WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/36
31 January 2000
(00-0361)
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):   Toys except operational
toys
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety Inspection
Criteria of Toys (23 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:   The safety regulation on toys which contain PVC will be revised.
The safety criteria will prohibit the usage of plastic materials (such as DEHP, DINP, DBP,
DEP, BBP, DEHA) exceeding Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI:  0.15mg/kg/day).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 18 of Quality Ma nagement Promotion Act
8. Relevant documents:   This criteria will be made public in the Official Gazette published
by the Korean Government.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }15 March 2000
10. Final date for comments:   6 March 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           