WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.547
29 October 1999
(99-4703)
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 [    ], 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 pressure rice
cookers, ICS number:  97.040.50 (Small kitchen appliances)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical
Specifications of Electric Pressure Rice Cookers (1 page, Korean)
6. Description of content:   The regulation on pressure will be added to the technical
specifications of the electric pressure rice cooker.  While rice is cooked, the pressure in the
cooker shall be above 49kPa (0.5kgf/cm2) and when cooking is finished, remaining pressure
shall be below 3.9kPa (0.04kgf/cm2).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 10 of Electrical Appliance Safety Control 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: }17 December 1999 or later
10. Final date for comments:   16 December 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           