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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.32
29 January 1999
(99-0366)
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 National Institute of Technology and Quality (KNITQ)          
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):  Automobile tyres
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Establishment of Safety
Inspection Criteria for Automobile Tyres (23 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:
° Dimension, performance and testing method:  As designated in KS M 6750;
° Inspection points and methods:
- External appearance:  Sampling inspection procedures and tables by
attributes with severity adjustment (KSA 3109:  one normal inspection, S-4,
AQL:  1 per cent);
- Performance:  Tyres must pass the first inspection (n=1, c=0);
- Indication:  Size specification, serial number, name of manufacturer, and
country shall be marked on the side of the tyre.  For imported tyres, the
country of origin and importer can also be indicated on the smallest unit of
packaging.
° Frequency of inspection:
- Inspection of all the above items shall be conducted for each instance of
import except for the inspection for durability, which shall be conducted
once every two years after the first inspection.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Human
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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: } 24 February 1999
10. Final date for comments:  10 February 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           