of
"Regulation onTechnical Specifications ofElectrical Appliances"
6. Description ofcontent:
(a) Products onwhich some additional tests aretobeapplied: Certain electric
power appliances (icecream freezers, disposers andvending machines)
-Additional tests: abnormal operations starting characteristics
(b) Products onwhich raised testlevelistobeapplied:
(i)Electric heating appliances: 14items including electric heaters, electric
sauna baths, electric warm cabinet, etc.
-Tests: structure, rising normal temperature, rising abnormal temperature,
mechanical strength
(ii)Electric motor operated ormagnetically driven appliances: 8items
including electric fan-forced airheaters, vending machines, electric air
cleaners etc.
-Tests: structure, rising normal temperature, mechanical strength, abnormal
operations
(ii)Appliances using lightsources: overhead projectors
-Tests: structure, leakage currents, rising normal temperature
(iv)Other ACelectric appliances: DCpower supply units, electric insect killers
-Tests: structure, leakage currents
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7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Technical Specifications toberevised inharmonization withIECstandards
8. Relevant documents: Announcement willappear intheOfficial Gazette published by
Korean Government.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 10July1998 orlater
10. Final dateforcomments: 10June1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body:
Mechanical andElectrical Safety Division
Korean National Institute ofTechnology andQuality (KNITQ)
Tel: (82-343) 84-1565
Fax: (82-343) 84-4387