WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.582
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4169)
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: Korean National Institute ofTechnology andQuality (KNITQ)
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): Two-wheeled cycles,
umbrellas andsunglasses
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Safety Criteria
forTwo-Wheeled Cycles, Umbrellas andSunglasses
6. Description ofcontent: Establishment ofsafety criteria fortwo-wheeled cycles,
umbrellas andsunglasses.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: TheQuality Management Promotion Act, Official Gazette
published bytheKorean Government (No.1997-315, 317,318,2September 1997)
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1December 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 30November 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
General Merchandise Safety Division
Department ofQuality andSafety
Korean National Institute ofTechnology andQuality (KNITQ)
Tel: 82-343-84-1565 Fax: 82-343-84-4387