WORLD TRADE G/TBT/2/Add.28
12November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4799)
Original: English Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OFTHE AGREEMENT
ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
Thefollowing statement under Article 15.2oftheAgreement hasbeenreceived from the
delegation ofRepublic ofKorea.
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1. Korea became aparty totheTokyo Round Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade in
September 1980 and,since then, hascomplied withtherequirements oftheAgreement.
2. Toensure thattheprovisions oftheWTO/TBT Agreement areimplemented, the
Agreement hasbeentranslated intoKorean. Allgovernment organizations responsible forthe
operation oftechnical regulations, standards andconformity assessment procedures havebeen
provided withcopies oftheAgreement, withemphasis placed onnotification obligations.
3. Notices ofproposed technical regulations, standards andconformity assessment procedures
arepublished intheOfficial Gazette (Guan Bo)ofgeneral circulation inaccordance with
Articles 2.9.1 and5.6.1 oftheAgreement.
4. Sixty daysarenormally allowed forother Members tomake written comments onKorea 's
notifications under Articles 2.9.4 and5.6.4 oftheAgreement.
5. Korea 'senquiry points, inaccordance withArticle 10.1oftheAgreement, areasfollows:
(a) Forindustrial products:
National Institute ofTechnology andQuality
International Cooperation andMetrology Division
1599, Kwanyang-dong, Anyang-city
Kyonggi-do, 431-060
Telephone: +(82343)841861
Telefax: +(82343)846077
(b) Foragricultural products:
Technical Cooperation Division
Bureau ofInternational Agriculture
Ministry ofagriculture andForestry
1,Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city
Kyonggi-do, 427-760
Telephone: +(822)5037294
Telefax: +(822)5072095
Internet: tcd@maff.go.kr
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(c) Forfishery products:
Trade Promotion Division
Ministry ofMaritime Affairs andFisheries
826-14, Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-080
Telephone: +(822)5672729
Telefax: +(822)5672677
(d) Forhealth, foodsanitation andcosmetic products
International Cooperation Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
2,Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city
Kyonggi-do, 427-760
Telephone: +(822)5037524
Telefax: +(822)5046418
Internet: invuioul@chollian.dacom.co.kr
6. Toensure thatadministrative agencies provide early information ontheirproposals
concerning theadoption ofnewtechnical regulations, standards andconformity assessment
procedures, orsubstantial amendments totheexisting ones, theKorean Government enacted and
putintoforce Prime Minister 'sDecree No.268on1January 1993. TheDecree stipulates the
basic procedures tobeobserved inconnection withthedrafting andenforcement oftechnical
regulations, standards andconformity assessment procedures.