WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.612
15 December 1998
(98-5059)
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):  Textile products containing
harmful materials
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of Safety
Inspection Criteria of Textile Products Containing Harmful Materials
6. Description of content:
- Swimming suit and stretch sportswear in contact with human body are newly
included in the "underwears" subject to the Safety Inspection Criteria.
- Among the nine harmful constituents (tri-phenyl tin compound, tri-butyl tin
compound, organic mercury compound, formaldehyde, dieldrin, tri-phosphate
compound, DTTB, PCP, TDBPP) which are currently subject to the Safety
Inspection Criteria of textile products, 5 materials (tri-phenyl tin compound, tri-
butyl tin compound, organic mercury compound, tri-phosphate compound, DTTB)
are to be deleted from the list.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Human
health
8. Relevant documents:  Announcement will appear in the Official Gazette published by
Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 January 1999 or later
10. Final date for comments:  28 December 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           