WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.13
20January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0168)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Medical devices
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Establishment ofaMinisterial
Regulation onPreparation oftheStandard andTesting Methods forMedical Devices
6. Description ofcontent:
Toestablish thedetailed guideline forpreparation ofthestandard andtesting
methods formedical devices.
7. Objective andrationale: Toclarify theprocedures forpreparation ofthestandard and
testing methods.
8. Relevant documents: Government Official Gazette Number 13500 dated
31December 1996
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 28February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Medical Device Management Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
1Choongang-dong, Kwachon, Kyunggi-do Tel: (82-2) 503-7554
427-760 Republic ofKorea Fax: (82-2) 504-1396