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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.611
15 December 1998
(98-5058)
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):  Toys (including operating
toys)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of Safety
Inspection Criteria of Toys
6. Description of content:
More safety devices and informative markings for indoor swings are to be required:
- To prevent falling of the steel pipe where the swing is hung, the steel pipe
should be designed in such a way so as to allow for the installation of a
safety device to both its ends;
- the attachment of harmful elements on the safety frame of the swing is to be
prohibited;
- more than three unerasable fastening lines should be marked with equal
spacings, both on the inside and outside surface of the steel pipe of the
swing.
Change of tolerance limit of the harmful constituent and establishment of the
analytical correction:
- Change of tolerance limit of Barium from 500 mg./kg. to 1,000 mg./kg.
among the harmful constituents of toys, except for paints and clays which
children can apply directly on the toys (see EN 71 – Part 3);
- analytical correction of harmful constituents.
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Human
health and safety
8. Relevant documents:  Announcement will appear in the Official Gazette published by
Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 January 1999 or later
10. Final date for comments:  23 December 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           