WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.702
23October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4660)
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): Adhesive containing
harmful materials
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Revision ofCriteria
onSafety Inspection
6. Description ofcontent: Establishment ofsafety criteria foradhesive containing harmful
materials
7. Objective andrationale: Safety andconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Official Gazette published bytheKorean Government
(No.1997-336, 23September 1997)
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1January 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 31December 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