WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/577
23 November 1999
(99-5069)
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:   Ministry of Construction and Transportation
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):   Motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment of the
Enforcement Regulation of the Motor Vehicle Management Act
(available in Korean, 1 page)
6. Description of content:   Minivans with seat capacity of 7 to 10 people will be regarded as
passenger vehicles as of 1 January 2001
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   In
order to harmonize Korean classification of passenger vehicles with internationally accepted
standards.  The Enforcement Regulation of Auto Vehicle Management Act originallyamended in December 1996 reclassifying the minivans as passenger vehicles effective
1 January 2000.  However, to cope with some difficulties in changing the classification and
to give more time for manufacturers to prepare, the enactment of the Enforcement
Regulation will be postpone to 1 January 2001.
8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette No. 14353 dated 11 November 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           