. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/61
20 November 2003
(03-6192)
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):   Heat meters
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed amendment
in technical criteria on measuring instruments (Type approvals of heat meters) (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 heat meters which are regulated as legal measuring instruments under the Articles 6
and 12 of the Measures Act:
- OIML R 75-1 Heat meters - Part 1:  General requirements
- OIML R 75-2 Heat meters - Part 2:  Type approval tests and initial verification
tests
- OIML R 75-3 Heat meters - Part 3:  Test report format
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/61
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