WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/588
7 December 2000
(00-5327)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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):   Non-automatic weighing
instruments
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   O I M L  R  7 6 - 1
(Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments)
6. Description of content:   OIML R76-1 will be applied as an inspection criteria of type
approval on non-automatic weighing instruments.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 6 of Laws of Metrology
8. Relevant documents:   Official Gazette published by Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }12 February 2001
10. Final date for comments:   10 February 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           