RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.253
22August 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2465)
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: Industrial Advancement Administration (IAA)
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):
Buoyant Materials usedinMarine Farming Products
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Revision oftheSafety Inspection
Criteria forBuoyant Materials Used inMarine Farming Products
6. Description ofcontent: TheIAArevises thesafety inspection method fortheshapes and
sizesofbuoyant materials usedinmarine farming products asfollows:
- Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) isreduced from 4.0percent(themaximum
number ofsamples is32pieces) to2.5percent(themaximum number ofsamples
isfivepieces);
- Inspections areconducted based onthesizeandtypeofthebuoyant materials.
7. Objective andrationale: Tofacilitate thetrade ofbuoyant materials used inmarine
farming products.
8. Relevant documents: Legal basis: Quality Management Promotion Act
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 20November 1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 15October 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
General Merchandise Safety Management Division
Bureau ofQuality andSafety Management, Telephone: 82-2-503-7926
Industrial Advancement Administration Telefax: 82-2-504-6755
82-2-503-7941