WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.334
15 July 1999
(99-2934)
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):   Electric appliances
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Withdrawal of
Operational Directive of Technical Specification on Boosting Voltage to 220V
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this notice is to allow electric appliances with
transformers to apply for type approval according to withdrawal of Operational directive of
technical specification on boosting voltage to 220V.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 13 of Enforcement Ordinance of Electrical Appliance Safety Control Act
8. Relevant documents:   This criteria will be made public in Official Gazette published by
Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 1999 or later
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   1 August 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           