. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/60
20 November 2003
(03-6191)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Address:  2 Joongang-dong, Kwachon-city, Kyunggi-do, Rep. of Korea.
Tel.:  +82 2 509 7399/7400  Fax:  +82 2 503 7977
E-mail:  standard@ats.go.kr
Home page:  http://www.ats.go.kr
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):           
- Standard weights for testing of high capacity weighing machines
- Weights of classes E 1, E2, F1, F2, M 1, M 2, M 3
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed amendment
in technical criteria on measuring instruments (Type approvals of weights) (1 criteria,
available in Korean)
6. Description of content:   The following OIML (International Organization of Legal
Metrology) recommendations will be adopted as technical specifications for type approvals
of weights which are regulated as legal measuring instruments under the Articles 6 and 12
of the Measures Act:
- OIML R 47 Standard weights for testing of high capacity weighing machines
- OIML R 111 Weights of classes E 1, E2, F1, F2, M 1, M 2, M 3
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Articles 6 and 12 of the Measures Act
8. Relevant documents:   Official Gazette published by Korean Government No. 15514
(8 October 2003)G/TBT/N/KOR/60
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 January 2005, or after
10. Final date for comments:   6 December 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           
Metrology Division
Department of Standards and Conformity
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards(KATS)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE)#2, Joongang-dong, Kwachon-city Kyunggi-do
Republic of Korea 427-716
Tel.: +82 2 509 7409, 7410
Fax: +82 2 507 6875