WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/173
10 April 2000
(00-1436)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE 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):   Household pressure pots
and pressure cookers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety Inspection
Criteria of Household Pressure Pots and Pressure Cookers (17 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:   Some regulations on the physical testing of rubber in the quality
and testing method will be withdrawn.   Re gulations on rubber packings will be added.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 18 of Quality Management Promotion Act.
8. Relevant documents:   This criteria will be made public in Official Gazette published by
the Korean Government.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }31 March 2000
10. Final date for comments:   1 April 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           